The Sick Times
It was one of those soft gray days of spring 2022 when the Covid memorial first opened. Bright but not sunny, overcast but not miserable, the wind blowing blossoms amidst the avenues of trees. People lined up in Glasgow’s Pollok Country Park to walk, remember and grieve together.
The Modern House: The sanctuary of the modern bothy
A large glass window looks west to the Atlantic and the islands beyond. I sit at the table, surrounded by simple furnishings as the fire sings with a comforting crackle, heating water for a shower.
The Guardian: ‘The merry fellowship of bothies’
Park in the Linn of Dee carpark near Braemar and you can hike to two bothies. One path takes you through winding valleys into the heart of the Cairngorms to Corrour, built originally in 1877 and reconstructed in 1949.