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…details of our weekend trials at The Shetland News. Ferries are all over the place…no imported food in the shops (‘sooth bread’ has vanished) and looks like severe disruption for the rest of the week. I’m due on the boat south on Thursday night – let’s hope things have settled down by then.

There’s Neville, psychokiller cat, hypnotised by the candles last night. No, it’s not Photoshopped! And that’s Hillswick, on one of those fantastic post-storm days when you really just have to get out for a wander. And now…the northerlies!

…or thereabouts. This is Eshaness at about 2.30pm today, Saturday, from the lighthouse car park. Sorry about the shoogly video. It was extremely windy. With gusts of anything up to 80 mph even the Mighty Torslanda was creaking on her springs. As for the three thrill-seekers who had left their car and were leaning almost…

I heard – indeed, was rivetted by – Randy Newman on BBC Radio Four’s Desert Island Discs this morning. (I’d provide a link here, but for peculiar ‘music rights’ reasons, Desert Island Discs is not available on iPlayer or Listen again) For the first time in my life I was convinced that Kirsty Young actually…

Autumn’s my favourite time of year to be in Glasgow, probably to do with memories of University and the beginning of term, all that hope and expectation. Anyway, it was good to be in the Dear Green Place as it began to turn red, yellow and brown, with James and Martha. Susan, alas, was stuck…

Someone has hacked or hijacked my Google account. It seems to have originated from China, so any strange emails or posts are NOT from me. Apologies for any alarm or annoyance caused.

Following yesterday’s amazing revelations of early Christmas decoration erection, I was in IKEA this morning (went in for the free coffee, was sucked around the Maze of Bankruptcy and ended up spending £75) and saw this.

Not a great forecast for tonight – up to a force eight westerly as we wallow south – me, Martha and James – in search of curries, coffee and the systematic revival of the economy through Martha’s shopping. Susan was meant to come but a dogsitting problem has developed, and as I HAVE to be…

We’re inviting listeners to send in their poetic meditations on ‘money’ today.Here’s mine: THE INVISIBLE MAN I’ve never owned a share or stockI have a safe but it won’t lockI’ve never even seen the keysuch things have never bothered meBecause my cash is all in handI fix up cars, I service vansfor notes and coin.…

The Tom Morton Acoustic Showcase gigs at The Inn At Lathones, Largowards, Fife, have had to be altered. The FRIDAY (17th October) show, with Yvonne Lyon and Dropkick, has alas had to be cancelled. The SATURDAY show, with Esther O’Connor and Kevin McDermott, will go ahead as advertised. So will the SUNDAY afternoon performance of…