Fay Young

Month: March 2011

  • Times and tides of a small island

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    Government cuts won’t hurt Canna museum or library but real life makes itself felt in other ways. Island life is not for softies. We got back to Edinburgh in the early hours this morning, now it’s evening before the day has properly begun. I always have difficulty adjusting to the clocks going forward but today…

  • Beyond the grave

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    I finally found James Grieve beneath a holly bush in the cemetery.  At least I think the bare stone plinth marks the spot where he was buried but dense prickles prevented me from burrowing too deep. I left the graveyard with a new curiosity about the man who made such a mark in life.  Why…