When it turns cold we want some ‘comfort food’ to eat. When we are confined to the house for most of the day then, whatever the weather, we fancy a little something to eat, to accompany our umpteenth cup of tea/coffee or glass of whatever. There are health implications for us: exercise is all very […]

Living with dementia, living with people with dementia, coping with people with dementia is hard at any time. During this time of lockdown it is even harder, whether the person who has it lives with you, or in their own home. Getting them to observe the guidelines, in addition to eating, taking medication etc can

A minute’s silence was observed this morning in memory of those, particularly in the Health Service, who have died from Covid-19 picked up through their service to others. We might also call to mind those who caught it but recovered, and those who were always afraid that they might catch it as a result of

Many folk remark on how friendly the lockdown has made complete strangers: a quick ‘hello’ can turn into a conversation, and you feel as if you’ve been friends for years…

Nature. There is a lot less traffic about, so we are more conscious of things like bird-song. It is also good weather so there is blossom on the trees, flowers are in bloom, and trees and bushes have those lovely ‘new green’ leaves. How many birds or insects can you spot from your window or

Hair. Most of us like to have our hair neat and tidy. For some a trip to get it cut is a necessary chore, for others having it ‘done’ is a social outing. At the moment, unless you have someone at home who is good with scissors or shaver, hair is just growing, and some

Church of Scotland in Dumbarton:Riverside Parish Church, St Andrew’s Parish Church, West Kirk During the coronavirus crisis many bereaved families are finding that the restrictions that are necessarily in place for funerals mean that they cannot arrange a funeral for their loved one as they would have wished (though undertakers are doing a great job

It is always easy to criticise what politicians here or abroad do or don’t do. If we are honest, no matter how good we are as ‘armchair experts’, we couldn’t do their jobs. Maybe they have made mistakes, maybe they should have done things differently – there will be a time for reviewing what was