Orchard tree work
The fruit trees in our garden are now very old. This year they have required some ‘tree surgery’. My Land Rover, also old, has proved helpful. ‘The Orchard Country‘ written … Continue reading Orchard tree work
Tag: Alexander MacCallum Scott
‘Please withdraw my name’
I do not want a metal adornment, awarded in CAPITALISED acronyms. The ‘metal’ in me beautifully transitional, has no colour, no sheen, no value. But will last until I die. … Continue reading ‘Please withdraw my name’
for rhubarb
In June 1871, Robert Scott of Boathouse won a prize for his Rhubarb. I recently made a raised bed to grow rhubarb but the rhubarb will be for eating and … Continue reading for rhubarb
Boathouse
This is a film about Alexander MacCallum Scott, MP, who was born in Boathouse, Blantyre, on the 16th June 1874. To play this short film please click here or on … Continue reading Boathouse
Please withdraw my name
My forebear, Alexander MacCallum Scott was born in the upper Clyde Valley and grew up in Polmont, Scotland. He became an MP and was Private Secretary to Winston Churchill. My … Continue reading Please withdraw my name
The diary that washed ashore
Chapter 18 of ‘This is Not yesterday’: Alec MacCallum Scott (1874 – 1928) At 3pm on Wednesday the 29th August 1928 the diary of Alexander MacCallum Scott washed up on … Continue reading The diary that washed ashore
How oddly all this touches me
The Two Hundredth Anniversary of Darwin’s birth Written by Dr Peter J. Gordon, 12th February 2009 Published on-line here: http://www.carlukehistory.co.uk/gallery/stories_folder/Dr_Rankin_by_Peter.pdf Two hundred years ago today, Charles Darwin was born. Aged … Continue reading How oddly all this touches me