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Cliff was was always writing: latterly he had a weekly column in Glasgow's Evening Times, special articles in the Herald, guest pieces in national and international papers and magazines, chapters for other publications, and on and on. When he started out his mother, and subsequently our mum, kept scrapbooks of his work. I remember seeing them years ago, but they're not to be found now. He went through a compulsive clean-out when Mum died, and they likely got disappeared then.
I have a few of the compilations that include his contributions: "Catholic and Protestant", Scotland: an Anthology, edited by Maurice Lindsay,. Robert Hale, London, and St. Martin's Press, New York, 1974. "The Haunted Chimley", Prevailing Spirits, edited by Giles Gordon. Hamish Hamilton, London, 1976. "The Glasgow Underground", Noise and Smoky Breath, edited by Hamish Whyte. 3rd Eye, Glasgow 1983. "Reluctant Pugilist", A Scottish Childhood, edited by Antony Kamm and Anne Lean. Collins, London, 1985. In aid of Save the Children. Lyrics and music for "Scotland the Brave", Scottish Songs, edited by Chris Findlater. Lomond Books, New Lanark, many editions. He wrote "Arran: a Descriptive Guide". John Menzies, 195?, which sold for a whopping one shilling, and would explain holidays the family took on that beautiful island in the fifties.
I'll indulge myself by including a couple of pieces with special meaning to me: this photo accompanied a two page spread in the Sunday Telegraph Magazine of March 3, 1967. The whole issue was "A special report on Britain, presented as if written 23 years from today," or 1990, and we were "Opting out in the Highlands". The photo was shot on a winter day at Mugdock Castle outside of Glasgow. There wasn't a fisherman's smock small enough for me, and it was freezing, so it was easy to look suitably serious. Poor Clifford has the magazine's spine right down his middle. And second: the introduction Cliff wrote for the Kyles of Bute Improvement Trust booklet in 1975-ish. A nod to my favourite place.
Anna deserves so much more than this, but here's a brief story. She was a gifted artist in so many ways, among them designing and sewing her own clothes as shown here. When making a hat, she'd use whatever thin cardboard was available to create the inner form. In the 70s Cliff and Anna were invited to several royal events attended by the Queen and others around the time Cliff was offered a knighthood (which he declined, being a staunch supporter of the Scottish Nationalist Party). At a cocktail party at Holyrood, Mum rather enjoyed meeting the Queen—while wearing a Cornflakes box.
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