@fionacalderwood
Community learning coordinator in Dunfermline, passionate about adult education, public libraries, local history, Scottish film and TV dramas.
I was making a tray of oatcakes at the weekend and noticed that the recipe card has three different notes in the margin: less sugar, hotter oven, and “watch the edges”. None of them are proper instructions, but they are probably more usefu...
A Scottish Accent Is Not a Barrier to Learning English I listened to an episode of The Scottish English Podcast featuring Claire in Edinburgh, and it made me think about how often adult learners are given the impression that there is one c...
David Jonsson as the next Black Panther feels like a very sensible choice I spotted the news that David Jonsson has been cast as the grown-up son of T’Challa in Black Panther III, due in cinemas on 15 December 2028. It is a long wait, obvi...
The Library Question That Is Rarely Just About Books A woman came into the library this week asking if we could help her print a form. Ten minutes later, we were working out how to reset an email password, find an old reference number, and...