I didn’t read Mark Helprin’s Winter’s Tale but I can’t think of a better quote than his to introduce my post today! 😉 We are at the end of January and there have been some unusually cold days here in Périgord Noir. Although I do love winter walks in the frost-white countryside, especially in our lovely corner of Dordogne … Continue reading →
“Heap on more wood! The wind is chill ; But let it whistle as it will, We’ll keep our Christmas merry still.” (Sir Walter Scott – “Christmas in the Olden Time” from Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field, 1808) With hardly one month left until Christmas, it’s high time for us to look for little treasures to put under the … Continue reading →
Many thanks and a big bear hug to Nathalie & Jean for their lovely interpretation of Jingle Bells !!! Jean, my grandson, who just turned 9 last month, started to learn English at his primary school in Toulouse. Hear him sing Jingle Bells accompanied by his mother Nathalie on her metallophone and helped by Fabien his father and Ronan … Continue reading →
Dear readers, The book I’ve chosen today for our Christmas selection is Scotland, A History from Earliest Times by Alistair Moffat. It is the author’s last published book and a very good choice for people who love Scotland and more especially the history of Scotland. I had already downloaded the book on my kindle but the beautiful hardback edition … Continue reading →
‘A mind amongst books, like fire in the heather’ Books ! Books ! Books ! Wigtown, the famous Scottish book town situated in Dumfries & Galloway, is certainly one of our favourite places in Scotland ! Dear readers, You know how fond we are of books on Scotiana. Janice finds it harder and harder to cope with her … Continue reading →
Dear readers, Christmas time is quickly approaching now, so I’d better hurry to add a couple of books to Scotiana’s selection for Christmas. My problem is to choose among so many interesting books published in Scotland recently;-) A Drop in the Ocean, which I introduced in my last post, is a book which can certainly please all lovers of Scotland. … Continue reading →
Source : Le coffre aux images de Kate As Father Christmas is already driving his heavily loaded reindeer-drawn sleigh across the icy territories of his faraway country I’m very busy preparing the festivities of the end of the Year, dreaming of a vivifying walk in the countryside or a good book to read by the fireside… Source : Le … Continue reading →
You know, Mairiuna, how much I love going out to book sale events and I am very happy to let you know that my most recent outing to research Scottish author’s books was a rewarding one. Maybe not as much in quantity as the McGill University Annual Book Fair but still, the quality of books found was definitely worth the … Continue reading →
. I’m sure you know where I was last week Mairiuna ;-). You’ve guessed! That’s right, in the Redpath Hall of Montreal’s oldest university, the McGill University, toting my own box in which I’ve managed to haul almost fifty books on mainly Scottish related subjects. Wow…you can imagine how happy I was of finding these fascinating books. 🙂 This gathering … Continue reading →
