Hogmanay - A scottish celebration
January 5, 2023
Happy New Year! Hogmanay is a Scottish festival to mark the end of the year
‘Lang may yer lum reek, in yer ain wee hoose!’
Long may your chimney smoke, in your own small house. In other words, may you live long, and prosper.
‘What a year it’s been?’‘Aye, Where’s it gone?’
It’s the same conversation every year as is the merriment to...
Freedom
November 12, 2020
Ah! Freedom is a noble thing!
No words are truer now than they were in 1376 when John Barbour wrote them.
Inspiration
Here I was rummaging in my Granny’s library for something else and came across this mighty poem. It resonated with me, brought Scottish friends to mind, a...
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