Scotiana

 
 
 
Hi everybody!
With autumn already touching our gardens and woods with its warm colours, it may seem a little late to write a page about “summer reading” but isn’t it a good idea to make  summer last a little longer. Indeed, the Indian Summer is still to come, isn’t it Janice?
But before embarking on our ”summer [...]

One of George Mackay Brown’s favourite words was marvellous.  He used it about the weather, his friends, music, the Dounby Show, the landscape, and about his penn’orth of sweeties and The Hotspur comic for boys.  He thought it an intense word, shorthand for the kind of state described by poets such [...]

Mairiuna, before the New Year ramps up, why not investigate about our most popular posts to see what are our readers’ favourite subjects?
Let’s see what the stats reveal. Suspense….
And the winners are :
1. Rannoch Moor:  First Steps Into The Scottish Wilderness
 
People seemed to be energized in the clear and fresh atmosphere of the place and everybody looked happy [...]

Blackford, near Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland Source: Spooky67 Flickr

Hello again from Scotland, Janice, Marie-Agnes et Jean-Claude!
With summer almost upon us, the first Highland games of 2010 has already taken place; next on the calendar is the gathering at Blackford (near Auchterarder, Perthshire) – the 141st Blackford Highland Games, scheduled for Saturday, 29th May.

(Update:  A complete list [...]

We’ve just received from our Scottish friends, Iain and Margaret, a very moving tribute to one of the most lovely voices of Scotland, Kenneth McKellar, who passed away a couple of days ago and we are eager to share it with you…

Hello again, Janice, Marie-Agnes and Jean-Claude!
I’d like to write a word or two today [...]