I've given my website a few minor tweaks. Take a look and give me your thoughts.... www.ptps.co.uk

I've given my website a few minor tweaks. Take a look and give me your thoughts.... www.ptps.co.uk

I think politics generally has been debased by the dominance of tailoring everything to social media, which has reduced the ability of politicians to articulate and opportunity to share longer, more complex and nuanced arguments, which Carney did so brilliantly and concisely here.

Lovely light show on the promenade tonight!

Lovely light show on the promenade tonight!

So far, so good there. Impressed with Rohl. Hard to argue Armstrong wasn't interfering with play given where he was, but you do wonder whether it would have been given at the other end...

Lovely sub-zero walk to Lochan Mor today...

Good to see Fratton Park on the telly again. I had three happy years in Portsmouth in the mid-1980s and always enjoyed the matches there, especially the cup tie against Southampton!

If the Friedkins can't see we desperately need strikers right now, God help us.

Moyes had done a good job since he arrived, but he's had a shocking couple of weeks.

2026 Begins with Another Hideous Showing at Hill Dickinson Stadium: Happy New Year? It almost never is with Everton. Today's miserable defeat to Brentford was the eighth time the Blues have lost a fixture to start the year since 2017

Snow! Makes the 7am dog walk even more fun! #Bbbrrrrrrrrrr #WinterWonderland

Si Bheag, Si Mhor youtu.be/P3lN1GTzhd0

Fabulous performance from Moyes and the players there. A win with that team should be worth more than 3 points!

Braiden Graham off the bench to score the winner.

Si Bheag, Si Mhor youtu.be/P3lN1GTzhd0

Merry Christmas, with a work in progress.....🙂🙂

Merry Christmas, with a work in progress.....🙂🙂

Lovely ramble around Loch an Eilean, followed by a fresh air picnic on the banks of Loch Morlich...

Lovely ramble around Loch an Eilean, followed by a fresh air picnic on the banks of Loch Morlich...

I'm finding Premier League so monotonous and the tedium goes far beyond watching Everton. So many factors are eroding the essence of the game, from match-going fans paying to be inconvenienced to VAR and robotic football. Latest piece on Substack: ellbretland.substack.com/p/the-premie...

We brought Border Collie Bria home two years ago today...

We brought Border Collie Bria home two years ago today...

Great day for everyone involved with @stmirren.com , the club with the best-named fanzine ever. There's A Store Where The Creatures Meet. Get it?

Lovely walk around Loch Morlich, Britain's highest beach!

Haiku: After the Rain #Haiku #Photography #Music #BorderCollie #PaulOnHisBack tranature.com/2025/12/03/h...

Another good workmanlike win.

It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming, purgeball's coming home.... #PrayForPercy

All aboard your flight to Percy Island!

And there's your quiz question. 'Who was the only Premier League player sent off for clashing with a team-mate?'

Learning Unplugged #121 - Telling Stories An acoustic take on a tried and trusted storytelling technique. #LearningUnplugged #Stories #Sequence #Communication #Bouzouki youtu.be/2bgqxtCJANU?...

Learning Unplugged #121 - Telling Stories An acoustic take on a tried and trusted storytelling technique. #LearningUnplugged #Stories #Sequence #Communication #Bouzouki youtu.be/2bgqxtCJANU?...

Moyes has final say re recruitment. He has a very patchy record buying strikers. Barry doesn't look to be an exception. And he's showing a marked reluctance to play Dibling. All very odd.

One benefit of having a bit of a health episode is that it gets you looking at how you live. Diet, exercise, & relaxation are far more important to me than before. The end of the working day brought a good walk on the prom, 7km on my bike & me cooking fresh hake, puy lentils, peppers & mushrooms.

One benefit of having a bit of a health episode is that it gets you looking at how you live. Diet, exercise, & relaxation are far more important to me than before. The end of the working day brought a good walk on the prom, 7km on my bike & me cooking fresh hake, puy lentils, peppers & mushrooms.

Time for a mindful morning at home...

Lovely weekend in and around Dunkeld...

Time for a mindful morning at home...

Lovely weekend in and around Dunkeld...

Ndaiye all over their back four, nothing in front of him.

Nice walk at Loch an Eilean today.

Back from a lovely week on the Aberdeenshire coast...

And here's the Northern Lights, from the beach at Sandend last week. Enjoy!

And here's the Northern Lights, from the beach at Sandend last week. Enjoy!

Never in doubt!

Out of jail there🙂

Back from a lovely week on the Aberdeenshire coast...