S3E5 Lindsay Bruce talks family holidays, thin spaces and a Scottish Cup Final (Millport, Harris, Motherwell)

Welcome to Our Scotland, the podcast where we take 24 hours in Scotland, add in teleportation, time travel and anything else we please to conjure up the day of our dreams. 

My name is Alison Fraser and I love all things Scotland, the people, the food, the music and the places and my guests are people just like me.

In this episode I’m joined by Lindsay Bruce, a features and obituaries writer for the Press and Journal, one of Scotland's oldest newspapers. 

Lindsay is a mum of two and describes herself as an avid Irn-bru drinker and crazy dog lady. 

During the pandemic Lindsay was treated for cancer and it was after that she and her family moved to Scotland, it had been 20 years since she had last lived there.

Lindsay’s links:

Press & Journal author profile:  https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/author/lindsaybruce/

Just Such A Time https://www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Such-Time-Reconnecting-God-given/dp/1908393750

Lindsay’s story about her Papa’s letter to her Gran after the birth of her father

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/6495817/aberdeen-fathers-day-letter-makes-me-love-my-papa-more/

Places Lindsay took us:

 

Isle of Cumbrae: https://millport.org/ 

Harris: https://www.visitscotland.com/places-to-go/islands/lewis-harris 

Motherwell https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/motherwell-p237201

Motherwell FC https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/ 

Food and drink:

Chapman’s Pies: http://jameschapmanbutchers.co.uk/shops-hours/

Music:

The Proclaimers - Sunshine on Leith soundtrack https://open.spotify.com/album/7sfXW3fw4RHGldmx0HeLP8 

Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid https://open.spotify.com/track/1kBTjMOQcmrI5tW94GpdYG 

Celtic Christian music: https://open.spotify.com/album/6IRrCtHJN0Wf7Amb0WjS6N 

Scunnered: https://www.scotslanguage.com/articles/view/id/5115/type 

If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch. 

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