Started early yesterday from Reykjavík after a great holiday weekend with a 4.30 trip to the airport and a blizzard. Few hours in Glasgow airport and ended the day in Malta - awakened to this view from the balcony of the hotel. Now firmly back in work mode … but warmer much warmer. 🇮🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇲🇹

Goodbye Iceland you were fabulous. Enroute to Malta. 🇲🇹

Today it was the church (from outside) and the Sky Lagoon - before some sight seeing - wonderful! Including #boatsoficeland

And there were geysers @annieasever.bsky.social but not the London variety

Iceland.Fascinating place.

I met Martin O’Neill and I was more than a little excited

Big congrats Angeliki! I know you will do a great job. I will be there for you whenever you need me.🤞🏻💪🏻

Well it’s a wee Genesis gig on BBC2 for me tonight @annieasever.bsky.social Currently enjoying ‘In The Cage’

Christmas cakes for 2025 starting to take shape. Love Christmas tat! Complete with a falling doon Scottish tree. 😂🎄

Signing off for Christmas and New Year. Sending best wishes to everyone. #hope and #love at the centre of our tree as usual. ❤️🎄

In Malta for work and privileged to be able to enjoy the beauty that is Valletta. Christmas greetings from Fairyland

End of over 11 fantastic years. Hugely grateful for all the kindness and good wishes I have received as I exit stage left. @aberlourcharity.bsky.social it has been an absolute privilege - thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve. Remember speak up and speak out for what is right and fair. ❤️🙏

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Annual event with the inimitable John Curtice telling us about how he is just about to dampen our political hopes with his analysis of trends up to 2026 Scottish elections. 🥴

Final outing representing @aberlourcharity.bsky.social as finalist in the IIP Platinum category as large employer of the year - with our Liz and Valerie ❤️❤️

Just finished watching the #kennydalglish docufilm….. there was me thinking I couldn’t admire him more than I already did… what a guy #hero

If you're just waking, it's been a good night for Democrats across the US, with voters rejecting Trump nationwide. 🎉 Mamdani's comfortable win in New York, on the highest turnout since 1969, provides further proof that you don't have to pander to the right to win. news.sky.com/story/zohran...

What was that someone mentioned about needing lighthouses in seas of chaos? Good morning #newyork 👏👏

Just passing through en route to Elgin for the start of my goodbyes

It’s been lovely to get to know Justina and to offer her a really comprehensive overview of all that is @aberlourcharity.bsky.social - I am sure under her leadership the organisation and the children and families it seeks to serve will continue to go from strength to strength. Good luck Justina. ❤️❤️

#Thanks @ross-greer.bsky.social for highlighting Aberlour's work to tackle public debt including council tax arrears that too often traps children and families in poverty and holds them there.

Good to hear @ross-greer.bsky.social focus on the issue of problem public debt and CTax arrears. @aberlourcharity.bsky.social evidence shows low income families are facing a public debt crisis. Reducing child poverty must mean tackling public debt. Reforming CTax recovery is a good place to start.

#ThankYou Kammi for completing a one day 75-hole golfing challenge ⛳ in aid of our Mother and Child Recovery House in Dundee. His amazing fundraiser raised an outstanding £1200 to support the mums and their babies living with us on their recovery journey 🌟

Our Young People's Voices Group, supported by Guardianship Scotland, had a wonderful trip to @parliament.scot yesterday. The group met with @nataliedon-innes.bsky.social to discuss issues important to them. They also managed to watch a live debate. #KeepThePromise @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social

Real impact, real change 🌟  And while we’re proud of how far we’ve come, we know the journey isn’t over. There’s still so much more to do - and we’re ready for what comes next 💪  Read more about our goals and values at aberlour.org.uk/about-us

Be there for a better Scotland! Join the march for all of us. #Edinburgh #25Oct #ScotlandDemandsBetter

Recently, a group of P7 pupils from Aberlour Primary School won the Moray Big Build Challenge with their fantastic model of the Aberlour clock tower 🏆  The boys did a brilliant job designing and building their clock tower – huge congratulations to them for winning the challenge!  #Aberlour150

Wee bit chilly in Aberlour this morning. Sun is out though so it’ll warm up soon enough!

Lovely to be back in Aberlour for my last formal visit to the village.

Very pleased to have joined @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social at celebrations to mark 150years of @aberlourcharity.bsky.social supporting children, young people and families in Scotland.

En route to London to hear Barack Obama. Looking forward to hearing his analysis of current world politics.

We stand in solidarity with people seeking safety and against acts of violence and intimidation taking place in parts of the country. Times are tough but people fleeing war and persecution are not to blame for Scotland’s problems. Everyone deserves to be safe and feel like they belong.

It was wonderful to be joined by @johnswinney.bsky.social, @kirstymcneill.bsky.social, our team, children, young people and their families and former residents of the Aberlour Orphanage. The event was a great opportunity to celebrate and commemorate our past. #Aberlour150

‘We have done so much but so much needs to be done.’ Last night we marked our 150th anniversary at a special event at the National Museum of Scotland. Read all about the event: https://www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/aberlour-marks-its-150th-anniversary #Aberlour150

#ThankYou to the First Minister, @johnswinney.bsky.social#ThankYou for kicking off our 150th anniversary event at the National Museum of Scotland tonight. Huge thanks to all our guests here to mark a century and a half of Aberlour supporting disadvantaged children and young people in Scotland. #Aberlour150

"Aberlour has been a beacon of light to so many for so long by helping to ensure the wellbeing of Scotland’s children." It was great to have UK Government Minister @kirstymcneill.bsky.social join our 150th anniversary event at the National Museum of Scotland. #Aberlour150 @ukgovscotland.bsky.social

Just back from watching Inter Alia at GFT as part of National Theatre Live - what a performance! Got back home to this long awaited delivery and looking forward to diving in @damianbarr.bsky.social

31 years ago St Peter’s in Partick. Happy anniversary Mr Kelly ❤️❤️

Had a lovely day celebrating 60 years. Can’t quite believe it’s 60 but heyho. Lovely dinner with Kevin and the girls at Cail Bruich tonight. Got very spoiled and lots to look forward to including an evening with @barackobama.bsky.social in London. He even made an appearance tonight

Garden alive with butterflies today

Our nephews John and Daniel John in their Grant tartan finery for family wedding

Boats of #balloch and #lochlomond

Another Barassie sunset

Beasties feasting and hydrangea showing off their magnificence

Enjoying the sun with my fellow gallivanter and beautiful nephew John ❤️

Watching #glastonbury with the BSL interpreters on is brilliant if somewhat risqué at times! 🕺💃

And 79 year old Neil Young was fab and on topic! Keep on Rocking in the Free World and Throw Your Hatred Down great finale. #glastonbury

Ezra Collective bringing out dozens of kids from the local youth clubs on drums, brass and dancing is absolutely the most joyous thing I've seen all weekend #Glastonbury

@ezracollective.bsky.social wow fabulous at #glastonbury Thanks for the shout out for youth workers and social workers 🙏🙏