Monthly Archives: July 2015
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Posted: July 07, 2015Read more »
If you’ve ever seen old photos of Hebridean crofters carrying peat, seaweed and goods round their islands you’ll have seen a rare breed of ponies called the Eriskay. As breed it exists only on these few islands and has only recently been saved from extinction by a stallion called Eric and a few enthusiasts bent on saving their unique pony.
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Posted: July 07, 2015Read more »
Remember Certificates Are Legal Documents
For new graduates getting their degree is a big deal and lots of young people want a permanent reminder of their achievement so they laminate their degree certificates. But don’t let them do it!
No Easy Route to Replacement
This is the official advice of Glasgow University: “Certificates are legal documents. They should be kept in a safe place and not laminated...
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Posted: July 07, 2015Read more »
Well Scotland this week saw a short lived spell of warm weather when temperatures touched 30 ° C, which is pretty warm for us, but not as high at the record temperature which was in 2003. The highest recorded was 32.9 °C, which is a little over 91° Fahrenheit in old money, at Greycrook ( on the Scottish Borders) on 9 August 2003. And the maximum sunshine duration in a month: 329 hours at Tiree (Argyll...
