Inchcailloch Photos

After Richie and I doing the Inchcailloch trip by canoe last week, today I took the kids (& dog) over on the ferry. I therefore managed to capture some decent shots on the good camera!

Lack of Vision

I read in some survey or other that there is hardly a soul in the UK who watches fewer than 6 hours of TV a week. See me? I love being in the minority. This week I watched half an hour, namely Have I Got News For You? Anyway I think you’d have to subject [...]

Rent Boy Laws

It didn’t take long did it? David Laws, of the Condemnation coalition (minister for cuts) has been renting a room from his partner the man who he lives with but isn’t his partner. He has been claiming over £900 a month to do so. He sees nothing wrong with this. He explains thus: “In 2006 [...]

Out and About

More photos

Bigrab’s Stove Recommendation

I bought this amazing piece of kit on Ebay for £8.50. It’s what I boiled up our tea and cooked the eggs with on the canoe trip on Sunday. The one I have is second hand surplus from the Swedish army. It all folds away into this: Which is about the same size as a [...]

Doon the Watter

Part one of a film from 1959 via Bill Heaney and John McLeod.

R.I.P Ray Alan

Sad to hear of the ventriloquist’s death. Lord Charles is said to be speechless.

Volcanic

Tranquil

I was going to post some of the photos I took on Sunday morning out on Loch Lomond. Richie and I chose the most accessible of the islands, Inchcailloch for our trip this week. We decided we’d paddle round the island in the trusty canoe. I said I was going to post photos but it [...]

Guido Memorial Dinner

I’ve mentioned before that I have been chairman of the Gordon Lennon Memorial Fund for the last year. Gordon or “Guido” was the Dumbarton FC captain who tragically lost his life in an accident at the age of 26 leaving behind a partner and baby son. On Sunday we had the final event, a fund [...]