This yr the start of Robert Burns and the Lunar New 12 months fell on the an identical date, 25th January. A time for Scots and Asian heritage to be celebrated, a time for reflection and forward planning.
My favorite Robert Burns poem is ‘To a Mouse’, written in 1785 it tells the story of Burns disturbing a mouse nest whereas ploughing a space, a panic stricken mouse, its ruined nest and with winter merely throughout the nook, its world in disarray .
There is a line throughout the poem, ‘The simplest laid plans o’mice an’ males gang aft

