Scottish Parents upset at Weetos breakfast cereal
We’ve been having a good laugh in the office today at this news article: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/weird-news/parents-reveal-fury-at-weetos-breakfast-1493701
Old Scottish Postcards.
This morning i was looking through a folder of old Scottish postcards while looking for a suitable header image for our newsletter. Some of the images were so fantastic I thought they were worth sharing. Here are a few of my favourites: In the days before washing machines getting your laundry done was a more […]
The Lyon Act
In Scotland the Court of the Lord Lyon is responsible for heraldic matters. It is the oldest heraldic court in the world that is still in daily operation. As well as overseeing state functions in Scotland the Lord Lyon is responsible for the grant of arms as well as ensuring that existing arms are not […]
Scotland’s Businesses Swimming Against the Current
Reading the news for the last few years has not been a great deal of fun. Every other business and economy article has been telling stories of doom and gloom, job losses, double dip recession. It has felt like we are in some sort of economic dark age. British GDP has fallen behind Iceland and […]
Clans 2014 Dates Announced
Some details have finally been released about a clan event happening in 2014 as part of the Homecoming Scotland 2014 celebrations. The original dates of 11 – 13 July, 2014 announced have now changed, and the revised plan is to centre a general clan gathering directly around the Bannockburn 700th Anniversary activities in the last […]
The Lion and the Clans
Why is the image of a lion so prevalent in Scottish Clan heraldry? Why would a beast that was never native to Scotland feature so heavily? The image of the lion in art and culture dates back to pre history and cave paintings. Our ancient ancestors who’s story began in Africa would have admired these […]
Home Swaps: Visiting Scotland Without the Expense
We have just returned from two amazing weeks spent in Barcelona, Spain. We enjoyed the comfort of a family home during our stay and on our return were welcomed back to our home with a bottle of wine and a box of chocolates, our house all neat and tidy (not like we normally leave it […]
Scotland, as you may never have heard it described before!
Recently I was reading an article on James VI of Scotland, Who became James I after the Union of the Crowns. I was reminded of a piece I had read some time ago by an Anglo Welsh historian called James Howell. Howell was possibly the first ever professional English language writer and grew up around […]
Why is Edinburgh Airport so un-Scottish?
We are just back from a trip to Iceland, don’t travel abroad much so was quite wide eyed with the relatively new experience. As the plane approached Iceland we could see hot springs spouting up from the volcanic landscape. The plane comes into land. We are in Iceland – the airport greets us with massive […]
Mary Queen of Scots and Pierre de Boscosel
16th century Scotland was a dangerous place for those in the higher echelons of society. Apart from the likelihood of dying on the battlefield or being murdered as the result of a local feud, it was not uncommon to fall foul of the executioner’s axe. Death by execution was quite a common occurrence and was […]