Frazer the Poet

Yes. I know it’s not Friday yet. But, gimme a break? Dad’s Army. Frazer meets an American with this….. I love Private Frazer – the archetypal dour Scot :o) Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome to your gory bed, Or to Victorie! Now’s the day, and now’s the […]

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Highlands & Islands

I love that phrase. And I know someone (with more Scandinavian DNA than me) who has a far greater knowledge of the Isles than I do! Slàinte mhath, fellow Outlander :o) One day we may get to The Orkneys and the King, Hereafter.

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More Kilts?

OMG. Gimme a break. I’m busy cooking. So y’all’ll get two for one here – known in the UK as BOGOF (BOG OFF) – Buy one get one free (?) OH. And Just In Case y’all haven’t work it out yet (?!) This place here is MY website. MY research. MY home. MY work…. And […]

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From Amarna to Inchcolm

I’ll keep this very brief because I KNOW that I’m still being stalked by internet gangsters who use everything to make themselves look fabby on yt. Same old crap! But there is one amazing link between the Amarna tombs and Inchcolm Abbey. BTW – How come everyone on yt has suddenly turned Tartan and KNOWS […]

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Talking Italian

I really should stop being down on myself :o( I am actually Multi-Lingual. Not just Bi-Lingual (English & Rubbish) Today it’s Italian. I’ve been practising ALL morning as I prepare Carbonara and Stromboli for tea. Mamma Mia. Prosecco. La Dolce Vita. Parmigiano-Reggiano. Molto Bene. Grazie Mille. Cara Mia. Prego. Millefiori. Sophia Loren. Caio. Bella. Cosa […]

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Sirius | North Star

Y’all probably know this already but… …Every year from the 3rd to the 7th of July, The Sirius Gateway opens. Sirius is also known as the North Star. THE only star that guides travellers HOME. It is associated with Isis and the alignment of the pyramids. Orion’s Belt? Brightest Star? ForeverConscious #MissedTheBoatVibe?

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Cool. Calm. Collected.

For the first time – since I was a child – I’m suddenly CoolCalmCollected……..with a huge Dash of COLD. Loving it :o)

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Porphyrogenita

One of the eldest daughters that I’m looking into had the title Porphyrogenita. At the time of her birth this was a sacred title. It means “born in the purple” or the legitimate heir to a ruler. Despite others’ convictions that Tyrian/Imperial purple is a sign of Pure Evil, it was not. The only reason […]

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FELIX DIES

Not bad for a girl who never had a Latin lesson in her Whole Life :o) P.S. I need to have a severe word or many with BFF for programming me to MacWoodFleet :o(

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Four Mad Women WILL Go to Paris

No matter WHAT! Wiki : 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull Wiki : Computer says NO! We were already in a hotel right beside Heathrow (because of an early morning flight) when this happened and we woke up to the news. What? But? It took about 5 hours to organise everything. No plane? We can drive. We […]

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Enter Two Gardeners

This was the last episode of Rosemary and Thyme (weep) I post it for a very special friend :o)

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