Mrs Gunn

Writes Tea with Gunns, a weekly column observing ordinary life and the systems that quietly shape it.

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Mrs Gunn and the Secret Pink Toolbox

I was sitting in the front room on Sunday evening, enjoying the breeze after an unusually warm weekend. I had a book in my hand, one cat settled at my feet and another curled in my lap. The curtains moved gently, the house was

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Mrs. Gunn’s Not-So-Secret Garden

There comes a point in every Highland garden when the gardener discovers she has mistaken tenancy for ownership. You may have bought the land, paid the solicitor, moved the stones, planted the trees, carried the compost and spent a perfectly good afternoon deciding whether

My Internet Has Moved To London Without Me

I did not rush into Starlink. I pondered it, which is what Highland women do when

If I Were Under Sixteen

If I were under sixteen, I would be worried the moment the government said it was

Mrs Gunn And The Village WhatsApp Group

I did not join the village WhatsApp group so much as become absorbed by it. One

The Other Way (Not a Tunnel)

I first heard the rumour at a wee fish shop somewhere between Thurso and Scrabster, while looking over crates of fish in

by Mrs Gunn

31 May 2026

Mrs Gunn Investigates the £3,200 Coffee Machine

I am not dipping my toes into politics. I am saying that early because politics is like glitter. Once it gets on

by Mrs Gunn

26 May 2026

Me and My Ass

A woman of a certain age must look honestly at the transport options available to her and ask whether civilisation has advanced

by Mrs Gunn

22 May 2026

Amazon’s Drone Can Reach Darlington. Now Try Thurso in February

I have nothing against progress, provided it knocks before entering and does not hover over the washing. Just today I read that

by Mrs Gunn

14 May 2026

Scotland, In Focus·Tea With Gunns

The Posh, Quiet Divorce Won’t Trend in Scotland

It has finally happened. We have reached the point in British civilisation where even divorce has been quietly agreed to be happening,

by Mrs Gunn

30 April 2026

Scotland, In Focus·Tea With Gunns

Even Imaginary Money is Taxed in the UK

There comes a moment in adult life when you realise you are no longer living in a country so much as in

by Mrs Gunn

29 March 2026