On 18th of April 1916, Edith Wharton, was appointed Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest award, for her contribution to the war effort.
Edith Wharton #OnThisDay
In Orkney 75.9% of adults have received their first dose of #Covid Vaccine
In Scotland 2,608,831 people have had their first dose of the vaccine – 57.4%
Another Word For Chaos Is Turmoil
“Jeanne is first and foremost an artist. Her joys, her concerns, are expressed in and through her art. Her art works change their form sporadically, which is healthy – it’s best if expression doesn’t stagnate.”
The Bravery
“I have often said to myself what are the boasted advantages which my country reaps from a certain Union that counterbalance the annihilation of her Independence, and even her very name!” Robert Burns
My 2020 Part 4
” I had hoped going into this last one that things maybe had improved at the end but it seems the light at the end of the tunnel, was just the entry light to another tunnel. “
Jeanne Weaves Her Words And Images
” We drove along to the main Brodgar car park, and walked up to The Ring, where we encountered Jeanne”
For The People
“Whatever transpires, events in America can only further reinforce our belief that Scotland can only flourish by doing what our stateside friends did two hundred and forty-four years ago. And make our own Declaration of Independence. “
Denise Mina Great Scot Award Honoree
Scottish crime writer Denise Mina is to receive the Great Scot Award at a virtual celebration by The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA.
Scale of Californian Wildfires ‘Surreal’
The fires also caused massive plumes of smoke filled debris. One cloud was estimated at 963,269 square miles by NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite.
The Cherokee Nation Constitution #OnThisDay
On 6th of September 1839 the Cherokee Nation Constitution was ratified.
