Tinkers’ Heart
Rab Scott, my grandfather, was a fruit farmer and kept several orchards in Stirlingshire. He used to reminisce about the travelling folk – “tinkers” – who camped on Sheriffmuir and … Continue reading Tinkers’ Heart
Tag: an orchard for me
as if it were the only thing
Yesterday, with Sian and a Baird cousin from Rhode Island, we visited Drumdruills. Florence, who has been ‘Custodian’ of this farm and orchard for over 40 years now, was so … Continue reading as if it were the only thing
The Fleuron
Monday past was unseasonably mild. On this day I pedalled my bike back to the Wharry glen [the place of my earliest memory]. On a stone, in the middle of … Continue reading The Fleuron
Strathearn Engineering
I am so glad to have entrusted my 1959 [Series 2] Land Rover to Strathearn Engineering. Brian, from Strathearn Engineering, has been working on my Land Rover over the last … Continue reading Strathearn Engineering