Alba: Scotland

Neighbours Mary and Ian lived next door to us in Ratagan y' see;   many, many years ago... have rarely revisited, since; however, in later years, resumed contact with Cathie, and perhaps more in future, when given the chance? Presently, our lives are much less than settled, yet... "sin mar a tha e!" 'that's how it is ~ that's life!', as said in Scottish Gaelic... which many of us will get! Many villagers understood it: certainly would pass. Within a few weeks: our situation will be clearer... otherwise, I'm only speculating - must be patient, after all, my impatiently writing's never any clearer and treating these hobbies as such... I'll repent 😕

                                                           Walking Staff and Basha                                 My photo shows  that on Sunday‎, ‎January‎ ‎20‎, ‎2008, 10:46 PM ~  I was using the simplest of hillwalking/camping options... however, I've recently altered these arrangements: having joined two Bashas together, the combination is larger and still waterproof, of course! This new entity was originally formed to serve as a motorcycle's cover/shelter - very effective, for before our workshop being built! Furthermore, these Bashas have been wonderfully useful for both camping and Kayaking Trips... that touches on both history and future prospects. 😉 Generally speaking, while there's a lot due to occur over coming weeks and months, I'm hoping that there will be time to indulge in more hillwalking, canoeing and kayaking, of course; the most recent paddling was in the company of our friend Murray Young, which certainly reminded us both how enjoyable tha

Alba's Outdoors As we know, ' Alba'  is Scotland... in some minds, they are one and the same, as our own history can clearly confirm. While individuals continue to evolve, of course, then so must their countries - spiritually and, over millennia, geographically! Evolution is evident over time... sometimes gradually and sometimes, incredibly rapidly. Who can seriously declare when each evolution has concluded? Ultimately, there comes a time when people feel they can look back at certain ages and declare that it was one or another 'age': like the 'Jitterbug age' or the highlight of another one? In this year 2017, many Scottish citizens are consciously aware of the highlights, or otherwise, in our present political era: almost everything points toward Scotland's independence being regained. Our people are equally aware of how biased the mainstream media is! It's almost impossible to find elements which reflect positively on our Scottish go