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    Following the Blue Road on the Steps of Kenneth White in Quebec – Episode 2

    Autumn moon over Montreal © Scotiana 2010

    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 [...]

    Following the Blue Road on the Steps of Kenneth White in Quebec – Episode 1

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    Vol d'oies sauvages, Islet-sur-Mer, Bas-Saint-Laurent , Québec, Canada (Wikipedia)

    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 [...]

    Close to Aubigny-sur-Nère, an Enchanted Stuart Castle : ‘Le Château de la Verrerie’

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    Sologne pine forest and heather carpet at Nançay, Berry, France © 2010 Scotiana

    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 [...]

    Scotland’s National Poet & Bard, Robert Burns (1759-1796) on Postage Stamps

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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 [...]