A Memorable Day For Mrs Fridge

I would have loved to have met Mrs Fridge: to hear her to recite her poems and share her childhood memories. History should not forget special folk like Mrs Fridge.

G O L D B E R G S

This old newspaper advert is from 1973. GOLDBERGS Department Store was looking for Santa! My mum used to take me, with my older and younger sister, to  GOLDBERGS to see … Continue reading G O L D B E R G S

‘SCOTUS’

John Gibson Scott, my uncle, was known to his fellow university students as ‘SCOTUS’. My uncle died on 7th May 2012. He was a man not without flaws [who is … Continue reading ‘SCOTUS’

A fine view

This lovely story features in the Book of Scottish Anecdote. I was fortunate to spend long periods of my childhood in Argyll. Here I share my memories of spending childhood … Continue reading A fine view