Cornish Chronicles: tin mines
Tin mining was once West Cornwall’s major industry, and ruined engine houses are still a common sight. We visited four of them – Levant and Geevor have an entrance fee, the… Read more Cornish Chronicles: tin mines →
Cornish Chronicles: Cape Cornwall
Once upon a time, a little boy from Glasgow went on holiday to Cornwall with his Mum, Dad and two younger siblings. They stayed in a cottage at Cape Cornwall… Read more Cornish Chronicles: Cape Cornwall →
Cornish Chronicles: St Michael’s Mount
A monastery, a fortress, a port and a family home – St Michael’s Mount has been, or is, all of these. The Archangel St Michael (allegedly) appeared to fisherman there in… Read more Cornish Chronicles: St Michael’s Mount →
Cornish Chronicles: sculpture gardens
St Ives became a centre for the arts in the 1920s and 30s when influential painters and sculptors moved in. Barbara Hepworth, one of the leading abstract sculptors of the 20th… Read more Cornish Chronicles: sculpture gardens →
Cornish Chronicles: St Ives
In 2012 and 2013, our autumn holidays were dictated by the touring schedule of Mr Leonard Cohen (Berlin and Dublin respectively). As he had the audacity to miss a year… Read more Cornish Chronicles: St Ives →
Doors Open in Govan
Last weekend saw Glasgow’s Doors Open Day and we headed for Govan which is on the south bank of the Clyde. It was a lovely sunny day, so the views back across to the… Read more Doors Open in Govan →
Sculpture Court
Hunterian Art Gallery Sculpture Court, University of Glasgow.
Virginian memories
Could I have any more to say about Virginia? Well, a teeny bit actually. I finished writing up my holiday diaries last week, and I managed to include quite a… Read more Virginian memories →
Scotland’s butterfly
Scotland’s butterfly didn’t quite fly high enough yesterday. 55% voted No to the question “Should Scotland be an independent country?” I voted Yes – if anyone is remotely interested in the reasons… Read more Scotland’s butterfly →
A walk in the Gorbals
If people outside Glasgow know anything about the Gorbals, they probably associate it with slums and street gangs, thanks to the book No mean city (1935) by H. Kingsley Long… Read more A walk in the Gorbals →
Scottish Diaspora Tapestry
In May, I posted about the Great Tapestry of Scotland. Now, another fabulous tapestry is visiting the same venue – Anchor Mills in Paisley. The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry is on… Read more Scottish Diaspora Tapestry →
Washington DC
We first visited Washington in 1995 when we spent two weekends there, either side of a conference John attended in Baltimore. We’d intended to go somewhere else the second weekend,… Read more Washington DC →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 