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Negotiating a world of grown ups

Negotiating a world of grown ups

Conversations with Friends, by Sally Rooney by Liz Treacher, Author Iread Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends (Faber, 2017) during a recent trip to see an Eighties band, so maybe that is why I found it so nostalgic. The novel is set in Dublin in the present day, but it

The Boarded Out children

The Boarded Out children

One of the pleasures of spending holidays with my aunt and uncle at Altas shop and Post Office in the 1950s, was playing with local children, including some of the “Boarded Out” children, often referred to as the “Glasgow orphans”.  By Lily Byron Apparently, at one point there were at

Happy Memories of summers in Ardgay

Happy Memories of summers in Ardgay

Neil Anderson shares his memories of the places and the people he met in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s Ardgay. His family had links both to South Bonar and the Balnagown Arms Hotel. My name is William Neil Anderson and I am the last Anderson who had any connection with

Bats in Sutherland

Bats in Sutherland

So how many bat species are there in Sutherland, and which areas are best?   By David Patterson Only six species of bats have been recorded thus far. Two of these are scarce/rare; Noctule and Natterers bat. The main bat fauna involves four species; common and soprano pipistrelle bat, Daubenton’

Our vital bumblebees

Our vital bumblebees

No summer’s day in the garden would be complete without the buzz of the busy bees. Bumblebees are the most noticeable species of bees. Their genus name is Bombus, allegedly named for their deep, booming buzz. By Cherry Alexander Although there are only 19 species of bumblebees that are

Licorice Pizza

Licorice Pizza

Release date (UK): 2021 | Country: Canada / USA | Running time: 133 min | Genres: Comedy, Drama | Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson | Starring: Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn. | BBFC 15  By Jack Weir Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest masterpiece is a nostalgic love letter to seventies Hollywood, which is

History in the Attic

History in the Attic

Major Tom’s War, by Vee Walker By Liz Treacher Do you have a box of old letters written by your grandparents and stashed away in the attic? Yes? So does Vee Walker, a local author living in the Black Isle. Unlike the rest of us, Vee has opened the