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Grumpy ex BBC news editor and freelance reporter now in his dotage but still earning an occasional crust. Along with Mrs D, owner of Breagha a wonderful rescued Rommie. Lousy golfer (me not the dog).
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this is why even I"m quite frightened of the Scottish press pack, also it should be used in training for young journalists

submitted 114 days ago • 13 comments

Hard to believe it’s three years ago today Breagha the #Romanianstreetdog came into our lives. The occasional challenges along the way have been outweighed by the joy and unconditional love he’s brought to us. I think he enjoys his home comforts more than the kill shelter from which he was rescued.

submitted 116 days ago • 0 comments

Breagha has decided that Spring has arrived in the #BiarritzoftheNorth

submitted 124 days ago • 0 comments

I don’t usually disclose what I’m having for supper but in the case of homemade #CullenSkink I’ll make an exception.

submitted 125 days ago • 0 comments

Public service announcement #valentine’sday

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

x.com/dicksonbob/s... On #holocaustremembranceday …..

submitted 152 days ago • 0 comments

For Burns Night, a remote BBC musical collaboration. I accompany Meteorologist & BBC Scotland Weather presenter Calum MacColl singing Auld Lang Syne (the original melody). Wishing you storm-free celebrations.

submitted 154 days ago • 21 comments

Hopefully an antidote to all the Trump shit which is swamping us at the moment www.facebook.com/share/v/14eR...

submitted 158 days ago • 0 comments

I rather liked this.

submitted 159 days ago • 0 comments

youtu.be/EFcrwPDGnXM I’ll never complain about the bunker in front of the 17th green on the west links at #NorthBerwickGolfClub ever again.

submitted 160 days ago • 0 comments

Breagha says the new #doddieweir blanket is most comfortable while on squirrel watch. That’s not the purpose for which it was intended.

submitted 165 days ago • 0 comments

Breagha doesn’t realise that our new #doddieweir blanket for the sofa isn’t for his personal comfort. But persuading him to shift is another matter.

submitted 166 days ago • 0 comments

Morning has broken in North Berwick #BiarritzoftheNorth

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Can’t think of anywhere I’d rather be today than #NorthBerwick #BiarritzoftheNorth

submitted 171 days ago • 0 comments

How appropriate for the Feast of the Epiphany albeit a day late.

submitted 172 days ago • 0 comments

It’s a bracing but beautiful afternoon in #NorthBerwick #BiarritzoftheNorth

submitted 177 days ago • 0 comments

A good friend sent us this. I hope it makes you smile as much as we did. From the Dicksons have a peaceful and #happynewyear To hell with the bells we’re off to bed 😍

submitted 179 days ago • 0 comments

Another beautiful morning sky in #NorthBerwick #BiarritzoftheNorth

submitted 181 days ago • 0 comments

The morning sky from Dickson Towers a short time ago. Just beautiful. #NorthBerwick #BiarritzoftheNorth

submitted 187 days ago • 0 comments

So true.

submitted 190 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 191 days ago • 0 comments

This appealed to my sense of humour (not sure what it says about my sense of humour 🤣).

submitted 191 days ago • 0 comments

I know someone who wholeheartedly agrees with these sentiments 😀

submitted 191 days ago • 0 comments

The elf on the shelf has caught up with #Kevinthecarrot. The @AldiUK Christmas will never be the same again 😢

submitted 198 days ago • 0 comments

Breagha our Rommie rescue dog has a doppelgänger. The resemblance is uncanny.

submitted 198 days ago • 0 comments

One of these random photos which gets thrown up on my phone from time to time. May 2022 - Breagha our rescued Rommie had been with us for two months. As a street dog, he preferred to snooze on a bed of gravel with a chunk of stone as a pillow, to our soft lawn. How times have changed.

submitted 200 days ago • 0 comments

So, against my better judgement the 🎄 is up, punctuated by swear words that I haven’t used since last Christmas 😆

submitted 203 days ago • 1 comment

The view from the 12th green on the west links at #NorthBerwick #EastLothian is looking pretty special this afternoon.

submitted 208 days ago • 0 comments

Happy 1st of December. Today, a 🧵 of Scottish women worthy of statues. Statues memorialise in a specific way. They honour achievement. First, Jennie Lee, MP and founder of the Open University. The work she did as Arts Minister was transformative. Also = Mrs Aneurin Bevan. /1

submitted 209 days ago • 3 comments

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submitted 209 days ago • 77 comments

Never let it be said that the Dickson family’s Christmas decorations aren’t in the best possible taste 🤣🤣🤣

submitted 209 days ago • 0 comments

@sangitamyska.bsky.social Welcome. This seems to be a happier place for now. Hopefully that will continue.

submitted 212 days ago • 0 comments

A beautiful morning in #NorthBerwick #EastLothian

submitted 213 days ago • 0 comments

More insanity in the higher echelons of the BBC as Mishal Husain is allowed to move on. The corporation call ill afford to lose journalists of her calibre.

submitted 213 days ago • 0 comments

It’s good morning from Breagha #therescuedRommie “But dad it’s still dark”. 🐾

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