The peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings.
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
Innovative jams
Book review: ‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Looking at the world through the eyes of a 17th-century polymath.
Book review: ‘The Secret Life of Books’ by Tom Mole
Why they mean more than words.
Book review: ‘Arctic Dreams’ by Barry Lopez
Deservedly seen as a classic.
Book review: ‘Rising Ground’ by Philip Marsden
A search for the spirit of place.
Book review: ‘The Natural History of Selborne’ by Gilbert White
A nature writing classic.
Book review: ‘Antlers of Water’ edited by Kathleen Jamie
Writing on the nature and environment of Scotland.
Not a looker
I appreciate I’m asking for trouble expressing any sort of preference when it comes to farm animals, but it has to be said…
#FallFriday
Every Friday (pretty much) for the past 300 six years, I’ve tweeted a link to a YouTube video of a musical masterpiece by The Fall, thoughtfully labelled with the hashtags #FallFriday and #waa! This morning, this happened… That would be Paul Hanley from out of The Fall. In yer face, Tanita Tikaram! Social media is/are… Continue reading #FallFriday