Gordon Holmes and the Loch Ness

The Welsh have always been jealous of the Scots - and are continuously trying to steal any Scottish thunder, however pathetically small the original noise may have been. This latest news story to make it to the bored back pages of the national papers is no different from the normal ‘Hey, look at me!’ ploys from that rather boring bit of British countryside. It may just be a little bit more pathetic than most other attempts, if not by all that much. First though, you all know what Welsh... Read Full Story

That's me, lounging around the castle last evening. I've showed you pictures of my house before, right? It was snowing outrageously all day, so I generously let most of the staff go home early. (After all the pots had been scrubbed, of course:) My chief and most loyal serf, JJ, stayed behind to take photos: But the snow has finally stopped! It is rather pretty, I must confess. Apparently we had some visitors last evening... Hey wait... I thought all the birds had flown south by now... Read Full Story

One day a young couple was visiting Scotland. While stopping in a local pub, they saw a picture of the Loch Ness Monster on the wall. When the girls turned to her boyfriend and asked if it were true, an older chap began to tell this story.... It's 1942 and Angus MacMorrow (Alex Etel) remembers the time he spent with his father. The year before, his father was called off to war and killed and Angus has a hard time coming to grips with his not returning home. He spends hours in his fathers... Read Full Story

There have been a lot of movies lately that are aimed at children my daughter's age, which is 8. The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep is no exception. This is a mystical movie about a boy named Angus MacMorrow (Alex Etel) who finds an egg on the rocky beaches of Scotland during World War II. He hides the egg in his father's workshop and it eventually hatches. As the creature starts to grow, Angus has a difficult time keeping him hidden. We know this creature to be the Loch Ness monster... Read Full Story

If you're into this kinda thing then there's a new release on DVD about the legend of Nessy. The Waterhorse: Legend of the Deep DVD is out today and you wonder if this is what our very own Queens Park needs to draw in a few punters. Then again, with progress a tad slow over the last year you do wonder if there's already a beastie in there picking off the contractors! View the clip to earn the blog a few pennies... . Read Full Story