Scotiana

Wow Janice you’ve touched the heartstrings here ! Call me a romantic if you want, though I know you share my feelings, but nothing can move me more than listening to Scottish music. I’m quite a novice in the  field but I know how Scottish people do love music.  Indeed a number of them are born [...]

Hi Mairiuna   You’ve now triggered my curiosity. Can’t wait to see the photograph of William Wallace’s sword.  He must have been a very tall and strong man to be able to manoeuvre such a big sword ! When I last searched my photos for that famous sword, I came across a picture taken by [...]

No, Janice, I must recognize I didn’t see Braveheart … not having the guts to do so yet. Bloody wars are not my cup of tea. I know Scottish history has had its lot of blood and violence but it’s one thing to learn about it in books and another to see it on a [...]

Absolutely Mairiuna , and it’s also the scottish gaelic name for Scotland  Have you seen Braveheart ?  If so, you surely remember the famous war cry  “Alba gu bragh! ” by William Wallace. It means something like « Scotland For Ever ». What an emotionally charged performance Gibson gives us in this film!  An historical epic [...]

Yes Janice, let’s go on now !  the weather is fine today and I wanted to show our friends how beautiful the colours of Scotland can be…  we’ve begin on such a grey and misty day. Mind ! grey has its beauty too. I’ll show you that soon and I’m sure everybody will agree with [...]