Paul Jones and his wife Fiona Hendley were at our church last week, talking about their lives and 'showbiz'(!). Paul was an atheist ...

I remember standing outside The Kremlin one icy November day and watching Mikhail Gorbachev, François Mitterand and their entourages, sweepi...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights contains the following statement, listed as Article 18: 'Everyone has the right to freedom of ...

Not the blitz - just the haar At least one of these white masses is a solid mountain... The Tay steams in the morning sun

Over the last few years loads of people seem to have given up blogging. For many people Facebook has taken over as a place to post brief me...

Fifty kilometres separate Kinnoull Hill in Perth with Ben Vorlich and Stuc a Chroin by Loch Earn. On hazy summer days that gap seems to grow...

As the haar begins to thin-out and break up, Perth City Centre suddenly appears through the gloom. (click on photo to see at full-size)

D. Robin Taylor is a Baptist Pastor, who has written a very surprising book about Christian Baptism, the content of which has been the mate...

It's now only two weeks until Rock and Blues legend Paul Jones, comes to Perth with his wife Fiona Hendley for their "An Evening Wi...

In the Gorge a L'Heric (click on photo to enlarge)

Martin Scorsese's exploration of The Blues contains seven films made by different writers/producers each of whom have examined a differ...

This slightly spooky looking old bridge is part of an old walkway through the gorge. Click on the image to enlarge.

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At Sete. Good job we didn't go to the other beach we were considering, just down the coast. Apparently it's the 'capital of Fren...

Although now over a decade old, and in some ways out-of-date, George Monbiot's "Captive State" is nevertheless a shocking expo...

I don't know how fraternal the good citizens of Magalas consider themselves to be, but our holiday house apparently needed three massive...