The Forth Naturalist and Historian Conference  has been an annual fixture in many diaries for almost 50 years. It is always 'a good day' bringing recent research findings to a wide audience.
This year, rather than the usual one-day event, it is spread over three days (1-3 Nov). Marking the 900th anniversary of his accession it willl focus on David's reign, his world, his impact. It will, as usual, be at Stirling University.
Booking is now open. The details can be downloaded here, with the booking form etc.

I will be one of the speakers, talking about the environment and landscapes of Medieval Stirling.

I have previously highlighted the award of the Birlinn Prize for my paper on The Drifty Days.
The paper has now also been recognised by an award by the British Association for Local History, presented at a virtual event on 12 June.
It is, of course, very gratifying to be recognised in this way - but the key thing is to keep finding new topics and to continue to produce lively and interesting work.