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Nocturnal Adventures

Nocturnal Adventures

Nightwalking, by John Lewis-Stempel By Liz Treacher, Author IT feels a bit strange reviewing a book about nightwalking when the days are getting longer and the nights are getting lighter, but I was captivated by Nightwalking by nature writer John Lewis-Stempel and wanted to tell you about it. Nightwalking (Transworld,

The Gaelic of my youth

The Gaelic of my youth

Uisdean Vass recounts how he started learning Gaelic. Growing up in Rosehall in the 1960s and 70s there was very little formal teaching, but Uisdean’s mum and dad –like many others whose parents had been fluent speakers– often used Gaelic idiom and words. By Uisdean Vass I was brought

Lichen safari

Lichen safari

Cherry Alexander tells us about the recent Lichen Safari in Ledmore & Migdale Woods. These complex organisms are made up of a fungus and one or more algae living together. By Cherry Alexander The first Lichen Safari was rained off and although the Easter Ross Ranger, Marcia Rae from High

Lambing, a crofter’s key skill

Lambing, a crofter’s key skill

As the seasons change, so does the activity of the croft. Crofting is a vital part of the food chain, and when we look closely at sheep production, crofting is key to the supply of sheep, lambs and wool. And a vital part of sheep production is lambing. It is

At the River

At the River

By Dave Goulder  At the river you can smell this autumn afternoon.  Colours cloak the banks with trees,   grasses, ferns and fading bracken strewn  around a brace of bright blobs–  one red, one yellow and each staring into the sky  at an object moving up, then sideways  dropping down to

Broker

Broker

Release date (UK): 2023 | Country: South Korea | Running time: 129 min | Genres: Comedy Drama Crime | Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Writer: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Starring: Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona | BBFC 12 By Jack Weir Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s latest film follows an unconventional chosen family on a heart-warming odyssey to find an

Small book, big story

Small book, big story

Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan by Liz Treacher, Author If you enjoy books that plunge you into a different time and place, then look no further than Small Things Like These (Faber, 2021) by Claire Keegan. Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, the novella charts an incident in