Tea With Gunns

Mrs Gunn's domestic observations on public matters. From a house in the Highlands, Mrs Gunn considers the small arrangements by which modern life is supposed to function and the peculiar ways in which they often do not.

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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 my own business, as I generally am when other people happen to be speaking loudly enough for me to hear them. Effie was standing by the haddock having

Tea With Gunns

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 Gunn. It had been a very satisfactory afternoon tea. The sandwiches had been small enough to suggest refinement, the cakes had been

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

Mrs Gunn and the Postie Apocalypse

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

Mrs. Gunn’s Not-So-Secret Garden

There comes a point in every Highland garden when the gardener discovers she has mistaken tenancy

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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

Highland·Tea With Gunns

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

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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