Showing posts with label Écosse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Écosse. Show all posts
Tuesday, 4 August 2026

Great Britsh Folklore and Superstition MAP

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On my last writing workshop, one of my fellow writers brought this Great British Folklore and Superstition MAP . You can find it, like other...
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Saturday, 28 February 2026

Black & White Whisky

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 Sometimes, I just receive flashes from the past and it gets stuck in my mind. For instance, I remember that in my parents' bars, when I...
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Thursday, 1 January 2026

Auld Lang Syne

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Happy new year to all my readers! As it is a tradition on this blog, I am sharing Auld Lang Syne . I hope you enjoy.
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Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Baobhan Sith

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For today's countdown to Halloween post, a new critter I learned about recently. In one of the pages I follow on social media, I saw thi...
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Tuesday, 22 July 2025

The Flying Scotsman's Bookmark

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As you may know, I collect bookmarks. I buy them, I get them as freebies, I am always on the lookout for new bookmarks. It's a hobby lik...
Sunday, 20 July 2025

The Flying Scotsman

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I took this pic at the NRM in  York . It is of course the one and only Flying Scotsman , the legendary train which is one of the museum...
Sunday, 8 June 2025

The Book Lover's Bucket List

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 I ahve been wanting to blog about this for a while: a few months ago, during our Christmas session, we had a gifts exchange. I received The...
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Saturday, 26 April 2025

Railway Bear

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During our last visit to the National Railway Museum of York , we bought a new teddy bear for Wolfie's menagerie. A teddy bear designed...
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Friday, 14 March 2025

Trespass

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 You may remember I blogged before about Trespass , a outdoor clothing company I discovered in the Lake District when we went there back i...
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Wednesday, 15 January 2025

Lynx in the Scottish Highlands

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I just learned that four lynx have been illegally released in the Scottish Highlands . Of them, two have been recaptured. Releasing them was...
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Wednesday, 1 January 2025

For Auld Lang Syne...

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Happy New year everyone! I am starting it with u Auld Lang Syne , as it is a tradition here in the UK and elsewhere.
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Thursday, 24 October 2024

The Weird Sisters

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I am sharing another picture taken by my father during one of his walks. This time, it is three witches, who of course reminded me of the We...
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Saturday, 6 July 2024

"Stop for Traditional Tea"

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 Before I start this post, a disclaimer: if you feel like I am obsessing about trains, you are absolutely right. I know I have been blogging...
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Thursday, 30 May 2024

Of Teas and Trains

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 You may remember last month , when I blogged about my wife buying me for my birthday a tin box of teabags with the the Flying Scotsman on ...
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Sunday, 28 April 2024

Tea for the Flying Scotsman

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 I was spoiled for my birthday. My wife bought me this tea box, with no less than 40 sachets of tea in it. Of course, she did not buy it for...
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Thursday, 15 February 2024

Café écossais?

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J'ai reçu une boîte de cadeaux divers à Noël de la part de mon employeur. Parmi tous les cossins, ce sachet de café, d' Edinburgh Te...
Monday, 1 January 2024

Auld Lang Syne (as always)

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Happy new year everyone! As it is a tradition on this blog, I am sharing again the classic Auld Lang Syne . Which also reminds me that I hav...
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Friday, 17 November 2023

Christmas on the Flying Scotsman

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I  got some great news from the Facebook page   of the National Railway Museum in York , where I found this picture: the Flying Scotsman ...
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Friday, 29 September 2023

The Flying Scotsman crashes

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Sad news which I learned earlier on thanks to the National Railway Museum : t he Flying Scotsman crashed today . Thankfully, there seems to ...
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Sunday, 27 August 2023

Hunting the Loch Ness Monster

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 Some longtime readers may remember that when I was a child I used to be fascinated by the Loch Ness Monster . As an adult, I don' beli...