Out of a hap-penance, the Englishman and I have been in Scotland during this historic time when the country decided on its future.
We’d been invited for a weekend of fly fishing on the Scottish Borders (him on the river, me tucked up in the house by an open fire writing), so I decided to kill two birds by taking a week’s holiday and adding some time to do research for the sequel to The Englishman. The novel is partly set in Helensburgh, so I needed to ‘smell the air’ and get the sense of the place again. But we also decided to take a nostalgic look at Edinburgh, a city where we spent a very happy six weeks some 30 years ago.
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| A selfie outside our favourite Italian delicatessen in Edinburgh, Valvona & Crolla |
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| An Edinburgh household clearly supporting a ‘No’ vote. |
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| The Forth railway bridge in Queensferry was stunning. |
Politics aside, I feel privileged to have been here when the Scottish vote was cast and am – I have to admit – quite relieved about the result.
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| The Yes and No campaigners are almost indistinguishable in Helensburgh |
Hi Helena – lovely to see you both together … and good to read your notes on the campaign – and the political engagement .. I too am relieved …
Wonderful memories you'll have and those of years ago .. cheers Hilary
Hilary, it has been a wonderful holiday up here in Scotland – I will be sad to come back down South tomorrow!
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