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I never promised that this blog would be in any way current. Never promised to keep my finger on
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I never promised that this blog would be in any way current. Never promised to keep my finger on
Continue readingOutside the Talisker distillery there is a hut that sells good coffee and tray bakes. This morning, having driven up
Continue readingOne of the great post-war writers on architecture and the built environment was Ian Nairn. He was passionate, idiosyncratic,
Continue readingI haven’t been to the Isle of Wight for very many years and maybe it has changed so it
Continue readingHow much are you willing to pay for your whisky? How much extra are you willing to pay for an
Continue readingI’m sitting, overlooking the harbour eating fish and chips. In front of me a heron gull is perched on a
Continue readingThese standing stones at Glengorm are just a few miles away from Tobermory distillery. Mull as an island is rich
Continue readingSometimes casual remarks or random opinions can lead you in the wrong direction. For example when I was a young
Continue readingLike most visitors to Vancouver I have walked round Gastown, the oldest part of the city, and taken a
Continue readingIt was a dark and cloudy November night in 1945 when Rueben Martirosoff took a telephone call at home. “I
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