Sometimes good things come in threes. When these happen on my home patch and relate to matters of reading and writing, then I consider myself especially fortunate. Recently, and in just over one week I attended three excellent events that fed my interests in the written word. Three local encounters that opened up new horizonsContinue reading “Literary encounters in Dumfries and Galloway”
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Staying in one place: an interview with the naturalist Barbara Mearns
Having first come to the Nithsdale parish of Kirkmahoe in 1997, it’s a joy to still be getting to know people around here with extraordinary interests, passions and talents. Barbara Mearns is one such person. We live just a couple of miles apart but until this year we had only met a few times, althoughContinue reading “Staying in one place: an interview with the naturalist Barbara Mearns”
Epiphanies and Robberies Chapter 11: Further Revelations
Andrew, Michael and Anne-Marie are taken on an extraordinary day out by DC Harris. The amateur sleuths are getting a measure of fame and recognition for their efforts, whilst the accused are now behind bars and expected to put in a guilty plea. Esme and Michael’s divorce is also passing through the legal process, but relationsContinue reading “Epiphanies and Robberies Chapter 11: Further Revelations”
Epiphanies and Robberies Chapter 9: Closing In
News breaks of two further robberies, this time in Kircudbright, apparently back in July. Harris shows Andrew a series of images of two campervanners and sailors, taken over the last few months. It’s now clear these are the thieves, but the police are nowhere nearer to catching them. Michael, Esme and the girls seem toContinue reading “Epiphanies and Robberies Chapter 9: Closing In”
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