Project Update 3
I am grateful to Ross, Strathearn Engineering for providing a weekly update on work being undertaken on my Series IIA Land Rover. The above photograph shows Brian, head mechanic, examining … Continue reading Project Update 3
Tag: Strathearn
To find a way to what’s out there
My 1959 Series II Land Rover has been dismantled ahead of essential work: the replacement of the chassis and new brakes. I am grateful to Strathearn Engineering for the work … Continue reading To find a way to what’s out there
‘Also a dibber’
As a gardener, I am keen to learn about the lives of other gardeners’. When in Strathearn last week I came across this carved tombstone remembering Peter Graham [1751-1808]. Other … Continue reading ‘Also a dibber’
An End of Waiting
On Monday, Sian joined me on a walk in Strathearn along the River Earn to the long abandoned farm of Orchard. The poem [above] is the closing stanza of ‘An … Continue reading An End of Waiting
Young collie [ready to train]
This was filmed at Keirwoodhead farm, Gask, Perthshire on Monday 14th March 2022. Sian was with me. The theme of this short film is our four-legged family friends and how … Continue reading Young collie [ready to train]
Wallace Road
What follows is some of the archive material that I found that relates to the WALLACE Road: the ancient high road through the Ochil hills:
LUX
There are a number of historic ‘Hallelujah Stones’ in Scotland. This is an artistic representation of one of these stones. The Latin translates as: Please note: I have researched the … Continue reading LUX
‘So humble, so lacking in egotism’
I recently suggested to my friend Ian that I would like to find a gate that I had come across a photograph of in the Canmore archive. I felt a … Continue reading ‘So humble, so lacking in egotism’