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4000 years young
We were in the centre of Heraklion in Crete. Our bus had dropped us here so we could wander the streets and take in the atmosphere or visit the Archaeological Museum to see artifacts from nearby Knossos prior to our … Continue reading
Posted in Dorothy Bruce, Historical nuggets, Places of interest
Tagged frescoes, Heraklion, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Knossos, Minoans, pottery
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European dreams
I should have been born in a warmer climate, but then I wouldn’t have been Scottish, and I rather like being Scottish – especially at present when politics here are amazingly interesting, though often also hair-tearingly frustrating. The thrill of … Continue reading
On the eleventh day of April
What is so special about the eleventh day of April? A hint. It’s not the eleventh of April this year I’m referring to. It’s the eleventh day of April 1868. Ring any bells? Probably not — unless you live in … Continue reading
Posted in Arts in Scotland, Events of interest, Historical nuggets, People of interest, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged Alexanger Reid, Art Nouveau, Christopher Dresser, James McNeill Whistler, Japan, Le Japon Artistique, Meiji restoration, Mitsubishi, Siegfried Bing, Thomas Blake Glover, Vincen Van Gogh
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February 14th
No red hearts or roses for me today either. Instead I’m going with images of a sculpture of two people that I found decorating a wall in a street of Funchal’s old town. Continue reading
You too can have one
Coats of Arms, using them and hanging them on your wall. Continue reading
A multi-faceted historical mosaic
It was dark when we arrived, and as our bus whisked us from airport to hotel all we saw were the lit windows of shops and their tarpaulin-covered extensions where racks and rails of colourful goods ranged across pavements like … Continue reading
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Tagged Dodecanese, Greece, Ialyssos, Kamiros, mosaics, Palace of the Grand Masters, Rhodes
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No fog horns, just a jingle
Videos are on my mind. Not the neatly packaged and enticingly or garishly labelled bought from a shelf in supermarket or shop, or downloaded or streamed to computer. But a short promotional video, shot, assembled and brought into the world … Continue reading
A little slice of immortality
Good news always makes a day go with a swing, puts a smile on your face, a bounce in your step. Makes your fingers dance on the keyboard. My good news this morning is that one of my short stories, … Continue reading
Something important happened here
Edinburgh, capital city of Scotland, maybe a small city (the population is just under half a million)) but is one brimming with history. From medieval Old Town to elegant Georgian New Town complete with gardens and neoclassical buildings, it rolls … Continue reading
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