To the memory of
Young to be dead: To play ‘Young to be dead ‘ please click here. Song: Don’t Worry, Karine Polwart
Tag: WWII
‘He took no part in public life’
Recently, a friend of mine told me about Crichope Linn gorge, Crosshouse parish, Dumfriesshire. There are many wonderful stories about it and I am hoping to visit soon. Online there … Continue reading ‘He took no part in public life’
Britain’s Blitz Babies
An advertisement for ROWNTREE’s COCOA in the Sunday Post 2 April 1944
Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
I recently read ‘The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh‘ as edited by Michael Davie. What is shared below is a small selection of entries, often partial, which do not present the … Continue reading Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
Keen Prices – for Warm Undies
A page from The Perthshire Courier and Advertiser, 17 February 1941
They fell for us
These short films by Peter recall those who fell for us in War [please click on each image to play a different short film]. Between two black lines in the … Continue reading They fell for us
Helen Campbell Hughes
On Saturday 20th September 2025, with my friend Callum, we walked some of this path [I can no longer walk beyond 5 miles without the risk of having a seizure]: … Continue reading Helen Campbell Hughes
Rest Centres
Did you know that during WWII Britain had ‘Rest Centres’?