If ever I am tempted to question the matter, I turn on the sound, click this link , and ponder anew the truth of its short simple message.

Liam Neeson stars in this shoot-em-up thriller, as an ex-spy, whose daughter has been, er... 'taken'. The Albanian trafficking gang...

Many years ago, I heard a book review programme on Radio4 on which they reviewed Edward Platt's Leadville, and Iain Sinclair's Lon...

My kids have discovered the brilliant and hilarious, "horrible histories", a children's TV show packed full of the weird and w...

To get the song "Standing On The Rock" by Ian White: right click here

Last night I had the opportunity to speak in church, taking one section in a teaching series on the book of Acts entitled, " How the Ch...

I have had some mapping software for the computer for a few years, but my old PC went belly-up if I tried to use it! My "new" comp...

Every year, Perth & Kinross Heritage Trust co-ordinates a "Doors Open Day" in which public buildings are opened up for visitor...

A great day out at the Falls of Bruar with all five of us, plus my sister and her new toy-boy boyfriend.

It is a rare and splendid thing to look up the mountain weather forecast the night before an expedition and read, " No Rain ", and...

Loch Ossian on Rannoch Moor One of the secrets which the dismantling of our old attic space revealed was an on old video camera, complete...

Once again - a long time ago

The abandoned ruins of the village of Slaggan, lie by the sea at the end of this track. Once a busy crofting community, it was decimated by...

A long time ago...

If Saints fans were worried that promotion to the premiership would leave them floundering, unable to compete and quite literally out of th...

Loch Glencoul

Changeling is a true story, of a woman called Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) whose son was abducted in LA, in 1928. The plot involves th...

What a fabulous climax yesterday to the Ashes Summer, when on Day 4 of the Oval Test, Australia's hopes of clinging on to the famous ur...

West Lomond from East Lomond Across the 'cleavage of Fife' , perhaps? Once upon a time Doonhamergeordie had the misfortune to be one...

Phil Hammond's book, "Medicine Balls" is something of a schizophrenic effort in that it is unsure whether it is a serious med...

However much you know that beauty can be found in unexpected places, you still don't expect to find it in Fife , well not outside its fa...

I think we have an inbuilt tendency to ignore treasures on our doorstep. This was certainly the case when I lived on the edge of London - al...

Walking in the woods with their 'mad' aunt; Boris, Norris and Doris helped her to build a wigwam. Cool, huh?

The Birks of Aberfeldy is always a winner for good, but short, afternoon's walking. A beautiful wooded glen, leads to a gorge into which...

I had a few days with my kids and my parents in London and one of the places they took us to was the Hawk Conservancy Trust outside Andover ...

At the head of Dollar Glen, between the Burn of Sorrow and the Burn of Care, lies Castle Campbell, "the Castle of Glume ", which i...

The first three minutes of this clip just made me laugh out loud. ...... enjoy!

For as long as I can remember, I have loved open space. Growing up in London's suburbs meant that I was always aware of its absence, an ...