Change can be a lonely, unsettling experience: Mrs Alice Nyari - getting used to her kitchen refit at The Bield in Selkirk

Change can be a lonely, unsettling experience: Mrs Alice Nyari - getting used to her kitchen refit at The Bield in Selkirk, a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.

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Change can be a lonely, unsettling experience: Mrs Alice Nyari - getting used to her kitchen refit at The Bield in Selkirk

Change can be a lonely, unsettling experience: Mrs Alice Nyari - getting used to her kitchen refit at The Bield in Selkirk, a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.

A scarcely believable sixtieth milestone for West Lothian fiddler Val Mowat

A scarcely believable sixtieth milestone for West Lothian fiddler Val Mowat, a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.

Former STUC leader George Middleton; once seen never forgotten

Former STUC leader George Middleton; once seen never forgotten, a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.

Colinton Parish Church cemetery in the dead of a winter's night

Colinton Parish Church cemetery in the dead of a winter's night, a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.

Sturdy-faced Andrew Mercer, possibly contemplating his own mortality at Lauder in the Scottish Borders

Sturdy-faced Andrew Mercer, possibly contemplating his own mortality at Lauder in the Scottish Borders, a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.

This is Coll and his "Mum", Scottish Sunday Express columnist Nicola Barry (en route to Tesco, Colinton Mains) Not in the photograph - Express journalist Alastair Murray, Coll's "Dad"

This is Coll and his "Mum", Scottish Sunday Express columnist Nicola Barry (en route to Tesco, Colinton Mains) Not in the photograph - Express journalist Alastair Murray, Coll's "Dad", a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.

Be sure to catch award-winning columnist Nicola Barry in tomorrow's Scottish Sunday Express...