WHERE WORDS PREVAIL

Cicely Berry, voice director, Royal Shakespeare Company was talking today on the BBC Radio 4 Midweek programme, hosted by Libby Purves. Audio link is here.

She stated that one of her favorite quotes is from Thomas Kyd’s play The Spanish Tragedy which is an Elizabethan play of the mid 16th century:

“Where words prevail not, violence prevails.”

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Woodcut and title page from The Spanish Tragedy, Wikipedia.
Statue is on the bridge in Kelvingrove Park, outside the Art Gallery on Kelvin Way, October 2007

A DOOR CLOSES; OTHERS OPEN

Tudor's funeral was on Saturday. Alastair drove up from Vancouver to attend. It marks the end of an era for our family - a door finally closed.

Back on our side of the Atlantic, other doors open.

Here is Ishie going into her new home, namely, the house we built 40 years ago. That was in the days before IKEA, Homebase or B&Q!

Moving day ... Mairi - The Gaffer - and Iain - Chief Packer In of All that we Possess.

The best thing about moving is getting rid of stuff and also salvaging family cast-offs in the form a large blue sweater.

Destination: Helensburgh. This is the gate at the entrance to Larchfield, a former private school. The apartment we are renting will be our temporary abode while we look for a house to buy.

THE COLOURS OF COLL

Just in to check emails while we wait for BT to hook up our internet global whatsiz so we can move the computer(s). It's like getting a 'fix' just now as we rush off to attend ever more details of setting up house in a new location.

Actually it is more like living on a boat except there are 2 cabins! Luxury for us!

Actually, we are being very careful not to rush around too much. To that end we had coffee with Bill this morning, as is our habit of a Saturday morning over the past winter. No scones; just oatcakes and Louise's Dingwall marmalade.

These are more of John's lovely photos of Coll. A joy to the eye!

THE CARAVAN IS HEADING OUT

We're on the move today - heading to Helensburgh in a hired van. Time to check out the internet cafes until we get re-connected to broadband in our new location.

In the meantime here is a photo taken by John of one of the Coll local residents. It calls for a caption, but just at the moment I can't think of one!