Hiking on Skye – Sgurr Alasdair
I spent a week hiking on Skye in April 2017. The first day we did a moderate walk through the Quiraing, the next day we had a rest and saw Dunvegan Castle, a weaving workshop, and had a drink at … Continue reading →
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Carita 111 – sailing the west coast of Scotland in 1955
My father often talked about a sailing trip he took in 1955. He was thirty years old and had just passed his fellowship in surgery. Later that same year he would marry my mother, a sister on the plastic surgery … Continue reading →
Drone at Oak Hills Farm in Winter
Drone in Rosedale
I bought a drone ( a DJI Phantom 3 Standard) in the Boxing Day Sales. These are some pictures taken in my neighbourhood.
Continue reading →Cell phone plans
Cell phone plans are too complicated. The usual pattern is that you can buy a phone fairly cheaply if you commit to a new two-year pan. The monthly fee is partly an installment on the phone and partly a fee … Continue reading →
Fake News from the War on Tobacco
Stories I would like to read in 2017 PRESIDENT TRUMP MOVES ON TOBACCO President Trump tweeted: “Wall built. Muslims registered. Next job: tobacco.” Sources close to the Trump administration have explained that the Donald now wants to deal with the … Continue reading →
“Medical” marijuana
There are two things I know about marijuana. They are two separate and different things, and I wish that they could be kept that way. Firstly, there are chemicals which can be extracted from cannabis plants which have some medicinal value. They … Continue reading →
Hawaii comes to Scarborough
A couple of dancers came to the Operating Room Christmas Party to teach us all some Hawaiian dancing. They soon got things moving: Then it was the men’s turn: Dr. Lamont got singled out for special treatment: Afterwards, we had the chance … Continue reading →
Shamrock – cruising on a steam launch on Windermere
For part of my Birthday celebrations, I hired a steamboat on Lake Windermere for the day! The boat was the Shamrock, an 110-year-old 46-ft long saloon launch, which was built on Windermere for use on Windermere and which has never … Continue reading →
Bolivia en Mayo
When I say that I spent three weeks on holiday in Bolivia, the first question is always: “Why Bolivia?” My son and I began planning the trip with a few filters: Our schedules meant that May was convenient for us … Continue reading →