Further On

I can go to the pub of an evening and have 2 pints (that's a quart, one quarter of a gallon) of 5.5% alcohol content Cider, beautiful ci...

I write a poem every December. It's not a conscious thing, or it hadn't been up till now-- I'd given up on poetry while at the ...

First, a couple of pictures: This was taken just after our marriage ceremony at the Lothian Chamber (government office in Edinburgh), walkin...

Hello from Edinburgh, Scotland, where I now reside, with my wife of 2 months, Katie. It's November here (and presumably wherever you ar...

It’s been over 2 weeks since I posted last. In case you weren’t counting, but were vaguely curious. No excuses. It’s not that I haven’t ha...

Well, I'd promised something special for Easter, but every time I got started, I felt too heretical, and backed down. Once my thoughts ...

Bit of advertising for myself, first... This was taken in the Victorian Era Skittle alley (bowling lanes)in back of the Sheep's Heid pub...

And hello from Northwest Arkansas, where I've been reresiding over the last 24 hours. Just a note to say that all of my flights did in ...

A view from the east of Edinburgh, looking at the hill known as Arthur's Seat, from the Megabus between Edinburgh and Sheffield. Today I...

When I brush my teeth in the mirror, I look at myself and think 'Ahh, the beard still looks allright...' Then I see pictures of mys...

Well, the last post had little response, and I wasn't too impressed with it myself, so it's due time to supersede it, but I have not...

This picture was taken by Katie recently as she made fun of my dining habits. I'm used to that, get it from Adam and Tim every so often...

Yes. So. Edinburgh, if you'd missed that. I've tried to filter thru my camera and find some of the best shots I had to post along y...

I love grocery shopping. This is primarily due to the fact that I love food, and a grocery store is nearly always your guaranteed best bet ...

And greetings all, from sunny Scotland! No! Really! Tis gorgeous here. Have spent the past 2 days walking along the water of Leith, both d...

*To which, for the uninformed, the proper response is: "Oi! Oi! Oi!" And then the ceremonial tipping back of the beer. And today ...

My FAVOURITE book as a child was entitled "The Blueberry Pie Elf." It was written in the mid 1950s by Jane Thayer, illustrated by...

The other day, because I have a conscience that won't let me do otherwise, I stopped to help someone with automobile troubles. I didn...

I'm finally back to something that feels like home should. I've spent the past 2 days rebuilding the barbed-wire fence that is the ...

Well, as I said last time: when the rest of the world declares a holiday or other general hullabaloo, we make for the woods... I went with a...