Scotiana

That night around midnight – there’s a big round Autumn moon sailing grandly over Montreal
(Kenneth White – The Blue Road – Mainstream Publishing Company – Edinburgh – Ltd 1990)

It is with great pleasure that I write these few words today about a marvellous journey which Scotiana team (Mairiuna, Jean-Claude and I, Janice)  are delighted to [...]

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Pour tous ceux, pour toutes celles que tente le dehors,
pour la tribu des voyageurs-voyants,
pour le grand fleuve et la côte fracturée,
pour le monde multiple retrouvé.

(Kenneth White – La route bleue – 1983)

For the Great Work Field
(Kenneth White – The Blue Road – 1990)
Hi everybody,
Are you ready to share our new adventure? If so, I [...]

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If you love Scotland, you will certainly also love this part of France, in Berry, where, a long long time ago the Scots came to our rescue to save our country before settling there… many inhabitants can claim Scottish roots in the area and they seem to be very happy about that…

After visiting Aubigny-sur Nère, [...]

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A New Year’s Eve Song written by Robert Burns and published in 1796 .

We dedicate this post to Iain and Margaret, our Scottish friends who are going to leave France. Both are great admirers of Robert Burns and they’re living in Dumfries & Galloway, not far from the native place of the great Scottish bard. Let’s say them “Ce [...]