“Imagination is more important than knowledge”

Albert Einstein

There is a website called “Journey by Starlight” which is said to be a blog for the curious and scientifically perplexed. It is basically about Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.

“This is the story of a great journey that started with a great thought. One day in 1895 a boy looked into a mirror and wondered what the universe would look like if he could travel on a beam of light. That sixteen year old boy was Albert Einstein and that one thought started him on the road to discover his Theory of Relativity. The great man has been reinvented as Albert 2.0 to come back and blog about a journey through space on a beam of light and explain the science behind everything from atoms, blackholes to global warming. The most recent posting is on this page. If you’ve just joined and want to start at the beginning use the index on the left. If you’re bored try these links below just for fun.”

It incorporates an Alien Contact Calculator which uses something known as “The Drake Equation.” The calculation at the moment shows that there are probably another 25 civilisations in the Galaxy.

Great site.

BARROWFIELD HOUSE

I once thought Bonnie Prince Charlie might have stayed in my grandmother’s house.

You think I’m crackers, don’t you?

Well it’s almost true.

The above is Barrowfield House.

My grandmother was born and brought up in Barrowfield House in Bridgeton which had been bought by her father probably towards the end of the 19th century. But it must have been Mark 2 Barrowfield House built in the 18th or 19th century to replace this one. Unfortunately it was demolished long ago and I don’t think there’s even a photograph left of it although there is one somewhere of my grandmother and her older brother and her dog (a German Shepherd called Clyde) in the grounds which backed on to the River Clyde.

Anyway, the original Barrowfield House was acquired in the late 17th century by a John Walkinshaw. a supporter of the Jacobite cause and a Stuart envoy to Vienna. He had a daughter, Clementina Walkinshaw who met up with Bonnie Prince Charlie and they had a child Charlotte who was eventually legitimised and given the name The Duchess of Albany. Charlotte nursed him when he died.

Robert Burns, who thought Charlotte should have been crowned Queen of Scotland, wrote a poem about her:

The Bonnie Lass Of Albany

By Robert Burns

My heart is wae, and unco wae,
To think upon the raging sea
That roars between her gardens green,
An’ the bonnie Lass of Albany.

This lovely maid’s of royal blood,
That ruled Albion’s kingdoms three,
But oh, alas! for her bonnie face,
They’ve wrang’d the Lass of Albany.

In the rolling tide of spreading Clyde,
There sits an isle of high degree,
And a town of fame whose princely name,
Should grace the Lass of Albany.

But there’s a youth, a witless youth,
That fills the place where she should be;
We’ll send him o’er his native shore,
And bring our ain sweet Albany.

Alas the day, and woe the day,
A false usurper wan the gree,
Who now commands the towers and lands -
The royal right of Albany.

We’ll daily pray, we’ll nightly pray,
On bended knees most fervently,
That the time may come, with pipe an’ drum,
We’ll welcome hame fair Albany.

THE GLASGOW NECROPOLIS

I’ve never visited here because it seemed a bit spooky, but my mother has. She tells me it IS a bit spooky and overgrown, but is also a vast and interesting place. She found where my great, great, great, grandfather and grandmother and some of their children are buried, so maybe some day I’ll go and have a look.

FRIENDS OF GLASGOW NECROPOLIS

“We have set up this website to be a focus for developing the public’s interest in this fascinating Victorian garden cemetery adjacent to Glasgow Cathedral. We are always looking for new information to add to the site and if you can contribute to the information We are particularly keen to hear from descendants of the ‘incumbents’ that can provide profiles of those buried here.”

GLASGOW NECROPOLIS – MORE INFO

“Welcome to Glasgow Necropolis – ‘the Great Grey Rock’. It will take you approximately 1 hour 45 minutes to follow the Heritage Trail from the Museum, across the Bridge of Sighs, through the Necropolis grounds, across the Grey Rock and back again.”

Monday: CLOSED

Tuesday: 10.00am – 7.00pm

Wednesday: 10.00am – 6.00pm

Thursday: 11.00am – 7.00pm

Friday: 10.00am – 6.00pm

Saturday: 9.00am – 5.00pm

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“Head lice are common in children, but can affect anyone of any age. They are not a sign of dirty hair or poor hygiene. Close ‘hair to hair’ contact is usually needed to pass lice on. Head lice cannot jump or fly, but walk from one head to another. They soon die when away from hair, and do not live in clothes, bedding, etc. Most head lice infections are caught from family or close friends who are not aware that they have head lice.”

HEADLICE AND NITS – MORE INFORMATION FROM PATIENT UK

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“Ringworm of the scalp is one of several forms of ringworm, a type of fungal infection that affects the skin, nails and scalp. Ringworm of the scalp is most common in toddlers and school-age children, causing red, itchy, bald-looking patches on the scalp.”

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” Your hair loss may have started with a few extra hairs in the sink or in your comb. But now you can’t look in the mirror without seeing more of your scalp….”

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“Successful contact dermatitis treatment consists primarily of identifying what’s causing the inflammation. Then, if you can avoid the offending agent, the rash usually resolves in two to four weeks. Self-care measures, such as wet compresses and anti-itch creams, can help soothe your skin and reduce inflammation.”

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“Dandruff is a common chronic scalp condition, which is marked by itching and flaking of the skin on your scalp. Although dandruff isn’t contagious and is rarely serious, it can be embarrassing and sometimes difficult to treat.”

DANDRUFF – INFORMATION FROM THE MAYO CLINIC

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