With reference to Retsum's point about returning the thread to the original debate on independence, the question "Should Scotland be an independent country?" always struck me as very similar to others like "Should there be world peace?" or "Should every child have enough to ...

A tribute song here, penned and sung by an ex-Ardrossan man

An old colleague here in England used to work for Chivas Bros in Paisley, and he regularly travelled to the Speyside distilleries to source malts for the Regal blend. It was customary for distilleries to offer a wee hauf of their own malt at the close of business, but always with an alternative from...

Just wondering who was the person that invented the word XMAS? Obviously someone not religious. The 25th of December is the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, not Jesus X. It only takes another 2 seconds to write the full word and Christ is what Christmas is all about. Glenshena, tho' not ...

Sounds like a skink.
I like Nick Nairn's Cullen Skink version with unsmoked haddock, and with some cream added at the end.
Let me know and I'll summarise.

League placing predictions of
1. Celtic, 2. Rangers
OR
1. Rangers, 2 Celtic
On and On, decade after decade, century after century.
Give me strength...

The photo reminds me of the row of whitewashed cottages in a short cobbled street which I used to walk through on the way to the Cross from MacGregor Avenue, through the Millhill Road/Place cul de sac?
Is that still accessible?

I'm going back to the late 50s, but if memory serves me correctly, my Dad knew an Eric Thompson who I think used to "caretake" the Estate. I never knew his first name until now, Jim, but to us boys he was "Toamsin!", as in "Run!", when he materialised to hunt us during...

According to Wikipedia winnie is male but the name was taken from a female black bear. Everyday is a school day right enough. Heard a long story on Radio 4 a couple of years back that the original bear belonged to an officer in the Canadian forces stationed in UK during WW1, and that Winnie is deri...

They were mostly Irish nuns, had a few decent with a sense of humour..it was tough..back in the 60's... A mixed bunch they were. Sister Eugenius was the double of that big nun who was the choral director in "Sister Act" , while Sister Dominic Savio was wee and wiry, and with her clipped E...

I recognise John Gavin 2nd from left, but don't think either of the others is Jackie Cannon, who would have been about 60 by then?

I also called this area the Kill, it was only later that I realised it was actually Kiln. Below is a link to an interesting article that was published during the building of the 3 towns bypass. There was an archeological dig at the time. There is also a photo of the kilns that were uncovered. http:...