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    On April Fool’s Day…Beware of “Kick Me” & “April Fish” Jokes!

    Hi Mairiuna!

    April 1st being widely recognized and celebrated as a day when many people play all kinds of jokes and foolishness, I was wondering if I would keep my good humor was I to be a victim of a prank?

    I’d better, because it is said that you’ll attract bad luck if you [...]

    March 31st, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Folk Tales & Mysteries | Leave a comment

    On the Scottish roads: the A 82 from Glasgow to Glen Coe…

     

    Scotland Helmsdale to Bettyhill road © 2000 Scotiana

    Roads go ever ever on, Over rock and under tree, By caves where never sun has shone, By streams that never find the sea; Over snow by winter sown, And through the merry flowers of June, Over grass and over stone, And under mountains in [...]

    March 30th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Scottish Roads | One comment

    Google Doodles Celebrating Scotland…

    Hi Mairiuna!

    It was truly a pleasure to read your last post triggered by Google Doodle’s commemoration of the 220th birth anniversary of Gioachino Rossini. The music was such a joy to hear!

    Gioachino Rossini – Google Doodle- 29 February 2012

    Thanks for sharing such great insights about Rossini and the nature of his [...]

    March 18th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Authors, Books, Google Doodles, Robert Louis Stevenson | Leave a comment

    Scotland, a Source of Inspiration for Artists : Rossini…

     

    Rossini Google Doodle image 29 February 2012

     

    Here’s the frog-adorned image which appeared on Google on 29 February 2012. It marked the 220th birth anniversary of  Gioachino Rossini, one of the greatest composers of the 19th century who has often been called “the Italian Mozart”. He was born only three months after [...]

    March 7th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Music | Leave a comment