Greetings all, I write on a bright November day as Salmon leap in the River Tweed that runs through my town. I'm enjoying a sense of space after the busyness of October Storytelling festivals and Samhain. As the year slips towards midwinter, rest and...

Greetings Friends, The leaves are turning on the trees here in Scotland, the land a rusty palette of ochre, red and gold. Samhain draws near and the veil grows thin. The Scottish International Storytelling Festival is underway and will characterise t...

Happy Equinox!Here in the northern hemisphere the balance shifts towards darkness, longer nights and colder days. Fires get stoked, handcrafts get pulled from cupboards and we get reacquainted with our thermal layers. Migrating birds demonstrate good...

Greetings Myth Lovers, It's equinox weekend, the seasonal shift from light to dark is imminent. I'm marking the moment with a Myth as Medicine drop in session, the first time I've run a one-off session, outside of the usual 10 week cycle.We'll be exp...

Greetings story lovers, September is here and whilst the sun shines brightly, the chill of winter hangs in the air. As the seasons shift it's a time when stories come into their own and I renew my appreciation of woollen layers.Today is also the day...

Greetings fine folk and story lovers, I hope your summer has been adventurous and your harvest bountiful. It's this time, around Lughnasa (associated with the Celtic sun god Lugh), that we reap the fruits of the year, and begin to reflect upon the ac...

Greetings distant friend and story lover,I hope your summer has been adventurous and harvest bountiful.I've been back in Scotland for over two months, and the impact of my BC trip is still strong: what a landscape, what hospitality, what a fine time...

Greeting friends and story lovers, August is upon us again. Lughnasadh, harvest time, blaeberry time, and in the wider orbit of Edinburgh, Fringe Festival time!I'm enjoying the buzz of people and entertainment in the city and I've managed to catch a...

Greetings all, I hope this finds you well.Amidst the tidal wave of logistical prep thatI'm learning to surf ahead of my BC tour, I'm delighted to have a couple of storytelling offerings this week. Online and in person.Songs and Stories of ScotlandSta...

Greetings Friends and happy Beltane, The cherry blossom is a radiant pink and the hawthorn is in bloom.It hasn't rained for at least 2 days in Scotland, so maybe summer is on its way?Beltane is a time of fire, frolicking and faeries, a time of ceremo...