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Sunshine on Leith for my Birthday

Archie Blowing Out The Candles As many of you are already aware, the 26th of December was my birthday and what a fabulous day it was. Allie was spoiling me from the moment I woke up after an unusually solid 7 hours of sleep. After breakfast we went for a 9 mile walk....

Post Fish Lip Seizure — Happy Christmas!

I was going to start this Christmas post with the good and exciting news that I have been seeing tiny wee improvements in my brain’s performance. Little tiny things that would normally go unnoticed, but in a brain in which such tiny things pose such an enormous...

Why Being ‘Here’ Is Not A Nice Place To Be

As Allie drove me to Bridge of Allan for an optician’s appointment we discussed a wonderful reflection on the importance, in the fast-paced technology, demand-driven lifestyles we all lead, of standing still, shaking off the blinkers, bridle and saddle of the...

Goodbye To Doune

Goodbye to Doune I am very sad to be saying goodbye to Doune. I am sad because I love the village: its community, its wonderful setting surrounded by wonderful rolling countryside and the Gargunnock hills, and the Braes of Doune with the Trossachs piercing the skyline...