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Thank you for dropping-by, I hope you enjoy your visit. The main content is to be found in the blog, where I discuss everything and anything, but, topics including: photography, nature, technology, food, movies, music, politics, and life in the Highlands of Scotland, make regular appearances.
I commonly write reviews of movies (or films, if you prefer). Some movie reviews are short, others will be discussed in more detail. The scope covered will be mainly mainstream English language movies from the 1930s until the present day.
About me
My name is Iain MacDonald, and I live in the Highlands of Scotland (although I have lived elsewhere in the past). I use Fitheach as my online pseudonym, on this website, on Mastodon, and on Matrix. I am a big fan of Free & Open Source Software, which I use both professionally and at home.
Computing and technology tend to infuse themselves into my other interests, as once you learn some skills in one area it is convenient to use them to solve problems in other spheres.
When not tinkering with computers, I am likely to be found repairing things because living in the countryside you learn to be resourceful.
Of course, man doesn't live by SSH tunnels and kerosene vapour burners alone, so, food, as a subject, makes regular appearances, too.
My latest Life articles
My most recent ramblings can be found in the Life section.
My latest Mastodon posts
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Fitheach
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:43:24 +0000
What are these plants?
There are always a few of these plants in bags of spinach.
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:50:31 +0000
Just tried to buy some paints for interior and exterior woodwork. What I managed to get cost £100. 😩 Paint is sooo expensive, these days.
I didn't even manage to get oil-based gloss in black. Presumably, people don't paint exterior woodwork.
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:11:53 +0000
I'm in Inverness.
Lots of sirens, and a (coastguard?) helicopter buzzing overhead.
What's going on?
#Highlands #Scotland #Inverness
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:09 +0000
I'm going to have a Led Zeppelin day. Every album, played in chronological order.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:08:59 +0000
The weather to-day was perfect for a #DogWalk. It hadn't yet got very hot (yesterday was a max of 30°C), there was a cooling on-shore breeze (therefore no midgies), and a cloudless blue sky with loads of sunshine. #Gruoch got to paddle in the waters of the shallow bay. I got to admire the scenery.
Who cares about bloody football? 😃
#Highlands #Scotland #photo #photography
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:22:29 +0000
Attention: all motorised vehicle drivers.
If a pedestrian or cyclist moves aside to let you pass on a single-track road, the least you can do is wave, to acknowledge the favour. You will then receive a wave or nod to acknowledge the acknowledgement. Remember: the roads weren't constructed for your sole use.
Courtesy costs nothing, yet, means everything.