- Feb 21, 2022
On Water and Waiting
Dunoon was built as a resort town, a place where wealthy Glasgow merchants could get away for summers by the seaside. It’s grande old...
- Dec 9, 2021
The Back of My Car
A little over a year ago, I decided that I had had enough of sitting in one place, and I was going to travel. But given the effects of...
- Feb 4, 2021
Of Slates and Survival
Ellenabeich The beach in Ellenabeich is made out of slate. The entire Isle of Seil is a big chunk of slate set out in the Atlantic, with...
- Jan 17, 2021
Of Mosses and Meadows
I’ve been thinking a lot about the way that we inhabit spaces. This pandemic has changed everything. I haven’t left Scotland in almost a...
- Nov 24, 2020
Of Near and Of Far
Routine is generally considered to be a pretty good thing for us. During the pandemic, when 90% of my life is unstructured time alone in...
- Oct 20, 2020
Revisiting Dalmally
“Dalmally is much prized for the peace and tranquility of its setting. Norman Bruce, in his book Twilight in Scotland spoke for many a...
- Aug 10, 2020
The 39 Melachot
When the Jewish people were wandering in the desert, during those 40 formative years following the Exodus from Egypt, they became a...
- Jun 30, 2020
The Work of Our Hands
I decided to come up to the farm the day after Shavuot, one of the Jewish harvest festivals. I went into the backyard and wanted to plant...
