Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
It's St Valentine's Day - A perennial event celebrated by lovers, paying homage to the patron saint of 'Two M&S Meals for £20 (including prosecco)'. St Valentine, not to be mistaken for St Tinder, the recently canonised matchmaker who employs more contemporary courtship encouragement techniques. On entering my living room this morning I was greeted... Continue Reading →
It’s Halloween, or “A neet fir scraggsers and kets” as an elderly acquaintance bafflingly labels it. A night where ancient pagan liturgy meets with the contemporary ritual of sugar fuelled kids in scary costume. This evening in various parts of the globe, homes will ring to the annual sound of millions of doorbells and cries of ‘Trick... Continue Reading →