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My adventures with walking, backpacking, running (hobbling?), cycling, amateur radio, traditional folk music and song...and loads of other stuff.
I tried to load a video of Dog Falls on my last posting but Open Live Writer wasn't playing – I couldn't even edit that posting.
I tried to embed the video but gave up….for now.
No room at the inn – the Kintail Lodge bunkhouse was fully booked so I put my tent up by the sea shore in front of the hotel. The weather was so wonderfully warm, hot even, that I sunbathed for over an hour, reading the newspaper and listened to wonderful Radio 4 on the radio-type wireless. The alternative was to go into the pub and drink dirty beer.
Denis was travelling up on the late bus due in at around 8pm, leaving me plenty of time to eat, grab a fast pint and catch up with other Challengers. It was particularly good to see Russ Mannion, LegEnd and true gentleman.
An after-hours mess around with the camera & tripod, taken around midnight:
At 9am prompt, we left Shiel Bridge at around 10am in the good company of Tim from Little Lever near Bolton.
Looking back to the west. Part of a convoy carrying enormously long rotor-blades for one of Scotland's many windfarms. It's only when you see these blades close-up that you realise just big the actually are.
Denis, Tim & Doctor Oliver
A few minutes after gawping at the ginormous rotor blades and our little party was heading gently eastwards, we came across Doctor Oliver - walking WEST, towards the coast. This would have probably around 10.15am.
Doctor Oliver was on the Challenge and had started from Dornie. Heaven knows how he got from Dornie to Shiel Bridge in that short time – especially considering the 9am start on the first day. Probably best not to ask.
Doctor Oliver was also doing the Cape Wrath Trail. Like I said, probably best not to ask.
Denis had done very little backpacking over the last couple of years so he wanted an easy route, hence the Shiel Bridge start. The Affric-Kintail trail was the most straightforward way of getting to Dromnadrochit on the western shore of Loch Ness, so that dictated our route.
Glen Licht House, a locked bothy in Gleann Lichd
Our first couple of miles was on tarmac, then Land Rover Track…then well-defined footpaths. Glen Lichd House (above) was our lunch stop. It has had some serious renovations carried out in recent times: new roof, lots of pointing etc. It was locked although there's a small lean-to shelter that offers emergency accommodation.
Crossing the waterfall at Allt Grannda
Denis is was streaking ahead, his snazzy trainers / trail shoes were doing the trick.
Alltbeithe SYHA seemed a sensible destination for the day, not for accommodation but for a nice place to pitch our tents for our first Challenge wild camp. We'd also be fairly sure of meeting more Challengers at the hostel.
We were made very welcome by the hostel's warden, Hanna. Hanna plied us with tea and wonderful lentil soup served with her own gorgeous bread rolls. So gorgeous were these bread rolls that I asked Hanna for the recipe. Danes are famous for their breads, I'm sure the recipe will work for me.
A jovial evening in the hostel followed, lots of telling of tales & jokes, pleasant conversation and remembering old friends – some of who are sadly no longer with us.
The night was very cold – our tents were ice-covered by 10.30pm. I was glad of my warm clothing.
Next morning, after a decent breakfast of porridge with dried fruit, we bade our farewells to the gathered Challengers and to Hanna, our host.
Challengers preparing to leave Alltbeithe SYHA. Hanna, the warden, is 2nd L.
Denis & Tim
Denis promised a good pitch for the next night, a grassy glade around Affric Lodge. Well it was a grassy glade a few years ago, now it was a lumpy and unwelcoming patch of ground, quite unsuitable for camping. A couple of miles further on, on the north side of Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin at NN215241, the site below presented itself:
It was a brilliant pitch, dry, (fairly!) flat, and with a supply of clean water – nothing not to like. Tim's mate (Andy?) had been ticking off some tops, he joined us around 8pm – quite knackered.
Tim was using a small pack, 38 litres maybe. Amongst other things, he was carrying half a dozen eggs and a bag of onions. Oh, and around 500ml of whisky….which he and Denis proceeded to demolish during the evening. Both Tim and Denis slept quite well that night.
Next morning we set off for Cannich, an easy walk on minor roads. We trundled along merrily, passing the spectacular Dog Falls. I'd seen Dog Falls on the map but had always missed it, simply because of it's location. I'd been missing a treat, the spectacle of all that water crashing down was breath-taking. I tried to post a video here without success…so here's a photograph instead:
The pitch for the night was Cannich Campsite, one we'd used on previous Challenges. It offers everything a Challenger needs: a sheltered location, decent showers, laundry facilities, an on-site cafe, and the Slaters Arms around the corner.
L > R: Alan S, Denis, Phil, Croydon, Gerry (hidden behind Croydon) and Rob, after dinner and lots of lovely Cairngorm Trade Winds
Next morning, after a breakfast in the tent followed by a breakfast in the camp-site cafe (a chap needs a couple of breakfasts somethimes) we once again resumed our eastward course.
I've twice tried to pick up the Land Rover Track that runs between Cannich and Drumnadrochit, I failed miserably on both occassions. This was because I tried to find the track by going to Bearnock first – a BIG mistake. This time Denis and I just followed the Affric – Kintail Trail footpath signs. We found the track, it was just so easy.
Entering Drum
An ice-cream stop was called – given the hot weather this was a good call. We'd just received a text message from Gordon the Boat. Although we'd been booked onto the 5pm crossing of Loch Ness, Gordon wanted us to cross at 4pm. This entailed arriving at Temple Pier at 3.45pm. This was going to be a real rush, especially as we needed to buy supplies in Drum. We'd also promised ourselves a quick pint – but clearly that wasn't going to happen now.
We raced into town, bought what supplies we could, and legged it to the pier, arriving just after 3.45pm. We were a bit miffed to find that we had to wait until 4.55pm for our crossing. Gordon the Boat had asked everyone to go early, instead of a 4pm sailing he went at 3.30pm. Oh well.
Crossing Loch Ness
Urquhart Castle from Gordon's boat.
Gordon's boat is fitted with all manner of electrickery – GPS, echo-sounder / sonar, all to seek out the illusive Nessie. This, I think, conclusively proves that there's something strange going on in Loch Ness:
Camping at Ault na' Goire has become something of a tradition. Alex & Janet Sutherland have been looking after Challengers for a good few years now, allowing them to camp in there rather extensive 'back garden' and even feeding them. What stars!
A very pleasant evening followed – lots of good conversation, laughs, and enormous helpings of Janet's dinner. And pudding. And there may have been a few beers damaged in the course of the proceedings.
At (one of) the Sutherland's dinner tables: L > R: Rob, Croydon, Chris, Mick (why's he always smiling?) and, er,….I've forgotten his name. Whoops.
….and at the other dinner table
One of Alex's garden sheds
An enormous breakfast provided by Janet slowed our departure even more than usual. It was good that we had a generally easy day ahead.
Denis & Janet….she's the one on the Right
Bidding a fond farewell to Janet (Alex had already left to cut peat with his mate Gordon, not that Gordon, a different Gordon) we hit the unforgiving tarmac that would take us to Dunmagass Mains where Gayle & Colin were waiting to provide us with yet more refreshment.
We were still enjoying dry and sunny weather, something of a record for me in Scotland. The record broke as we approached Colin. I had moments to drop my pack and wrap it in it's waterproof cover befor the heavens opened. Luckily they only opened a bit. By the time Colin & Gayle had lavished tea and cake on us the rain had eased considerably.
Donning waterproofs was unavoidable now. We were about to climb up into the Mighty Monadliath and search out Glen Mazeran and our camp spot for the night – the weather could do anything, it was certainly much colder now.
A second lunch was called for at the rebuilt shooting hut at the end of the LRT that follows Allt Mor. We probably stayed for about an hour, enough time to make hot drinks and warming soup. And in my case, a cheese butty too.
The rebuilt shooting hut
Referring back the the video clip earlier in this post, I spotted this skeleton, no doubt preserved for centuries in the peat that's so common in the area.
Surely this is yet more conclusive evidence of the existence of Nessie, for here were the remains of what is surely a baby Nessie that roamed the high ground above Loch Ness before it had the chance to get to the water. Sad innit?
The top of Glen Mazeran
We'd considered camping fairly high but suitable spots were few and far between. We ended up descending a fair way before we came upon a lovely flat grassy spot adjacent to the LRT. A stream flowed close by, we needed nothing more.
Our pitch in Glen Mazeran, Denis rehydrating with Irn Bru.
The view from my tent
A warm night followed and we both slept well, Denis because of his Irn Bru, me because of a mug of hot chocolate. I know how to live.
A slightly earlier start today. We were up and away by around 9.30am, but not before we had a long chat with the lady shepherd who was patrolling the area in her Land Rover. We'd left no trace of course, consequently we felt quite good that we were demonstrating responsible wild camping to this guardian of the glen.
Off we jolly well went, down to Glen Mazeran Lodge. Challengers are asked to avoid passing in front of the Lodge itself so as not to intrude on the privacy of it's residents. Not unreasonable of course…..but we made a complete and utter cods of avoiding the building, succeeding in marching right past its grand front. Fortunately there was nobody at home. Actually, whenever I've passed the Lodge (previously passing by the rear) there never been anyone at home.
By taking the track we did, the wrong track, we ended up at a locked gate. Good eh? We managed to scale the gate before anyone spotted us – not that were are many folk around to spot us. Following the River Findhorn for a couple of km we then turned south to climb yet again, this time to the top of Carn Dubh, but not before another tea stop and a bite to eat were called for at the Wendy House on the way to the top.
Outside the Wendy Hut
Denis was convinced of the ease of which we'd find our way to Red Bothy. I wasn't. I was right. The climb to the top was straightforward enough, the difficult bit was to navigate our way to the LRT that would lead us to the bothy. Thick mist made the job more difficult. We aimed for a watercourse which would (should?) take us in the right direction. Eventually we located the watercourse which Denis followed whilst I tried to locate the LRT.
We got separated. Oh dear. The mist got thicker. Oh dear, dear. I was happy in that I'd told Denis to stick to the watercouse – it would deliver him to the bothy. I found the track…..but couldn't find Denis.
Oh dear, dear, dear.
Anyroadup, there's another Wendy House on the LRT. When I got there I dropped my kit and set off down the river that I KNEW Denis would be following…..except that he wasn't. As it happened he'd located the track and was following it. Alls well….etc.
We arrived at Red Bothy at just before 7pm. The were a few folk in the bothy and a few tents pitched in the area – all Challengers I assumed.
Denis was going to camp by the bothy whilst I headed up the Burma Road to Aviemore, arriving at 10pm, a bit tired, hungry and thirsty. A fast (and very good) chicken tikka in Aviemore's Royal Indian Restaurant sorted the hunger thing. A pint of Deuchars in the Bridge Inn sorted the thirst thing out. A bed in the Bridge Inn bunkhouse sorted the tiredness thing out. Sorted.
A good night's sleep followed.
And then I went home.
Mary, Denis's wonderful wife, (both stars of the small screen) delivered us to the end of the Pipe Track, a pleasant route that follows the pipeline that feeds Glasgow with it's supply of H2O from Loch Katrine.
The pub jukebox was playing 'Hey Jude'. We craved cold lager, we'd already walked over 50 yards and we were both determined to remain hydrated throughout the walk to come.
We'd earlier had a brief chat with J.D. who just happened to be toddling off to buy his daily newspaper – and maybe a bottle of milk. Or something. He takes hydration seriously too. Obviously.
Then we walked, laughed, chatted, laughed some more…and then we found a distillery. We'd been forbidden from entering but Denis, clearly a closet Boy Scout, was suitably prepared.
An anonymous <koff> Challenger in familiar surroundings
Continuing north we came to a pub. Well it could be considered rude not to…..
Denis chatting with John, another sometime TGO Challenger. I met up with John on last year's Challenge whilst walking with Beryl on a cold and snowy Lochnagar. John goes ultra-lightweight: his waterproof gloves were Marigolds and his waterproof leg-protection was a sort of skirt made from Sil-Nylon. It worked for him!
One for AlanR
Hissing Sid
Balmaha, gateway to Loch Lomond (apologies to the late, great Peter Sellers)
We walked as far as Drymen where there was a pub. Denis's daughter came to meet us and drive us back to Denis's house – where Mary had prepared a wonderful meal. After a gallon of tea and a damned good chinwag and more laughs it was time for bed. My hosts couldn't have done more to make me feel at home – my very grateful thanks!
Next morning Mary delivered us back to Drymen where we continued our foray northwards. The pubs were still shut so we just started walking….and recalling our Challenge memories and laughs.
AlanR recently wrote on his blog 'The good thing about the Challenge is the assistance you get from other challengers'. I think he hit the nail on the head. There's far more to it of course, but assistance is freely given to those in trouble with no expectation of reward – it's what happens in the hills of course. The ample reward is the knowledge that you've done good.
Denis (with his Irn Bru) at Sallochy Campsite
Sallochy Campsite is run by Forestry Commission Scotland. At a fiver a night it's a good deal. Although there's not a shower block, the composting toilet is, er, convenient, and clean water is available.
Evidence of the area's volcanic past
Brilliant pitch at NN325162, overlooking Loch Lomond
Feral goats
The Cenotaph, Crianlarich
River Fillan
St Fillan Priory Burial Ground, and Kirkton Farm. Ben More (?) in the background
River Ba
Cooling my overheated feet in the River Ba
Bridge over the River Ba, NN277483
I'd previously received a text message from Gayle asking if I was going to be at Kingshouse – which I was. This was A Good Thing, Mick, Gayle and Colin were also planning to be there. I was delighted to be invited for dinner in Colin. Gayle had conjoured up a rather fine Shepherd's Pie. It was a bit nice. After dinner we wandered over to the much-maligned Kingshouse (I've always experienced good ale and pleasant staff on my previous visits) where quantities of beer (TT Landlord seeing as you asked) may have been consumed.
Before bed I had a mess around with my camera, set on a mini tripod:
Buachaille Etive Mor at 11.30pm
Kingshouse by night
The following morning Mick & Gayle again invited into Colin's interior – to enjoy an egg & bacon butty washed down withe finest Yorkshire Tea. Thanks for your kindness - I could get used to this!
Clach Leathad (?) from Kingshouse
The view from Colin's side window
Colin, and if you look carefully you may spot Mick & Gayle lurking in the shade
Pass of Glencoe….Scotchland's answer to High Cup Nick
En route to Kinlochleven
Arriving in Kinlochleven I toyed with the idea of booking into the bunkhouse – it was blisteringly hot and I was in dire need of a shower. It was also a bit early. After a Co-op lunch of cheese butty, carrot cake and a bottle of something refreshing (non-alcoholic) I decided to press on a bit further.
The LRT running WNW from Kinlochleven passes some superb wild camping spots, I settled on this one:
Perfect pitch just south of Stob Ban
I was able to strip off and have a really good wash down – I hate feeling sticky and mucky when climbing into my sleeping bag. It's so much nicer feeling clean(ish) and smelling sweet(er).
My new toy, a Caldera Cone
My only reservation with the Caldera Cone was that they're designed for specific pans – in my case an 850ml MRS Titan. I frequently need to give my rehydrating meals a bit of a nudge (bringing them back to the boil to speed the rehydration process). This shows my MSR pan sitting in the Caldera Cone 'unlocked'. It worked well although it's as well to keep an eye on it's stability – just in case. I'm happy with this arrangement.
Identification challenge for AlanR
Ruin at Tigh-na-sleubhaich
Debris left behind after the forestry had been chopped down and carted off. Worramess.
So that was it, well the first bit of this section anyway. It had been good fun, Denis & Mary were tremendously good fun and wonderful hosts. The weather had been glorious, a bit too glorious sometimes – I frequently had to sit out the hottest part of the days, starting early to avoid the heat and high UV levels.
Pubs on the route were noticably expensive – certainly pricier than other pubs on LDPs that I've walked. If you're interested I suggest that you check out The Rowardennan Hotel and the Bridge of Orchy Hotel and it's bunkhouse on TripAdvisor, I wish I had.
The End…..of this bit.
Although I should add that I spent the night in Fort Bill's Bank Street Lodge, an excellent bunkhouse / hostel. I ended up sharing a room with TGO Challenger Keith Leonard (Grandad). He was doing the Challenge with Charles who was also staying at the hostel.
We ate in Fort Bill's Wetherspoon's pub, The Great Glen. Unusually for Wetherspoons, the food was awful. The beer was excellent though.
We decided to give the place another chance for breakfast the next morning. No change – the food was still awful.
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The well-acted and well-meaning mental illness drama "Touched with Fire" (opening in select cities nationwide Feb. 19) earnestly, desperately wants to be a revelatory insight into bipolar disorder. While this work aims for the profound, it ultimately has more in common with a made-for-TV movie than a serious work of cinematic drama.
In short: Two struggling poets with bipolar disorder (Katie Holmes and Luke Kirby) begin a whirlwind romance — a relationship strained by their mutual rejection to take medication and their embrace of the highs and lows of their illness. (watch the trailer)
"Touched" fluctuates between being a movie the frustrates and mesmerizes. It is very clear writer-director Paul Dalio created a film that takes the audiences on the whiplash-inducing ride of the incredible highs and dangerous lows of bipolar disorder.
To that end, casting Holmes and Kirby was Dalio's best filmmaking decision – these two actors completely throw themselves into the chaotic characters who are clearly perfect for each other but tragically wrong for one another. The performances from Holmes and Kirby are the strength of "Touched." Their frenetic chemistry forms the essential tumultuous energy for the two poets to ride. Their nuanced handling of such big characters keeps the troubled poets from becoming insulting caricatures of mental illness — these are two passionate people in the depths of their disease.
"Touched with Fire" works when it allows its characters to exist in the sheer whirlwind of bipolar disorder. Sadly, this film also tends toward the preachy and melodramatic all too often — and to make matters worse, this is not a well structured narrative drama. This movie blindly and simply plows from one bit of melodrama to the next – often without setting up the next plot point or often leaving too many loose ends unresolved. Dalio shoved these two characters into the framework of a three-act narrative — but one that is edited with a meat cleaver.
Instead of being an interesting character portrait of people living with bipolar disorder, "Touched" is a ham-handed narrative that shoves its two lead characters from one plot point to the next requisite plot point. Sometimes character actions are met with brutal consequences (such as one of the characters abandoning a job) but other times, huge character actions (such as attempted suicide or driving a car into a river) are met with almost zero consequences. It's this type of fundamental inconsistency of storytelling that makes "Touched with Fire" a frustrating viewing. The choppy, frayed editing only further exposes just how poorly assembled and executed this film is.
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Final verdict: A pair of impressive performances are wasted in this formulaic and oppressively preachy work. Although it effectively forces the audience to experience the mesmerizing/crippling highs and lows, this is simply not a well executed piece of filmmaking.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
12/13/11 - Christmas Cards & SO
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Thanks for the great Christmas card,really nice,you do good work or play,LOL. You sound to be in good spirits,Merry Christmas to you and your's.ReplyDelete
Awwwwwwwwwwwww.........Thank You!! I would take that brown boy off your hands!ReplyDelete
@ JB - you are welcome! Thanks too for the compliment. I enjoy doing this stuff but you never know whether people actually enjoy looking at it. LOL. Yes, am in good spirits. Wish there were more hours in the day. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. :)ReplyDelete
@ BlackSheep - Your awwwwwww made me awwwwww! :) That boy is actually a she and she is a looker isn't she? Love her so much. Her name is Nonni and she is a registered Rhodesian Ridgeback. Just as smart and sweet as she is gorgeous. I have amazing animules - all 3. Am very blessed. Will catch up on your blog to see how you're doing.ReplyDelete
Have you given up on your blog? Nothing to say anymore?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 21, 2011 at 12:20 PM
HEy haven't heard from you in a while. Missing the mission status updates. Merry Christmas! LRReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 21, 2011 at 12:26 PM
ps: love the card you posted. Give all the animules a hug for me and you too. LRReplyDelete
@ BlackSheep - no, haven't given up & still have plenty to say. LOL. I know it's not good to have a blog & not keep it up. Am actually fixin2 (<-- great TX word) blog about that. Stay tuned. And thank you very much for staying after me and checking in. It means a lot to me. Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
@ Anon, LR - am missing giving the statuses (<-- is that even a word? LOL). Glad you liked the card. Will post another here shortly. Merry Christmas 2u2! HugZ!ReplyDelete


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Police were called at 7.45am yesterday morning (Tuesday 9th May) after three teens threatened a 21 year old man with a knife before stealing his cycle in Balmoral Road, Bartley Green.
The trio made off in a stolen people carrier and were detained by police in nearby Kyles Way.
Kyran Williams, 18 from Erdington and Jordain Masidi, 19 from Long Nuke Road in Northfield were charged with robbery, possessing an offensive weapon and taking a vehicle without consent, along with a 14 year old lad from Northfield who can not be named for legal reasons.
Williams and the 14 year old have been remanded in prison while Masidi has been bailed on a strict electronically-monitored curfew. All are due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 24th May.
Parkside shooting arrests
Williams has also been arrested in relation to the shooting in Parkside, Woodgate on April 30th, where a man received a gunshot wound to his arm. He has been bailed on that matter while police enquiries continue.
A 20 year old man from Bartley Green was arrested on 3rd May in relation to the Parkside shooting and has been questioned by police. He has since been charged with 8 counts of burglary and remains in prison custody as enquiries into the shooting continue.
Video footage arrests
Besides these arrests, five other South Birmingham teens – aged 16 and 17 – have been arrested an interviewed by police in relation to online video footage which appears to glorify gang violence. The video contains threats to rival gangs as well as references to specific violent incidents.
The five have been questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. They have been released on bail, with strict conditions, and are due back in for further questioning in July.
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West Midlands Police Organised Crime & Gangs Unit are tackling a series of incidents South Birmingham.
Chief Inspector Nick Dale said those responsible can expect a knock at the door from his officers. He said: "There has been a series of high-profile incidents in the area and members of the community are telling us they're worried. It is unacceptable that people are being made to feel fearful in their communities…we understand those concerns and have taken action."
CI Dale reassured that patrols have been increased and enquiries are underway to identify people linked to the gangs.
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1/2 teaspoon salt
1 16 ounce jar of mixed olives in water with pits
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Merry Christmas from a bus driver on a field trip to Onekahakaha Beach Park in Keaukaha (Hilo) on the Big Island. No snow except on the mountaintops..
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The George Washington Manuscript
Imagine reading a document written in George Washington's own hand, describing the scene of battle, fought right where you are standing. As you look around, you can see and feel the story unfold before your eyes. History comes to life.
A coalition of French and Indian War sites in southwestern Pennsylvania has acquired an 11-page manuscript, all written in George Washington's hand in 1786, in which he describes his early military career, including a vivid account of the catastrophic defeat of General Braddock on the 1755 Fort Duquesne expedition. The acquisition of this extraordinary document will ensure that it forever remains part of the southwestern Pennsylvania story, and that you too can experience the power of his words.
The manuscript is owned by Fort Ligonier, where an entire exhibit is on permanent display and you can view a facsimile. The original manuscript is put on view on occasion – contact Fort Ligonier for an exhibition schedule.
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What is Wishart Connections?
Wishart Connections has been created as a mouthpiece for Wisharts around the world to tell their family stories and also read about the lives of others who have, until now, been largely forgotten in time.
Are Wisharts Involved With Running the Site?
Yes, Scott Wishart, who built the site, has fostered an ever growing interest in the surname for some years. His curiosity was sparked in early 2001 when he made an enquiry to the late Jack Wishart about his family tree and within weeks found he had living relatives he never knew about, and new found knowledge of Wishart ancestors stretching back to the late eighteenth century. In more recent years his interest has spread beyond his own family and he has amassed a substantial collection of articles about Wisharts from books, magazines and newspapers. He will be regularly posting transcriptions of these on the site with the addition of other biographical details sourced from official records and various other documents. In September 2015 our family genealogist, Jack Wishart, died suddenly in Edinburgh. He was the first point of contact for the majority of Wisharts interested in their family trees for almost four decades, and following his death Scott will be continuing his work once Jack's archive has been sorted and catalogued. If you have any family tree enquiries in the meantime please fill out our contact form and Scott will attempt to assist you with the information he already has at his disposal. Jean Wilson (neé Wishart) is to be credited for naming the site and for conceiving much of its structure.
What Can I Do?
We would love to hear the stories of your Wishart ancestors, whether they be a short anecdote, poignant letter, photograph or anything you think would be interesting to the wider Wishart community.
How Can I Submit?
You can either email your information or fill out our online form.
I Have Photographs…..
If you have any photographs of anyone named Wishart we'd love to include them on this site. Submission can be either via email or through our Flickr Wishart Connections group. It's easy to join the group once registered with Flickr and please do not hesitate to write as much, or as little as you like about each photograph.
I am Interested in my Family Tree
Please contact Scott Wishart through our contact form. Prior to his sudden death, Jack Wishart had catalogued over 22,500 Wishart names on his database and had organised most of them into over one hundred and fifty-five family trees. These are in the process of being moved into Scott's care.
My Ancestor Fought in World War One
In 2010 Scott Wishart began a four year project to document and write biographies of all the men and women bearing the Wishart surname who served overseas during the Great War. The results of his ongoing research are constantly being published and updated on his 'Wishart Great War' website.
I am Interested in Wishart Tartan
To read more about the development and design of the Wishart tartan please visit Dr. David Wishart's 'Wishart Society' website.
I Used to Know Someone Called Wishart, Can You Help Me Find Them?
Unfortunately that is beyond the remit of this site and better suited to specialist people tracing companies such as missingyou.net
Is There a Wishart DNA Project?
Yes, please see the project page on this website.


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Saturday, April 9, 2011
Out of Sight - Taiwan Student Animation
This was done by three students graduated from the National Taiwan University of Arts as their graduation project. It's simple, sweet, original and imaginative. And the simple charming soundtrack just adds to the effect. Enjoy!
Monday, March 28, 2011
World's Tallest Man-made Waterfall
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Batman and His Car
Character design practise using Batman and his Batmobile. Batman and his car are, of course, property of DC comics. The aim of this practise is an exercise in creating a strong unique design for a character, particularly focusing on the use of shapes and contrast (in size, shape and lines). This piece of work has some influences from Nico Marlet, the extremely talented character designer for Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Bee Movie, etc. He loves using red pencil and ink/markers over them. The Art of Kung Fu Panda is filled with Nico's sketches (and there are tons of them!) and worth every dollar.
I love how the Batmobile is so small and it forces Batman to tuck in his knees in order to get in. Reminds me of bumper cars!
Drawn in Col-Erase red pencil and inked with a felt-tip calligraphy brush pen.
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
Thought of You
Once in a while I post something on this blog other than my work. Here is a phenomenal piece of 2D animation by Ryan Woodward that is pure magic.
More information here, including the "Making of": http://conteanimated.com/the-animation/
More information here, including the "Making of": http://conteanimated.com/the-animation/
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Community gives students a hand with KC Scholars
By 2020, two out of three jobs will require more than a high school diploma. In Kansas City, there aren't nearly enough high school graduates entering college and completing their degree to keep up with this job demand.
Since KC Scholars launched on Sept. 28, 2016, it has served as an example of how community members came together to address the problem that too few low- and modest-income and minority students have access to and earn a college degree. As it turns one year old, KC Scholars is making progress toward its stated goals — providing life-changing opportunity for a college education to thousands while increasing our region's postsecondary attainment rates, growing the workforce pipeline, and subsequently improving the economy.
Incubated at the Kauffman Foundation and with support from hundreds of agencies, community members, and academic and professional volunteers, KC Scholars was developed to increase postsecondary attainment in Kansas and Missouri, specifically serving Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas and Cass, Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties in Missouri.
KC Scholars provides scholarships, financial incentives to promote college savings and support services to low- and modest-income students and adults to complete a college education. Ultimately, the program provides the opportunity for Kansas City students and adult learners to remain in the region, complete college and one day contribute to the local workforce and economy. And it does so in transformational ways.
In May 2017, having launched just nine months prior, the first award cycle took place, granting scholarships to 635 ninth graders, 11th graders, and adults with some college but no degree. Scholarships will be awarded annually during a January-March application cycle.
Within this first group of scholarship recipients, 75 percent will be the first in their family to complete college, and 76 percent are people of color. In addition, every awardee is considered low- or modest-income.
Recipients will be able to use their scholarships at one of 17 colleges and universities, most of which are in the Kansas City region. There are already several adult learners putting their scholarships to work, two of whom will graduate this coming December.
KC Scholars is an example of how a community can come together to send students to college and create a return on investment for our region, but it takes continued community support for a program like this to thrive.
Just as this community came together to create and launch KC Scholars, we urge the community to visit kcscholars.org to learn more about the program. And you can help celebrate KC Scholars' first birthday by spreading the word and encouraging an eligible applicant to apply in 2018.
Once fully scaled, KC Scholars will have 2,000 students in the program each year. However, for this community-driven initiative to continue forever, it falls on us — all of us — to get involved.
Beth Tankersley-Bankhead is executive director of KC Scholars.


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The history of rice cultivation stretches further back than most crops — some research suggests that it was first domesticated as many as 13,500 years ago. Yet it wasn't really until the health food movement of the 1960s and 1970s that brown rice even registered on most Americans' radars. In fact, it still hasn't totally shed that hippie-dippy image, always the underdog to the white rice that holds sway in everything from sushi to jambalaya.
Brown rice's healthful reputation can be traced to the fact that it does indeed have more nutrients. Brown and white rice both start out from the same material: grains encased in a protective husk. After harvest, they both go through a milling process to reveal the brown rice beneath, which has an outer coating called the bran and a little opaque nugget known as the germ. This bran is rich in fiber while the germ is loaded with B vitamins and minerals like magnesium, zinc, and iron.
That bran layer doesn't just give brown rice its signature earthy taste, but also affects how it cooks. Because the fiber in bran acts as a sort of protective barrier, it makes it difficult for moisture to pass through and get absorbed by the grain.
White rice doesn't have the bran—it goes a step further and is "polished," shedding the bran and the germ, leaving only the starchy endosperm, which doesn't offer much nutrition-wise besides calories and carbohydrates. Stripped of the bran, the bare endosperm can soak up water easily, which is why white rice becomes tender and cooks much faster. If you look at our basic recipes for brown and white rice, for example, you'll notice that white only takes about 15 minutes to cook, while brown takes up to 50 minutes, despite using more or less the same method.
In any case, brown rice lovers can take solace in the fact that the grains are more than just new age-y health fodder — in Asia, for example, brown rice is used to make dishes like congee, or even mixed with other rices to create a variety of tastes and textures. And whether you go for brown or white, know that regardless, you're eating one of the oldest, most widely consumed grains enjoyed by humankind. Here are seven recipes to celebrate that fact:
Here's your go-to rice-cooking technique: By rinsing the grains before you cook them, you remove any excess starch, for an end product that's light and fluffy without being overly sticky and gluey. Get our Basic Steamed White Rice recipe.
Brown rice demands a bit more patience — it takes about an hour from start to finish — but the result is always worth the wait, with big flavor and lots of healthful nutrients to feel good about. Get our Basic Steamed Brown Rice recipe.
3. Rice Pilaf
Pilaf gets extra flavor from being simmered in broth. If you don't already, you should have a recipe like this in your back pocket — it's a trusty all-purpose side dish that goes with just about everything. Get our Rice Pilaf recipe.
4. Spanish Rice
Whether it's in burritos or alongside spicy favorites like chiles rellenos, a batch of Spanish rice is a no-fail way to round out a Mexican-inspired meal. Get our Spanish Rice recipe.
5. Gai Lan and Shiitake Stir Fried Brown Rice
Fried rice may be a greasy takeout staple, but that doesn't mean that you can't health it up. By using brown rice and leafy Chinese broccoli, it becomes a powerhouse in both the flavor and the nutrition departments. Get our Gai Lan and Shiitake Stir Fried Brown Rice recipe.
Part of the beauty of brown rice is that, like other whole grains, it is hardy enough to be mixed into larger recipes without turning to mush. In these veggie burgers, it adds heft and substance, aided by veggies and spices to produce a patty that actually is worth biting into. Get our Veggie Burger recipe.
Because white rice is pretty much all starch, it's your best pick for rice pudding—as it releases that starch into the milk it's simmered in, it gets increasingly creamy and thick, sticking to the back of your spoon just the way you want it to. Get our Basic Rice Pudding recipe.
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Most GDPR questions will be about your clients and how you interact with them and their data so we will also be offering a brief introduction to consumer law basics within in this Workshop.
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Faith FeaturesKaya OakesSeptember 20, 2017
The Rev. Carol Howard Merritt says that the image of a God who suffers with us can play a role in helping people recover.
Politics & Society FeaturesKaya OakesMarch 07, 2017
An old Jesuit parish in San Francisco took on a new mission to help its neighbors in need.
Politics & SocietyKaya OakesNovember 07, 2016
St. Columba began celebrating Black Catholic History Month and Kwanzaa alongside the regular events in the liturgical calendar.
Faith in FocusKaya OakesAugust 18, 2016
"What is unclear is how that role works when your godchild is a fully-formed adult."
Kaya OakesOctober 07, 2015
In the fall of 2013, gentrification arrived in my working-class North Oakland neighborhood. The rent ticked up month after month. Then one day, the landlord called to notify us he was putting the house on the market. Because of an influx of highly paid tech workers into the Bay Area, the house liste
Faith in FocusKaya OakesFebruary 17, 2015
I met the monk, before he was a monk, on Facebook. The message icon flickered to life when an actor we both know made the connection: two writers, two creative people, two weirdoes, two Catholics. Perhaps we'd like to get acquainted? The monk back then had a different name; let's call hi
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Midway through Richard Rodriguez's recent spiritual autobiography, Darling, the author offers Catholic readers a useful catechism: "I stay in the church because the church is more than its ignorance; the church gives me more than it denies me. I stay in the church because it is mine.&rdq
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Papaw's Country Baked Beans
We're from Tennessee where barbeque is summer time mainstay. Whither it's a bbq rub or sauce, there's nothing like smoking a side of meat on the grill for an outdoors weekend bit of fun. But my Dad's bbq beans were also a side dish during the winter too. I don't remember a single Thanksgiving dinner where a bowl of bbq beans next to the Turkey wasn't part of our table.
One cold and rainy fall day, my dad decided we were having a warm roast for dinner. And that meant making bbq beans. I don't remember how I got involved in fixing the meal, but this is how he taught me to make a country version of baked beans.
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Carpet Phlox collection x 12 plugs
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Carpet Phlox collection x 12 plugsThe perfect solution for colourful Spring groundcover, creeping hardy carpet Phlox is a low or no maintenace solution, that spreads evenly for lovely colourful Spring displays. Each plant will spread to 60cm (2ft) across, so plant them in drufts for a capet of colour, or dot around to fill gas and keep weeds at bay. Great in full sun spots, in rockeries, or mixed borders, just avoid very wet winter soil. You will get 3 plants each of the best 4 colours - white, red, pink striped and lilac blue.


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Hi there my lovely readers! I don't know whether you know it or not but the lovely Rochelle is holding a Sew For Victory 1940s sewalong over at her gorgeous blog Lucky Lucille. I'm really quite excited about this because the 1940s has to be one of my favourite decades of fashion but I haven't actually sewn many clothes from that era. So let the planning begin!
I decided to raid my stash for a possible pattern, because however much I'd love to go and buy a whole new selection of 1940s lovelies I think it would be better to use what I have first :) And lucky me, I found this little gem that I'd forgotten I even had!
Ever since completing my matching cape and skirt I have been dying to do some more tailoring, so this project will be just the ticket! I'm hoping that I will have the time to make both the long sleeved jacket and the skirt. I love the matching red look, however the plaid jacket with a solid colour skirt is really interesting too! I will definitely need research some suits of the 40s the get my inspiration in terms of colour and fabric.
What do you think of my chosen pattern? Do you have any suggestions as the the colour or print of fabric? And are you taking part in Sew For Victory too? I'd love to hear about your plans for what you'll be making!
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: email@example.com Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 12:23:31 -0400 The following is what I believe are the chords for Jimmy Buffett's "Fruitcakes". Artist: Jimmy Buffett Song:"Fruitcakes" Album:Fruitcakes C: 032010 D:000232 G: 320033 No Chord (Percussions instuments, slide guitar) You know, I was talkin' to my friend Desdomona the other day, she runs the space station/bake shop down near Boomtown, and she told me that human beings are flawed individuals. That the cosmic bakers took us out of the oven a little too early, and that's the reason we're as crazy as we are, an d I believe it. Take, for example, when you go to the movies these days, you know. They try to sell you this jumbo drink, eight extra ounces of watered down cherry Coke for an extra 25 cents. I don't want it. I don't want that much organization in my life. I don't want other people thinking for me. I want...my Junior Mints! Where did Junior Mints go in the movie? I don't want a 12-pound Nestle's crunch for 25 dollars! I want Junior Mints! We need more Fruitcakes in this world! Less bakers! We need peple that care! I'm mad as hell, and I don't wanna take it anymore! Chorus: C D G C D G Fruitcakes in the kitchen, fruitcakes on the street C D G C D G Struttin' naked through the crosswalk in the middle of the week C D G C D G Half-baked cookies in the oven, half baked people on the bus C D G C D G There's a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us Verse1: C D G C D G Paradise, lost and found. Paradise, take a look around C D G C D G I was out in California where I hear they have it all C D G C D G They got riots, fires, and mudslides. They got sushi in the mall C D G C D G Water bars and brontosaurs, Chinese modern lust C D G C D G Shake and bake life with the quake, the secret's in the crust To Chorus: Verse 2: Spoken: Speakin' of Fruitcakes, how 'bout the government? C D G C D G "We lost or martian rocketship", the high-paid sposkesman said C D G C D G Looks like that silly rocket ship has lost its cone-shaped head C D G C D G We spend 90 jillion dollars, tryin' a get a look at Mars C D G C D G I hear Universal laughter ringin' out among the stars Chorus: C D G C D G Fruitcakes in the Galaxy, Fruitcakes on the Earth C D G C D G Struttin' naked towards Eternity, we've been that way since birth C D G C D G Half-baked cookies in the oven, half-baked people on the bus C D G C D G There's a little bit of Fruitcake left in everyone of us The rest of the song obvuiosly continues in this pattern. It's not very complicated, but it's fun to play. See you in Margaritaville! Bill Schofield (and Caroline) email@example.com


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New York's Central Park is possibly in the symbolic man-made park in the world. There have been a few changes about this park until now. Yitan Sun and Jianshi Wu, word famous designers have recently suggested a new creative idea of what medication should be done with that symbolic park. A new incredibly concept has been offered by the winning design of eVolo's annual skyscraper competition to excavate the bedrock and build a 1000-feet tall reflecting glass wall around it. With this giant reflecting glass wall, the views inside the park will reach beyond physical boundaries that create an illusion of infinity.
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One of my litmus tests of an American-Italian restaurant is its Caesar--even though the salad was actually invented in Mexico (albeit by an Italian) and worked its way across the border without ever going overseas. Ten years ago you couldn't find a Caesar on most Italian menus here--much less in Italy--but today it's more common than spaghetti and meatballs.
That just shows how much Italian restaurants--in this country, at least--have changed over the past decade.
Today the mom-and-pop shops, the red-sauce joints that evoked The Godfather with their wicker-covered Chianti bottles and red-and-white-checked tablecloths, are nearly extinct. Once, every neighborhood had a spot where fusillades of Italian expressions poured from the kitchen when a waiter swung the door open, where a garlicky hostess would hug you and ask, "Did you get enough to eat?" Now those places are few and far between.
What's replaced them? A genre I think of as suburban Italian--even when the restaurant is located within city limits. A sub-Ital eatery is mom-and-pop gone upscale, a casual place that serves both red sauce and lamb shank, is reasonably priced and oozes neighborhood charm.
A sub-Ital chef is sometimes straight from Roma, but it's just as likely that he is a she (virtually unheard of in the old school) and is a Culinary Institute of America graduate. Sometimes there are tablecloths checkered in red and white, but the restaurant's designer calls it "vermillion and eggshell." And sometimes you can get a plate of spaghetti with meatballs; more often than not, however, you're looking at shelling out big bucks for penne with a sun-dried-tomato cream sauce. But first comes the Caesar. If it's creamy or tastes even vaguely of mayonnaise, I know the rest of the meal is going to stink.
My first bite of the exemplary Caesar at Bruno's Italian Bistro reminded me why this salad ($4.75, or $2 with an entree) became so popular in the first place: the gratifying textures of fresh, crisp romaine and croutons were redolent with a fair amount of garlic, a little salty, and a little sour and rich with one of the grana--the class of Italian hard cheeses such as Asiago, parmigiano-reggiano and lodigiano.
The meal that followed the Caesar proved that Bruno's is a true leader in the local sub-Ital scene, with a kitchen that turns out winning versions of old Italian standards without surrendering to yuppified silliness.
Bruno's is the latest in a series of ill-fated restaurants--remember Mostly Seafood? Gourmet Seafood? Marvin Gardens?--to occupy this plaza space at Evans and Monaco. Initially owned by the Masters, proprietors of the popular Mel's Bar and Grill in Cherry Creek, the cozy Bruno's is now under the watchful eye of Tom Mirabito, a former New Yorker, a CIA grad and the person most associated with the well-regarded but now-closed Cafe Milan.
"I started working in this crazy business when I was fourteen," says Mirabito. "I went to school, worked at the Four Seasons in Georgetown, created a line of frozen seafoods for a Seattle fish company. Here I've worked at the Quorum, Chateau Pyrenees, Falcone's. I've been around." And how: He also once owned a deli in Aurora named The American Hero and took a "sabbatical" after Cafe Milan to work part-time at Andolini's sports bar so he could spend more time with his kids.
Six weeks ago, though, he bought a majority of Bruno's from the Masters and settled in. Although he promoted the sous chef, Tom Liotta, to head chef and tweaked a few recipes, as well as adding several more to what had been a smallish roster, for the most part he's kept the staff and restaurant unchanged. "I'm going to do a little bit of fixing up the place," he says. "But, really, I like the dining room just fine."
So do I. A snug mix of old and new decorated with garlic braids and oversized bottles of port, warm walls painted a color halfway between olive and avocado, and Martha Stewartish touches--I can hear her saying, "If you have a few leftover flowerpots, fill them with uncooked pasta to create a lovely wall decoration"--Bruno's space is quintessential suburban Italian, even if it does technically fall within Denver. And the menu fits right into the sub-Ital category, with some classics tucked in among the new-wave.
For starters, there was that Caesar. The calamari Bruno we ordered as an appetizer ($5.25) on our first visit has since been elevated to entree status ($10.50)--a good move. The pliant rings of squid were awash in a sea of puttanesca, all garlic and capers with a hint of kalamatas and just enough spicy kick to make a quick hello but not hang around. Our other appetizer, the homemade mozzarella ($5.25), was tasty but will be even better once Mirabito removes (as he's promised to) the slices of crunchy, underripe tomatoes that detracted from the creamy, delicate cheese.
After those starters and the salad, the bland soup (which comes with the entrees unless you prefer a salad) was a disappointment. Billed as a squash soup, the ideal comfort food for fall, the liquid was more cream than anything else and had very little squash to offer.
The entrees, however, fairly screamed with flavor. The lasagna al forno ($10.95)--meaning "lasagna baked in the oven"--was virtually a cheesecake, with ricotta, mozzarella and grana cheeses layered with fennel sausage and just the right amount of marinara to create moisture. Still, the sausage was the main thing we tasted, which turned the dish into some hedonistic childhood fantasy: sausage, cheese and noodles. Who needs anything else? But that was before we tasted Harry's tagliatelle ($8.95), one of many famous dishes created at Harry's Bar in Venice. Although there may have been something in there besides cheese and butter--I did spot flecks of ham--they were buried in the mix of grana and mozzarella cheeses. Even the egg noodles had been covered with mozzarella before they were thrown under the broiler, where they unified until it became a battle to separate each forkful from the rest of the delicious mass. This was one of those dishes that was unbelievable, incredible, exquisite...for about five or six bites. After that, each bite was a love-hate deal: I wanted to keep shoveling this rich stuff into my mouth, but I was going to go into cardiac arrest if I didn't stop.
But I did stop, which is what enabled me to try the tiramisu ($4.50). This commendable but wobbly version hadn't quite set, so it threatened to slip off the plate before we could gobble it all up--which would have been a shame, because we wanted every drop of the not-too-sweet, not-too-rich dessert. The white chocolate cheesecake ($4.50), with its chocolate crust and smooth texture, was another ideal finish, although the slice was so minuscule that we thought the kitchen might be running out and trying to stretch the remainder.
The bill for two was just over fifty bucks--unheard of at the old red-sauce joints, but a bargain in suburban-Italian territory. For that we got two appetizers, a soup and a salad, two entrees and two desserts, plus a bottle of wine. It helped that the wine list is full of inexpensive choices, with three or four hitting the $40 range but most at $15 to $18. The selection's unusual--you're not going to recognize many names--but for the most part the choices are decent, everyday wines that make it easier for your wallet to return to Bruno's.
Our tastebuds had never left.
When we returned one recent Sunday night, only two or three tables were occupied, and only one waiter--a relatively new one at that--was working. But as the tables kept filling up, no additional servers appeared. Somehow, this guy handled it and even managed to make a few friends (although he forgot some details, such as bread and water). It was fun to see the sous chef bringing dishes to the tables, and hostess Donna Dwyer did a couple of juggling acts herself. And I suspect quite a few free desserts and drinks helped inspire everyone's good humor.
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Our meal suffered from bad timing--the steamed mussels ($5.95), the bruschetta ($3.95), a bowl of mushroom bisque and the Caesar salad (it was so good, I couldn't resist) all arrived at the same time--but we happily munched our way through. Although the clams promised with the mussels were missing in action, the mollusks were fine, and the bisque had a strong, earthy flavor. The bruschetta, topped with a jumble of diced tomatoes and fresh basil, came on a plate streaked with balsamic; the toasted bread had been sliced as thin as lunch meat, which made it much more appealing--and easier--to eat than the usual too-thick, too-chewy Italian bread.
After we made it through that, we were glad we'd avoided the cheesier entrees. The Tuscan lamb shank ($13.95) was remarkable, the meat almost liquified, with thin ribbons of steamy garlic wafting up from the bone. And the sauce of red wine, kalamatas and tomatoes served as gravy for precisely the kind of chunky, hand-mashed potatoes a dish like this requires. We'd also ordered the linguine alla vongole ($11.95) with white clam sauce (you can choose red, too), which was blander than anything else we'd had at Bruno's (even that first soup) but still serviceable.
On my last visit to Bruno's, I finally got a plate of spaghetti with meatballs ($8.95) in red sauce. Of course, here the red is "pomodoro," which maybe a fifth of the population recognizes as the Italian word for "tomato." But it was a good tomato sauce--thick and rich, with all the right seasonings and a fresh grating of grana--and there was warm-from-the-oven focaccia to sop up any sauce that hadn't already been absorbed by the more-than-generous portion of pasta. A couple of meat-a-balls that were all meat and a glass of Chianti Classico, and I was ready to hail Caesar all over again.
Bruno's Italian Bistro, 2223 South Monaco Parkway, 757-4500. Hours: 5-10 p.m. Monday-Sunday.


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