1 min 0 National Holidays Stuff Greyfriar’s Bobby Day! MaryO January 14, 2025 When we were in Scotland a couple years ago, we walked to Edinburgh Castle and… Read More
2 min 0 Gaelic New Year's Eve Winter The Fiery Spectacle of Burghead’s Burning of the Clavie! MaryO January 11, 2025 On January 11th, the quaint town of Burghead in Moray transforms into a scene from… Read More
1 min 0 Holiday Winter Red Hackle Day MaryO January 5, 2025 Today is Red Hackle Day. This annual celebration on 5 January commemorates the award to The… Read More
1 min 0 Holiday First Foot on Hogmanay MaryO January 1, 2025 In Scottish folklore, the first-foot is the first person to enter the home of a… Read More
2 min 7 Christmas Journey Through Scotland’s Enchanting Christmas History! MaryO December 25, 2024 From ancient solstice celebrations to Victorian revivals, Scotland’s Christmas story is a tapestry of traditions… Read More
3 min 1 Music Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie) MaryO December 21, 2024 The Lockerbie Cairn, through its 270 blocks of red Scottish sandstone, memorializes the 270 lives… Read More
2 min 0 Christmas Stuff It Was the Worst of Days and the Best of Days: December 18. MaryO December 18, 2024 I was always very proud of my paternal grandmother. In the early part of the… Read More
2 min 0 Stuff Glasgow Subway Opened on December 14, 1896 MaryO December 14, 2024 I just thought the image I found on Facebook was cool So, I looked… Read More
2 min 0 Holiday Happy Saint Andrew’s Day! MaryO November 30, 2024 In Scotland, and many countries with Scottish connections, St Andrew’s Day is marked with a… Read More
1 min 0 National Holidays Veteran’s Day MaryO November 11, 2024 I’m not sure how Veterans Day turned into a day to sell stuff, but then,… Read More