Autumn Fires Robert Louis Stevenson In the other gardens And all up in the vale, From the autumn bonfires See the smoke trail! Pleasant summer over, And all the summer flowers, The […]
‘Sing a song of seasons’ Image by Mirran Hall
‘To see oursels as ithers see us’
Using modern technology – modern computing methods like text mining, face detection algorithms, and melodic extraction programs researchers have been able to conduct a large-scale analysis of cultural artefacts such as paintings, […]
“On all hands could be witnessed the people’s gladness that at last the end had come to the long period of bloodshed.” #Armistice 1918
It was thought at the time to be the war to end all wars but as we approach November 11th and remember all those killed and maimed in wars then and since, […]
The Shores of Sutherland
The coastline of Orkney and the many beaches across our islands are always a pleasure to visit but, dare I say it, a trip across the Pentland Firth also holds many wonderous […]
Hidden Treasures
From Ian Cooper’s excellent series ‘Records of a Bygone Age’, and republished here with kind permission of The Stronsay Limpet. To better follow this story I think it would be helpful to […]
The Nat King Cole Show #OnThisDay
On the 5th of November 1956 The Nat King Cole Show first aired on NBC. This was the first TV show in the US to be hosted by an African-American. The program […]
Going Postal: The History of Royal Mail Post Boxes
Readers will be aware of our recent series highlighting the Royal Mail Post Boxes spread around the country. These unassuming objects which we often pass by with no thought are and have […]
An October Visit to the Beach at Birsay
The Walrus and the Carpenter Were walking close at hand; They wept like anything to see Such quantities of sand: ‘If this were only cleared away,’ They said, ‘it would be grand!’ […]
Jeanne de Brigue #OnThisDay
On 29th of October 1390 the first witch trial is believed to be held at Le Châtelet in Paris, in 1390, and ended with the execution of Jeanne de Brigue. She was condemned […]
Royal Mail Post Boxes, 34, Scotland
Celebrating our Royal Mail Post Boxes. Location Dunblane. Image credit Kenny Armet
