‘The Avenue’
The Avenue, Bridge of Allan, Thursday 4th December 2025.
Tag: Bridge of Allan
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
Gilbert Farie: Ten considerations
This is an old piece of writing. It was written over a decade ago. The ‘Ten considerations’ are based on titles of creative works by Robert Louis Stevenson: Gilbert Farie, … Continue reading Gilbert Farie: Ten considerations
No remedy near at hand
An edit from an old newspaper report superimposed on a painting of Cornton farm, Bridge of Allan, by Peter Scott-Gordon.
“a new lease of life”
This was ‘Picture of the Day‘ in yesterday’s Scotsman.
MAKEOVER
Bridge of Allan Co-op is closed for a “makeover”. The old shop building is currently being demolished and in the carpark a “temporary shop” is being constructed from six separate … Continue reading MAKEOVER
The constant tug
One of the few remaining Lime trees in Bridge of Allan had to be felled. It was badly diseased and more than half of the tree had died back. The … Continue reading The constant tug
George Reid: Face of compassion
I was left feeling most sad by this news: I met George Reid many times. The first time was when he visited the ward of older people that I looked … Continue reading George Reid: Face of compassion