Thanks for this precious information PT. You are amazing! Just married we visited a couple of war graves in France on our way over to Scotland. I dont think now at my age I will manage to get back again to that area although I would love to find the monument. If the soldier killed was my uncles uncl...

This is a photograph of two officers who were killed on the same day in France October 18 1916. They were great friends. The Officer seated was the Uncle of MY Uncle Hector MacLean Cameron Lee, and the officer standing was the son of Mr. Robert Cameron of Edinburgh, who wrote the letter. They were b...

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Yesterday I was lucky enough to tune into a TV program showing the great Luciano Pavarotti. I thought back to the 90's when we saw him performing live in Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida" at La Scala. My mother came over from Scotland and was with me and my husband, she was absolutely awe struck. Ca...

4 for me too.

Another great win from Jannik Sinner in Miami winning the Grand slam to become the worlds no 2 tennis player after Djokovic. At only 22 he just gets better and better.

Happy birthday Sarah. All the best for the coming year.

I love Bassetts Liquorice Allsorts, I usually finish a packet in one go, they're so good. Not so good for the waistline!

I remember my mother had eggs delivered by a Mr. Reilly. And also coal and briquettes in the days of coal fires, but I can't remember the name of the man who delivered them.

Warmest congratulations to you both, Hughie and Betty, on your special wedding anniversary. Jxx.

See Andy's back on form, beating our Italiano Berrettini in Florida, no mean feat.

Thanks PT. Your knowledge of this tragedy Is admirable. Obviously the poor souls who suffered in that place, including my father, had no other choice of employment at that time. Or were the employees paid a lot extra because they were doing a dangerous job? Were they aware of the dangers?After so ma...