A rock known as Inchcape, is part of a long and treacherous reef lying some 12 miles east of Dundee Scotland. Inchcape is in the […]
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“why weepest thou?
“Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. And […]
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Some years ago while vacationing on the West Coast of Scotland, I picked up a book entitled,The Killing Of The Red Fox: An Investigation into […]
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On this evening’s (Dec 1) Live Show on The Voice, Rob Cole, one of Reba’s team, sang Lee Ann Womack’s I hope you dance. That […]
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In the long-distant mists of time the Highlands and Western Islands of Scotland were home to an inventive and industrious people.They produced an amber liquid […]
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Thoughts on a line of chalk…. Most know Robert Louis Stevenson as a famous author, Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and […]
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This text message out of the blue from my good friend Jerry appeared in my inbox. It got me to thinkin.’ Back in the day, […]
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Recently a Scottish friend emailed me his description of a storm on ‘Bervie beach. In the seventies, for a few years, my family and I […]
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Back from Scotland: April/May 201906/01/2017-6:18 am At Angela’s in Deer Park, (IL) sitting in the back garden by the pool, enjoying the sound of an […]
Continue readingDID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT THE PARIS OLYMPICS ?
Michael SpragueCapitol Commission ChaplainMandeville, LA Chariots of Fire won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1982. It depicted the true story of Eric Liddell winning […]
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