Remember the beautiful walking cane I posted about recently? Well another has turned up! From the same family. Jan Jackson sent me these photos saying, “Here’s another walking stick to add to your collection! This one probably spent a lot of time resting in your hallway in previous years. Also included is the […]
Janet Jackson shared this wonderful forces photo, which was MORE than a little interesting to me, as it features generations of the men who lived in the house I currently live in. This wonderful photo are the Jacksons who lived at Croftfoot throughout the 19th Century and into the 20th. Jan told me, “The Gentleman […]
I took this photo of my front garden at Croftfoot on 6th May 2018. Seeing some good weather return, I used the opportunity to sort out the little derelict front garden, tidying it all up, planting some colour for the summer and finally making it look nice. I’ll be writing about Croftfoot in detail […]
On 10th November 2016, contractors arrived at Main Street High Blantyre to prune the large trees around the Lomond View Flats (the former ground of Matt Boyle’s house). Seeing their first days work, when I arrived home that evening, my heart sank, for this land is immediately neighbouring to my house and well, as you […]
I’ve found lately that if a house has a name, rather than address, and its kept that name for some time, I can usually find out a good history about it from old records, census and valuation roll. One such example of this is: Parkhurst, which was as a former detached stone house at 306 […]
I have a tree in my back garden at Croftfoot, High Blantyre which I believe is quite unique for Blantyre. The Catalpa tree is normally native to parts of America and the Caribbean and is not really a tree accustomed for Scotland. “Catalpa” is the American Indian word for “tree”. Preferring warm climates, it […]
My house in High Blantyre, has modern double glazed windows, despite it being 285 years old. However, there is one exception. This single glazed window in the kitchen is still an old window, which lets in too many draughts and coldness. Before winter sets in, its now time for me to replace this with a modern, […]