No, not Charles and Camilla, but Charles and Margaret – Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a Scottish architect and artist, and his wife Helen Macdonald Mackintosh, also an accomplished artist. We took at day trip to Helensburgh (pronounced Helens-borough, not burg like Pittsburgh), which is on the western coast of Scotland – about a 40 minute train… Continue reading Wild about Charles and Margaret
Month: June 2021
What’s Up in Scotland – Summer Solstice Edition
If you look up Scotland on a world map, you’ll notice it’s way up north. The northern most part of Scotland is further north than the southernmost part of Alaska. In the last weeks, we’ve been marveling at how long daylight lasts. At yesterday’s solstice, we had 17 and 1/2 hours of daylight with sunrise… Continue reading What’s Up in Scotland – Summer Solstice Edition
North Berwick Adventure
Now that Glasgow has gone down to Step 2 restrictions, we are able to travel outside of the city. We planned our first day trip to coincide with D.’s birthday. I had heard about the Scottish Seabird Centre and their wildlife cruises and we thought we’d give that a try. The Centre (British spelling) is… Continue reading North Berwick Adventure
Reunited . . . and it feels so good
Yes, you absolutely can blame me for infecting you with that 80’s Peaches and Herb lyric playing in your head after reading the title. If you’d like a reminder or to groove out for a moment, here it is in all its glory: The song came to my mind when the items I shipped from… Continue reading Reunited . . . and it feels so good