Rare privilege

and I was born in the Hospital at Moascar.

“As you can see by the photograph, I also have a similar cigarette case. The one I have has no name on the case but it has a map of Africa on the back.”

British

Military

Scottish in origin, and the family were unquestionably part of the plantation migration.

“It is reasonable to assume that the Scottish contingent were responsible for the naming of the hills, which would have originally been Irish Gaelic. Whether these Scots were from Perthshire is less obvious, and it is more likely that the song of the same title was the source.

“I visited Bessy Bell hill one morning and found that the slopes were the home of an SSE wind farm! I have since visited the bower beside the River Almond, and the painting is truly a manufactured image.”

River Earn. The officer shouted ‘follow me,’ and waded into the river and crossed to the other side to find the men waiting for him as they decided that it was easier to cross on the bridge.

“The leader was not amused! Dad’s Army indeed.”

“While out on a dander on Monifieth beach, I saw a linnet – a female linnet, I believe (think the bold colours are more apparent in the male),” says Grant Millar. See picture below.

“Just as Burns wrote, they prefer ‘the spreading thorn’. I’m not sure if both genders sing, or if it’s just the male. Perhaps somebody can clarify this point?

“I can’t recall ever (knowingly) seeing a linnet before, so it was a rare privilege.”