On Sundays, I like to share three things I have enjoyed in the past week. They could be anything; just stuff that has, as Marie Kondo might say, sparked joy. They also don’t have to be new or recent, so long as I’ve enjoyed them this week.

Thing 2: Did Scotland Originate the Talkie?

A recent article in the Guardian posits that it may have been Scotland that produced the first movie with recorded voices.

The record has traditionally been held by The Jazz Singer. This Glaswegian film is called Till the Bells Ring and predates The Jazz Singer by a year.

Another win for the best small country in the world, yo!

Thing 2: 93-Year-Old Car Collector Offers His Collection to Local Community

The John O’Groat Journal has taken a break from misinforming Caithness on local issues to post a feel-good story with lots of great pictures. How nice.

The story is about Donald Clark, an elderly gent from Dunnet is looking to donate his impressive fleet of vintage cards and motorbikes to set up a community exhibition. Fantastic!

Thing 3: The Kultgen Family Were Interviewed on MS NOW

A couple of week ago, the Kultgen family, hosts of the podcast, The Necessary Conversation, appeared on live TV. Here’s (most of) the family appearing on MS NOW:

It was interesting to watch this. There was nothing especially surprising or new in here, but it was still interesting. I imagine live TV would have been a lot riskier if Bob was still on the show…