History – Significantly Different

The Punch

Books are awesome. We all know this. Books transport us, enlighten us, encourage us and so much more. Every now and then books can give a real punch to the gut that can leave the reader reeling, such as reading something unexpectedly pertinent to this moment. While I deeply and sincerely hope the Palestine-Israeli ceasefireContinue reading “The Punch”

Eriskay and the S.S. Politician

The Outer Hebrides have benefitted in recent years from the connection of several of the islands by causways allowing easy travel between them. It is now possible to visit ten islands from Vatersay in the south to Lewis in the north via two ferries and six causeways. I first visited these wonderful islands five yearsContinue reading “Eriskay and the S.S. Politician”