‘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’
Tag: an orchard for me
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
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