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Scotiana’s choice of books for Christmas 2018…

Scotiana Posted on November 30, 2018 by MAJADecember 3, 2018

“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 →

Posted in Books | Tagged Alexander McCall Smith, alistair moffat, Books for Christmas, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Robert Macfarlane, Scottish Books, travel writing | Leave a reply

Following the Blue Road on the Steps of Kenneth White in Quebec – Episode 2

Scotiana Posted on September 30, 2010 by MAJAFebruary 22, 2011

That night around midnight – there’s a big round Autumn moon sailing grandly over Montreal (Kenneth White – The Blue Road – Mainstream Publishing Company – Edinburgh – Ltd 1990) It is with great pleasure that I write these few words today about a marvellous journey which Scotiana team (Mairiuna, Jean-Claude and I, Janice)  are delighted to embark upon. Flying … Continue reading →

Posted in Travelling Quebec | Tagged French authors, Geopoetics, La route bleue Kenneth White, Labrador, Lac Meilleur Saint-Augustin, Montreal skyscrapers, Natashquan, Province of Quebec, Quebec Northern Coast, Scottish Authors, The Blue Road Kenneth White, travel writing | 3 Replies
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