About this blog
"There are two seasons in Scotland: June and winter."- Billy Connolly.
With this blog I want to look past the deep fried mars bars, peel back the layers of dreich and explore all the things that make this country unique, glorious, and above all, a pleasure to the senses.
Stephen Fry has remarked that it is difficult to live a life dedicated to pleasure. Well, let's try, shall we?
I encourage questions, feedback and suggestions - please leave a comment on one of the posts or you can email me at scotland4thesenses@gmail.com.
With this blog I want to look past the deep fried mars bars, peel back the layers of dreich and explore all the things that make this country unique, glorious, and above all, a pleasure to the senses.
Stephen Fry has remarked that it is difficult to live a life dedicated to pleasure. Well, let's try, shall we?
I encourage questions, feedback and suggestions - please leave a comment on one of the posts or you can email me at scotland4thesenses@gmail.com.
Popular Posts
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Around the world tonight, people are tucking into Scotland’s national dish of haggis, accompanied by some piping hot neeps and tatties. But ...
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As we enter St. Andrew's Day weekend, Historic Scotland sites around the country are throwing open their doors and saying "come in!" For p...
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Once again I take to the kitchen in an effort to create this most traditional Scottish dessert. I attempted this once before, but somehow it...
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Human creativity is a remarkable thing. It has the power to reinvent history, to layer a new story over old stones. If Robert Burns had neve...
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You have to imagine it in the dead of night, the curve of the stone steady above the moving water, which unlaces the reflected shards of moo...
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Since moving to Scotland my favourite cookery writer has been Sue Larwence. What I love most about her books is how she doesn’t just share r...
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“It’s not a potato scone, it’s a tattie scone!” my colleague exclaimed, the word “tattie” bouncing out on her Edinburgh accent without its T...
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The following is my fictionalized version of the true story of a homeless man falling through the floor in Lord George Mackenzie’s tomb in G...
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I had planned to write about Arbroath Smokies, but with the news this past week focusing mainly on the dramatic forthcoming budget cuts thro...
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Driving towards Lunan Bay on the Angus coast, there are glimpses of the beach stretching out from Boddin Point to Lang Craig. But this doe...
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