Archives

February 2025
S M T W T F S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
232425262728  
Follow Me on Pinterest

Scottish Gifts under the Christmas Tree…

 

Château de Chambord © 2012 Scotiana

Hi everybody,

BONNE ANNEE A TOUS !!!

We’re just coming back from Sologne where we spent the New Year holidays not far from Aubigny-sur-Nère and a few kilometers from two of the most famous châteaux de la Loire: Chambord and Cheverny.

 

Château de […]

Scottish Christmas Stories for Christmas Time…

 

Tombe la neige Source: Le portail anti-crise

 

Joyeux Noël à tous !!!

Santa Claus will very soon be at our doorstep or should I say up on the roof, ready to drop precious little presents into our chimney, ‘wee surprises’ as Iain and Margaret would say ;-). Why not read or […]

Scots Played A Leading Role In Canada’s History

John MacCrae – Scott 487 – October 15, 1968

Ken McGoogan, Harper Collins, First Edition 2010

.

In reading Mairiuna’s very moving post “In Flanders Fields…Lest We Forget…“, a question came to my mind: when did John Alexander McCrae’s ancestors emigrated to Canada?

Glancing through the […]

John James Audubon’s Time In Edinburgh…

Collie's Magpie Jays by J.J. Audubon – USA Scott 1241

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” […]

ScotClans: The MacGregors from Glen Strae, near Perthshire

Hi Mairiuna!

I’m happy to learn, inside your latest article touring us around Arcachon’s ‘less known heights’, that old villas of the area had a Scottish link!

Great discovery my friend 😉 .

And I just love the black & white postcards you showcased, as they romantically travel us back into time …

The following […]