Category Archives: Scotland

Word Cloud: BARD

Posted on January 24, 2020 by

Updated – originally published on January 22, 2016  by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Saturday, January 25, will be the 261st anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns (1759–1796), forever the National Bard of Scotland.  It is a widely celebrated event in … Continue reading →

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In Scotland, This is Hogmanay

Posted on December 31, 2019 by

This is updated from the original posting in January 2016 ____________________________________________ A guid New Year to ane an` a` and mony may ye see! ____________________________________________ New Year’s Eve is celebrated around the world, but in Scotland, it’s called Hogmanay. For about … Continue reading →

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Flowers of the Forest – A short history of an historical lament, and this time it is personal

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

by Chuck Stanley It was September 9, 1513. The place was, and still is, a meadowland on a low hill just south of the village of Branxton, Northumberland, UK.  If one looks at satellite images of the area, you can … Continue reading →

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Cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe…

Posted on February 13, 2017 by

by Chuck Stanley This is the story of a mass murder. A story of politics, of deceit, of a fearful leader, murder, honor by soldiers in the middle of a massacre, dishonor by their commanding officer, and of a cover-up. … Continue reading →

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Now watch these three consecutive birdies at the tomb of the unknown golfer

Posted on January 25, 2017 by

 By ann summers “Told entirely without narration, ‘You’ve Been Trumped’ captures the cultural chasm between the glamorous, jet-setting and media savvy Donald Trump and a deeply rooted Scottish community. What begins as an often amusing clash of world views grows … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: July 3, 2016

Posted on July 3, 2016 by

July 3rd is: Disobedience Day Stay Out of the Sun Day Plastic Bag Free Day National Chocolate Wafer Day National Holidays Around the World Armenia – Vardavar Belarus – Independence Day Myanmar – Women’s Day U.S. Virgin Islands – Emancipation … Continue reading →

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EU Disintegration and BREXIT: sanctimony & pseudoscience

Posted on June 25, 2016 by

“The EU’s disintegration is now running at full speed.” By ann summers Like Wile E. Coyote going off the Dover Cliffs, anti-immigrant discourse fervor and the MOE made the destruction of the UK Tory party inevitable but can Labour and … Continue reading →

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BREXIT: not that bad despite Trumpian resemblance

Posted on June 24, 2016 by

Brexit will take many years to complete and some legal experts are even suggesting that it cannot even be completed considering other matters like NATO. That it seems like a reaction against cheap labor migration amidst austerity makes it seem … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: BARD

Posted on January 22, 2016 by

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Monday, January 25, will be the 257th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns (1759–1796), forever the National Bard of Scotland. A widely celebrated event in his country and in many places around the world known as Burns Night, … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: HOGMANAY

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD A guid New Year to ane an` a` and mony may ye see! New Year’s Eve is celebrated around the world, but in Scotland, it’s called Hogmanay. For about 400 years, from the end of the … Continue reading →

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