Merkin Muffley, soggy greatcoats, funeral farewells, bad hats and valuing a vow

Not taking the belt

Speed Records, Ayrshire's gateway to the underworld.

From Shetland, to Germany and the world…

Inky fingers: the perils of penmanship, stylophilia and signing the marriage schedule, indelibly

Why I don’t much like book festivals, especially where they make you share a bed. But have quite a lot of time for the corporate mega-evil of Baillie Gifford

Those election photo opportunities (no pictures, just doggerel) and the latest Beatcroft Social

The Love life of Lenny: a Beatcroft Social tribute. Shouting at the Chief Inspector, feeding a ferry frenzy and why councillors must carry the can.

Missiles, belching cruise ships, St Kilda and convoys of cyclists endangering sheep

Fog, peat, landslides, failed flights and lost keys: just another Shetland week.