About this blog
"There are two seasons in Scotland: June and winter."- Billy Connolly.
In 2012 I moved back to Canada, and I'm no longer updating this blog. Thanks for visiting.
In 2012 I moved back to Canada, and I'm no longer updating this blog. Thanks for visiting.
Popular Posts
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We arrived at The Watermill bookstore in Aberfeldy just as it opened. The sun was glaring off the sheen of fresh rain and a chill hung in t...
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Kibble Palace feels like a place with two histories. The bulk of the facts lay on a well trodden path through time, from the day it was buil...
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It was one of those days that seemed to create itself moment by moment, like tracks being laid down before an approaching train. With the we...
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Be lion-mettled, proud; and take no care Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are: Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until Grea...
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There is something important you need to remember when you visit Traquair House . It is this: You can reset your nose by sniffing your ski...
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Once again the Edinburgh Fringe is drawing to a close, and once again I have missed it. Other than a couple of forays onto the Royal Mile to...
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It has been almost a year since I said goodbye to this blog and now my Scotsman and I are saying goodbye to Scotland as well. After much dis...
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Since I don’t drive here and am restricted to the use of public transport, if it wasn’t for the “sure, whatever you want honey,” attitude of...
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There should be a word for a saga which time has faded into myth and obscurity. It has taken more than 400 years, but the details of the li...
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Perhaps this view isn't for everyone, as the road nearing the northerly most settlement in Britain is surrounded by bleak, wind-swept co...
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- Autofocused Photo blog
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- Elgol: Photo Hebrides
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- Gavin Macfie's highland adventures
- Glasgow Daily Photo
- GlenTrek
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- Islay Blog
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- Life on the Hill
- Light and Dark
- Linda Mellor's Photographic Blog
- Love of Scotland
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- Nordic Blackbird
- North Light
- Occasional Scotland
- Painting on the Edge
- Pebble Heart
- Photo Hebrides
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- Photographer Kim Ayres
- Raw Food in Scotland
- Scotland in the Gloaming
- Scotland Landscapes
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- Scottish Borders
- Scottish Poetry Library
- Scottish Roundup
- The Edinburgh Blog
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