Little Jottings
Learn from the leaders
OUR love of the outdoors is, according to new research, a fairly casual relationship.
Last updated 27 October 2010
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Grand Tour of Scotland
IT’S always been said that Langholm punches above its weight and no more so than when highlighting its attributes to other cultures around the world.
Last updated 20 October 2010
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All roads point to Tarras
SINCE I’m not into the latest form of communication, namely email, I keep forgetting to access my inbox and often the information is well out of date by the time I find it.
Last updated 13 October 2010
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Flower is top of the pots
I’VE been hearing of and seeing several gardens where shrubs and plants are having a second flowering.
Last updated 7 October 2010
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Hidden treasures in woods
ARE there only two people in Langholm interested in learning about fungi and how to make meals using it?
Last updated 29 September 2010
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Hawick ahead on points
AT HER concert in the Buccleuch Centre on Friday night, Emily Smith, born and brought up near Thornhill, had just sung one of Burns’ songs written in Edinburgh.
Last updated 23 September 2010
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Rosebay beetle missing
I WAS thinking about the heather beetle and the devastating effect it is having on our once glorious heather hills and it occurred to me wouldn’t it be good if there was a similar type of insect that could wipe out the invasive rosebay willow herb which dominates the Rosevale end of the wilderness that once was the Ford Mill and the well-attended allotments.
Last updated 16 September 2010
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Is it a sign of the times?
LANGHOLM is becoming more and more popular as a centre for walking due in no small way to Gavin and his walking group.
Last updated 16 September 2010
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Hills are a purple haze
ANDY Stewart sang about The Green Hills of Tyrole but soon we’ll be singing about The Green Hills of Langholm instead of longing for the purple heather-clad hills we once had.
Last updated 1 September 2010
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Foraging in our forests
EVERY day we’re warned about the economic crisis facing us, that we’ll have to tighten our belts as wages are frozen, public sector jobs lost and prices rise in the shops and this includes the price of food, one of life’s necessities.
Last updated 25 August 2010
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Pies’ reputation is global
MIDDLEMASS’S steak pies are well-known here but now they seem to be gaining a worldwide reputation.
Last updated 19 August 2010
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A painting for our times
LONG-STANDING members of Langholm and district art club have fond memories of the artist Walter Parker who was a regular visitor to Langholm where he and his wife used to stay with Pat Paterson in George Street.
Last updated 12 August 2010
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Les says it with flowers
LAST Friday forest fires were raging across Russia, while Pakistan’s north-west frontier was dealing with the aftermath of devastating flash floods.
Last updated 5 August 2010
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Crumbs – what a toast!
IF GREGOR Fisher were still in town and he’d attended the British Legion’s Cornet’s night last Friday, I’m sure he’d have nabbed David McVittie (big Deev) as his script writer.
Last updated 28 July 2010
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Moved by their beauty
BEFORE I went on Cat Barlow’s moths hunt on Saturday morning, I was unaware that there were more than 2,000 different moth species recorded in the British Isles.
Last updated 21 July 2010
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Bizarre? Whatever next!
IT’S frightening the way the Common Riding creeps up on you. One minute it seems weeks away, the next it’s the Benty ride-out and the start of our celebrations.
Last updated 14 July 2010
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Scrap these useless laws
HOW good it is to hear the toon clock ‘chopping’ again after several weeks of silence.
Last updated 8 July 2010
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At least Scotland won...
EVERY time our walking group has been out this past month someone has remarked on the profusion of wildflowers this year. We’ve never seen so many.
Last updated 30 June 2010
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Who’d lay an egg in thin air?
I’VE been asked several times whether I’d still not heard the cuckoo and I was delighted to say I had. The first was near the Rashiel and another time I heard the call near the Becks. I’ve learned that cuckoo numbers have fallen by one third over the past 11 years.
Last updated 24 June 2010
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Urgent call for peace and quiet
WHAT has happened to my private space? I can’t walk along a pavement without having to jump to one side to avoid someone with head bent over a mobile phone or busy texting a message and not bothering to watch where they are going.
Last updated 16 June 2010
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