Category Archives: Memories

GUEST BLOG: SALLY LAUGHLIN

Posted on March 22, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

Hi Folks: I have never had a guest blogger before, so I thought I would start with a good one! For those of you who have not yet discovered her, Sally Laughlin is from the USA. Her last book Fly … Continue reading →

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Tweed Memories

Posted on December 15, 2015 by malcolmarchibald

There can be fewer more fascinating things than a part-frozen river. The banks are solid with ice, thicker than a hand-span, gleaming silver, white and blue in the winter sun, and great chunks, sometimes six, seven, eight inches thick float … Continue reading →

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Lore and Lure of the River

Posted on October 26, 2015 by malcolmarchibald

It was Sir Walter Scott who made the Tweed famous, so that people in half the nations of the world learned about the beauty and lore of the Borders through his words. Yet by international standards the river is insignificant. … Continue reading →

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