THE LIFE OF BEATRIX POTTER Hi Mairiuna! Your recent post Scotland, a great source of inspiration for Beatrix Potter joyfully took us on a journey into the marvelous book illustrations and lovely tales that we grew up with! Thanks for such a great travel back in time celebrating one of the best-loved children’s authors. As you now, I always delight … Continue reading →
More about John Muir and his native town: Dunbar, Scotland. Even though the A1 bypasses Dunbar, I’m so happy we took time to turn off to this quaint little town, on the East Coast of Scotland which is less than 30 minutes drive east of Edinburgh. For those not wishing to drive, Dunbar has a mainline station, and it is … Continue reading →
Hi Mairiuna! I read this morning that Glasgow is Britain’s most romantic city as posted items increase day before Valentine’s Day! ” (…) GLASWEGIANS sent 11.7 per cent more mail on February 13 2012, compared with the week before (…)” See the excerpt below: Lord Provost of Glasgow Sadie Docherty said she was not surprised by the research results. She … Continue reading →
Wishing You A Great 2012! Hogmanay is the Scots word for the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. Its official date is the 31st of December. However this is normally only the start of a celebration which lasts through the night until the morning of the 1st or, in many cases, the 2nd of January. There are … Continue reading →
Gotta tell you all today about an article that recently caught my attention. Written by John McEwen, it was featured in the Scotman’s ezine . The title “How the Scottish capital helped inspire a force of nature” triggered my curiosity as “Everything Scotland” is always of great interest. 😉 John McEwen starts his article by announcing the new publication of John … Continue reading →
Mairiuna, on discovering that the news release by Marshall Islands was about the commemorative stamps issued to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of King James Bible, I immediately felt it could be an interesting subject for Scotiana and I tried to know more about this famous translation of the sacred book and its royal Scottish translator James Charles Stuart, who made such … Continue reading →
Romania 2003 Easter Rabbit Stamp Mairiuna and Jean-Claude are traveling today towards the beautiful French Touraine’s region to visit family, and I would like to wish, on their behalf and mine, to all our loyal readers, a very Happy Easter! The celebration of Easter is a worldwide celebration and involves many customs and traditions. It’s a time of joy, relaxation … Continue reading →
I guess I will surprise no one if I confessed that Iain’s latest post about the “First Day of Golf…” got me running to my stamp albums to see if I could find some stamps featuring Scottish golf courses. You can imagine the smile on my face when I stumbled upon a Great Britain First Day Cover commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the world’s … Continue reading →
After reading Iain’s such informative article “Married at Gretna Green!“, I simply could not resist to google away in search of philatelic collectibles about this very unique romantic little town. Results from the Web were fascinating and I’m excited to share some examples with you today. On BFDC ‘s website (an acronym for Bradbury First Day Covers), long time UK established company catering … Continue reading →
Mairiuna, I have a great Sherlock Holmes detective story to share with you today! To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Sir Conan Doyle’s birth, (1859-1930), the small island of Alderney, a bailiwick of Guernsey, issued a mystery set of 6 postage stamps beautifully illustrated by Keith Robinson. The mystery case, written by Keith Robinson, starts with the theft of an Alderney bull, a breed … Continue reading →
Hi Mairiuna! Hi Jean-Claude! I sincerely hope the weather is fine while you are roaming the roads during this festive season to visit family members and relatives in different parts of your lovely French country. Upon your return, you will have added more than 2,000 kilometers to your car’s km counter and that is quite some mileage! Let us take together a moment to … Continue reading →
Hi Mairiuna! I have to tell you I had much pleasure reading your article about Robert Louis Stevenson, one of our favourite Scottish writers. Furthermore, it was great to see such a nice variety of beautiful book covers from the many different editions. As we are both on the lookout for new additions to our RLS bookshelf, we will be shortly be … Continue reading →
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 the native place of the great Scottish bard. Let’s say them “Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir” in music… AULD LANG SYNE Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never … Continue reading →
Mairiuna! upon watching a You Tube video about United States postage stamps, I discovered that one of the featured stamps, the $1 value of the 1898 Trans-Mississipi Exposition Issue, internationally known as the “Cattle in the Storm” stamp, was designed from a 19th century painting of Scottish painter, John A. MacWhirter. 🙂 Imagine…this stamp was considered for many years the most beautiful … Continue reading →
. Each year, hundreds of bagpipes musicians gathered in various bands offer concerts to enthusiastic crowds all over the world and they are the key element to any Highland Games. Wearing the MacDonald kilt, Ottawa bagpiper John-Hugh MacDonald is pictured here on the Canadian stamp issued in 1997 to commemorate the 50th Glengarry Highland Games held in Maxville, Ontario. Commissioned … Continue reading →
