Days of Thunder …
The rain has been absolutely hammering down tonight… Today itself was punctuated by warm sunny spells and overcast periods… Wouldn’t be surprised if tomorrow, in a small piece on the BBC, we find it reported that we’ve had 2 months of rain in an hour… Ironic – not long ago I reported that in almost [...]
New Vegetarian Range at Morrisons
Morrisons in Inverness have now expanded their range of vegetarian foods available from the store. While it tends to be more focused on frozen meals (aubergine lasagne, pasta, etc) there are a few new burger styles, including one I’ve not seen elsewhere. Ironic that while Tesco depreciates its vegetarian range in Inverness, Morrisons appreciates theirs.
Culloden Battlefield: Too sacred to picnic?
Interesting story at the BBC covers protests by the Circle of Gentlemen about people having a picnic on the Culloden Battlefield: Anger at ‘war graves picnickers’ Signs are to be erected at Culloden Battlefield asking visitors to respect the site as a war grave following a complaint about picnickers. A member of A Circle of [...]
Nairn property still relatively cheap
The Gurn draws attention to a study by the RBS that lists Nairn as the third most expensive seaside town to live in Scotland. I just wanted to try and dispel the myth that Nairn is particularly expensive to live. Comparing Nairn House Prices I keep a regular eye on the Highland property market – [...]
Back from hols, comments approved
Apologies for the quiet period – just got back from a week’s holiday in Turkey. More here: Holiday tips for Turkey Holidays A couple of nice comments on the Balblair Project now approved and now catching up with events while I was away at the Gurn from Nurn.
Thunder and lightning…
(Image is not local!) Very very frightening. More thunder was heard in a single day today in Nairn than all the years I’ve been here put together. Which is, admittedly, only a few years – but previous instances of thunder I’ve heard I could count on two fingers, whereas today it rumbled through, hour after [...]
Lossiemouth spaceport under threat?
The potential development of a spaceport at Lossiemouth is an exciting prospect, and one that could only make the Scottish government treat the eastern Highlands with a bit more respect than it currently does (ie, on transport issues!). However, Will Whitehorn, president of Virgin Galactic, has warned that the UK does not have the legislation [...]