A Selection of Scottish Authors & Books for Christmas 2021
How am I to sing your praise, Happy chimney-corner days, Sitting safe in nursery nooks, Reading picture story-books? (Robert Louis Stevenson – From A Child’s Garden of Verses) I could not have found...
View ArticleScotland, a great source of inspiration for Beatrix Potter..
Beatrix Potter 1912 Source Wikimedia Before resuming our ‘Mackintosh Trail in Roussillon‘ and our ‘Journey around Scotland‘ and also to pave the way for Janice’s philatelic post about Beatrix Potter,...
View ArticleIllustrations of Beatrix Potter’s life in Alderney’s stamp collection
THE LIFE OF BEATRIX POTTER Hi Mairiuna! Your recent post Scotland, a great source of inspiration for Beatrix Potter joyfully took us on a journey into the marvelous book illustrations and lovely tales...
View ArticleScotiana’s Books for Christmas: “Darker Ends”
Christmas funfair in George Square Glasgow – Photo Thomas Nugent Dear readers, Christmas time is quickly approaching now, so I’d better hurry to add a couple of books to Scotiana’s selection for...
View ArticleScotiana’s Books for Christmas : “Six Dinner Sid”…
Many thanks and a big bear hug to Nathalie & Jean for their lovely interpretation of Jingle Bells !!! Jean, my grandson, who just turned 9 last month, started to learn English at his primary...
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