Mrs Gunn

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

When Does a Visitor Become Taxable?

I have been reading about the proposed Highland Visitor Levy, and I have questions. This will surprise nobody who knows me. I have questions about most things. I once kept a washing-machine engineer in the kitchen for forty minutes because he said the noise

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When Your Cupboard Joins National Security

I have always kept food in the house, because I was brought up properly and because the weather in Scotland has never once asked permission before making a nuisance of itself. There are tins in the cupboard, batteries in a drawer, candles in the

Prince Harry and the Difficulty Of Coming Back After A Grand Exit

I first heard that Prince Harry was coming back on the village WhatsApp group. At 7.36

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Nobody Move: He’s Calling Edinburgh

There is a particular sort of patience required on a Highland single-track road in August. Mr

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American Coffee and Other Emergencies

I was back at the wee fish shop somewhere between Thurso and Scrabster last Thursday, minding

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Clothes Don’t Make The Woman

I had finished afternoon tea at a lovely establishment in the Highlands and was sitting on a bench outside, waiting for Mr

by Mrs Gunn

2 August 2026

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The TARDIS Is Now Scotland’s Most Reliable Form Of Public Transport

On Thursday evening, the King and Queen arrived in Glasgow by TARDIS. This was encouraging. For years, those of us living in

by Mrs Gunn

26 July 2026

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Mrs Gunn and the Postie Apocalypse

At eleven minutes past two, my mobile informed me that a parcel had been delivered. This was encouraging, as I had been

by Mrs Gunn

18 July 2026

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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

by Mrs Gunn

12 July 2026

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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

by Mrs Gunn

29 June 2026

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If I Were Under Sixteen

If I were under sixteen, I would be worried the moment the government said it was giving me my childhood back. That

by Mrs Gunn

19 June 2026

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Mrs Gunn And The Village WhatsApp Group

I did not join the village WhatsApp group so much as become absorbed by it. One minute I was a respectable private

by Mrs Gunn

13 June 2026

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My Internet Has Moved To London Without Me

I did not rush into Starlink. I pondered it, which is what Highland women do when faced with a new machine, a

by Mrs Gunn

6 June 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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When Does a Visitor Become Taxable?

When Your Cupboard Joins National Security

Prince Harry and the Difficulty Of Coming Back After A Grand Exit

Nobody Move: He’s Calling Edinburgh

American Coffee and Other Emergencies

Clothes Don’t Make The Woman

The TARDIS Is Now Scotland’s Most Reliable Form Of Public Transport

Mrs Gunn and the Postie Apocalypse

Mrs. Gunn’s Not-So-Secret Garden

Mrs Gunn and the Secret Pink Toolbox

If I Were Under Sixteen

Mrs Gunn And The Village WhatsApp Group

My Internet Has Moved To London Without Me

The Other Way (Not a Tunnel)

Mrs Gunn Investigates the £3,200 Coffee Machine

Me and My Ass

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

The Posh, Quiet Divorce Won’t Trend in Scotland

Even Imaginary Money is Taxed in the UK

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