Scotland is a relatively small country in terms of physical /global size. But in terms of resonance of historic/cultural influence, this small country has been somewhat significant in global terms. I speak not only  as one who was born and bred in the aforesaid...

I used to suffer quite badly from the fear of flying, but I seem to have managed to overcome this over the last few years. I practice a fairly simple technique. It's called "F…. It." And I invented it all by myself. It's just a more vernacular way of...

Thank you for your wonderful responses to my flea market blog, which was actually going to be entitled ….Lord Jesus Among the Teaspoons. If I get a moment, I'd like to collate all your market tips, so that if ever I'm in New Zealand or San Diego, I'll know...

I love flea markets. Can't you tell? Surely it's obvious! The random  flotsam and jetsam of  knick knacks and ephemera displayed ad hoc on street stalls has a magnetic effect on me! I relish the familiar nostalgia of times gone by. I love old books, costume...

Can you find enough personal value in the small/unacknowledged things you do as and of themselves, or do you need to be literally witnessed or acknowledged to get some measure of your essential value? Millions of people create invisible acts of kindness, compassion,...

A late afternoon on the way into LA. Blue sky places are even more depressing than grey sky places when the sun refuses to shine. I like the incongruity of the palm trees against the background, while it seems as if the traffic lights, telegraph poles and electrical...