Yesterday we ventured into the Scottish countryside to view a garden like none other I’ve ever seen. The “Garden of Cosmic Speculation” was built on a 30-acre estate by Maggie Keswick and Charles Jencks over a number of years on an estate that Maggie inherited from her parents. The garden’s design celebrates and was inspired… Continue reading Cosmic Speculation?
Month: May 2022
Alive with Song
I would say one of the most difficult parts of living abroad has been the social aspect. Exacerbated by the pandemic, that part of my settling in has been quite slow. A while back I joined an online Meetup group run by Michael, a man who posts different cultural events happening in the Glasgow area… Continue reading Alive with Song
Craft Town, Scotland
I know it’s so old school to admit it, but I love paper. Writing letters and postcards, getting the mail, peering through magazines, etc. And I tend to clip things of interest from magazines. That’s how I somehow holed away an article from a craft magazine some years ago about somewhere called “Craft Town, Scotland”,… Continue reading Craft Town, Scotland
Taking the High Road
My father’s recent visit was wonderful. He’s back home now, but I thought I would share some of our experiences in the next blogs. Scotland is made up of the Highlands, to the north and northwest and the Lowlands, to the south and northeast. I’ve heard that only 10% of Scotland’s population live in the… Continue reading Taking the High Road