Scotiana

As mentioned in my previous post, Donald Alexander Smith (1820-1914), 1st Baron Strathcona, was famously known for having created, at its own expense, the most illustrious military regiment, the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians). Born on Scotland’s northeast coast, in the small town of Forres, Morayshire, in Scotland, he really had simple personal taste. Sleeping [...]

Once more, history, legend and landscape happen to be intricately mixed in our discovery of Scotland, each element contributing in its own way to enhance our sense of place there. We’ve made several incursions into the Trossachs during our different tours in the country and in 2007 we drove along Loch Katrine up to its [...]

November 11-1918 at 11:00 am, a day to remember… John McCrae, a canadian physician, grandson of Scottish immigrants, appointed as a field surgeon in the Canadian Artillery during WWI is the author behind the most memorable war poem of his time. Even though he practised medicine for several years and served in the South African [...]