Author Archives: James Joyce

Last week’s item on communion tokens struck a chord with at least one reader. I had an email from Ken McEwen of Ottawa, who as regular readers will recall, was born and raised south of Dunvegan on the 7th Concession ... Read more »

It recently came to my attention that someone in the area… or one of the many passers-by… is mimicking the brown-headed cowbird. For those unfamiliar with this avian interloper, cowbirds are renowned for laying their eggs in the nests of ... Read more »

Admittedly, this week’s first item has no direct link to Dunvegan other than the fact my son, who was born and raised here, recommended it to me. He stumbled across an organization in Britain that’s dedicated to celebrating “the enduring ... Read more »

We’re going to start off this week’s column with news about non-dead people. We’ll save the history for a bit later; it’s not going anywhere. Kenny and Annette MacLeod, on the other hand, are. Last week, the little modern-log home ... Read more »