Category Archives: Historical nuggets

European dreams

Posted on January 25, 2017 by

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 →

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On the eleventh day of April

Posted on April 11, 2016 by

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 →

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Travelling back

Posted on February 29, 2016 by

In a few hours one recent afternoon I travelled thousands of miles and spanned decades, all from the comfort of the chair by my computer. Instead of my keyboard, which was pushed aside, another little gadget sat before me. Husband … Continue reading →

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February 14th

Posted on February 13, 2016 by

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 →

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You too can have one

Posted on February 2, 2016 by

Coats of Arms, using them and hanging them on your wall. Continue reading →

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A multi-faceted historical mosaic

Posted on November 3, 2015 by

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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No fog horns, just a jingle

Posted on October 11, 2015 by

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 →

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A little slice of immortality

Posted on September 21, 2015 by

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 →

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Something important happened here

Posted on August 14, 2015 by

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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Volcanic rock and stone of destiny

Posted on August 5, 2015 by

Summer is festival time in Edinburgh, and last Sunday, with this year’s poor summer weather weather dry but overcast, we went off to sample the atmosphere. A stroke of luck saw us cruising a city centre street for an unlikely … Continue reading →

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