Lochs, Moors, and Glens – Behind the Wheel in Scotland

Lochs, Moors, and Glens – Behind the Wheel in Scotland

Lochs, Moors, and Glens – Behind the Wheel in Scotland Lothian From where I was sitting the wheel was on the wrong side, I had to use the gearbox with my wrong hand, and I could never decide where my other hand should go.  My brain had been conditioned to steady the...
The Key – Roots Buried in the Sands at Pennan

The Key – Roots Buried in the Sands at Pennan

The Key – Roots Buried in the Sands at Pennan When I was born I inherited a surname. Being a Baird was something I had no say in, but it has had something to do with how the world has shaped me from that very first day. “Are you another of the fine Bairds that have...
Stars, Flowers, and Romance in Dublin

Stars, Flowers, and Romance in Dublin

Stars, Flowers, and Romance in Dublin The Amuse Bouche She had been yearning to satisfy a craving for expensive flavoured foam and mentioned something about Pearse station which is near Merrion Square, a location that I knew for its proximity to Restaurant Patrick...
The Letter and the Little Rose of Dublin

The Letter and the Little Rose of Dublin

Month: July 2019 You could see for miles in every direction from the Wadi ath-Thamad Project site in central Jordan. To many, it would have looked like nothing more than a pile of rocks sitting on the top of a small hill of sand encircled by a few threads of green...