A gifted pioneer
Of the folk that I would have loved to have met, Robert Louis Stevenson would be first. Next would be Walter Scott. At this “impossible table” I would include one other: Colin McWilliam. … Continue reading A gifted pioneer
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a woman named
Janet Carstairs: Footnote: From currently available archives, I have been unable to find anything more about Janet Carstairs. A word association: Janet’s surname has a word-association for me – that … Continue reading a woman named
A Dishonest Sweep
Philip Hughes (1836-1896), a Chimney Sweep who lived and worked in Edinburgh, had a troubled life. His family, and the City he lived in, were also troubled by his behaviour. … Continue reading A Dishonest Sweep
“Just doing, speaking, writing . . . “
Last Sunday we were in Edinburgh to meet a cousin of my mother’s but having arrived early had some time to wander. Twenty five years earlier, one of my first … Continue reading “Just doing, speaking, writing . . . “