7 min 0 Stuff Winter Friday the 13th – NO! MaryO January 13, 2025 Today, January 13, holds a couple anniversaries for me. I remember the day of the Air… Read More
2 min 0 Who Knew? Rubber Ducky Day MaryO January 13, 2025 Get ready to celebrate a splashing fun day – January 13 is National Rubber Ducky… 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
4 min 0 National Holidays National Shortbread Day MaryO January 6, 2025 Shortbread is a classic Scottish dessert traditionally made with: 1 part white sugar (I use… Read More
3 min 0 Holiday Winter Three Kings Day MaryO January 6, 2025 Three Kings Day, or “El Dia de los Reyes” as it’s known in Spanish, is… 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
2 min 0 National Holidays Who Knew? National Spaghetti Day MaryO January 4, 2025 National Spaghetti Day, celebrated annually on January 4th, is a day dedicated to appreciating and… Read More
5 min 0 Holiday Music Post-Christmas: Auld Lang Syne MaryO December 31, 2024 “Auld Lang Syne,” a poignant Scots poem penned by the legendary Robert Burns in… Read More
2 min 0 Holiday New Year's Day Happy Hogmanay! MaryO December 31, 2024 Scotland’s New Year’s Eve, known as Hogmanay, is a festival of light and joy, particularly… Read More
3 min 0 Music Who Knew? Post-Christmas: The Twelve Days of Christmas MaryO December 26, 2024 Way back, when I first got out of college I was a substitute music teacher… Read More