Rumour has it, or at least the sneaky blog they’ve set up has it, that the famously restless McDowalls are at this very minute planning to up sticks and move all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to Canada. I’ll admit that I’ve a sneaking admiration for their ambition, but also a small twinge of sadness that they’re planning to head off into the wild blue yonder.I’ve known Mr McDowall a long time, and for the first time in many years he seems rested and content with his new wife and their rascally wee cat.
I can’t say I’m surprised as John has long said that he believes Scotland to be dying a death and I must reluctantly agree with him that socially, politically, spiritually and industrially the country is slowly losing everything that once made her great. You know things are getting bad when a journalist from Malawi tours Glasgow and tells the press that Scotland should keep the aid money it’s sending to Africa and try to improve things here first.
So I’ll do my bit and tell you all that the McDowalls are trying to raise enough money to move by selling their cherished Hyundai Coupe for a knock-down price of £3,500.
Tell your friends and family to have a look.
Of course since the McDowall man is good enough to host this blog I’m going to have to start looking for alternative place to keep my witterings in the near future.