It is, apparently, 25 years since the release of Braveheart, which tells the story of William Wallace, though, to make it ‘big’, Mel Gibson who produced, directed and starre...
Having a last stroll round the Manse garden at dusk last week, I saw something on the lawn that I has not seen for some time. It saw me too, and scurried off among some shrubs. ...
In some free moments recently, I have been going though the contents of the filing cabinet in my study, disposing of things no longer needed, shredding papers and, occasionall...
‘A handbag?’ asks Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s play, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest.’ Only two words, but they carry a lot of meaning, as she struggles to fathom the o...
As far as I am aware, despite the sign, the current crisis has nothing to do with crows! The Manse ornithologist - same person as the Manse medic - has confirmed that corvids (C...
