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    In Memoriam of Sir Walter Scott: September 21st 2011…

     

    Abbotsford notice board © 2007 Scotiana

    Hi everybody,

    Today is September 21st, the first day of the autumn season though here, in the south of France, it looks like a summer day, warm and sunny! I wonder what is the weather like in Scotland now…

    Is it as beautiful as it was, 179 [...]

    September 21st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Sir Walter Scott | Leave a comment

    Save Abbotsford: Sir Walter Scott’s House in the Scottish Borders

     

    Abbotsford © 2006 Scotiana

    Hi everybody!

    Hope this article finds you well and enjoying life.

    We received a letter in reference with the restoration of Sir Walter Scott’s House in the Borders region of Scotland and thought it would be great to share its contents as it is a cause that is [...]

    September 17th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Sir Walter Scott | Leave a comment

    A Map of Edinburgh in Alexander McCall Smith’s 44 Scotland Street…

     

    Edinburgh Festival Fringe Information 180 High Street © 2006 Scotiana

    Hi everybody,

    We don’t live in Edinburgh and, as the number of our visits there happen to be rather limited, our vision of this fascinating city owes much to our readings, each of them adding its little touch to the sense of place [...]

    September 9th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Alexander McCall Smith | Leave a comment

    Alexander McCall Smith’s Pictorial Book Covers

    Hi Mairiuna!

    First, let me tell you that I absolutely fell in love with Arnold Lobel’s illustration “Books to the Ceiling” that we can see inside your post: “First Steps in Alexander McCall Smith’s 44 Scotland Street… Very original rendering of a house full of books!

    As we are both great book lovers, no wonder [...]

    September 4th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Alexander McCall Smith, Authors | Leave a comment

    First Steps in Alexander McCall Smith’s 44 Scotland Street…

     

     

    "Books to the Ceiling" illustration Arnold Lobel Whiskers & Rhymes Greenwillow Books 1985

     

    Books to the ceiling, books to the sky. My piles of books are a mile high. How I love them! How I need them!

    (Arnold Lobel – Whiskers & Rhyme)

    September 1st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Alexander McCall Smith, Authors | Leave a comment