The Scottish capital has plenty to offer, but one sight stands out more than others: the towering Medieval Castle. Easy to spot from the windows of Edinburgh hostels , the castle stands high on a hill above the city, dominating the landscape and providing an awe-inspiring view.HistoryThe current castle's site has been important to people across the ages with the first signs of human habitation at the hilltop fort thought to date back to the 9th Century BC.Having a site this old, means...
The story begins:
You ask me, how shall we overcome these shadows? How much truth is unbearable?
I have known the darkness, and the poignancy of the light. I shrink from neither, deny neither.
They are my truths: it was my life.
These are my truths.
Why did I write Coronach? I wrote it because it came to me, the greatest gift any writer can receive: a story no one else has ever told. The eighteenth century and...
Starting an internet business is in my opinion, one of the fastest and smartest ways women today can make money. Here are 10 reasons for starting an internet business, and one reason why you shouldn’t!
1. Money. Pure and simple, we all could use a more of it. Whether it’s to get out of debt, build a retirement, or just simply make ends meet. With the right guidance, an internet business can start generating income almost immediately.
2. Family. Let’s face it Moms, a...
The Life of Two Chilocco Students
After I sent the Chilocco students pictures out one of my readers said he wondered about the outcome of the lives of these hopeful looking people.
The stories I'm sure are there and could be told by their descendants. For my part my Mother, Velma Pensoneau Jones and Ed Pensoneau are the only ones of whom I can speak.
Velma is the girl who is wearing the white coat and is sitting on the front row of the orchestra picture. Her brother Edward is in the...
A Scotsman named Angus walked into a bank in London and asks for the loan officer. He says he's going to the US on business for two weeks and needs to borrow 1,000 pounds. The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for the loan, so Angus hands over the keys to a new Rolls Royce. The car is parked on the street in front of the bank, he has the title and everything checks out. The bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. The bank's...
Hi,
I wrote a piece regarding on-line Scottish ancestor information searching (for this site in 2005). A few sections are now be outdated, and perhaps some of the links may be void. However, the base information and strategy tips remain very sound and will help many to discover much.
Check it out - right here on this site:
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/articles/gen.htm
Regards,
LarryR
"sow in hope"
Loch Ness is one of Scotland most beautiful locations and was recently voted as the most popular tourist attraction in Britain. From its outstanding scenery to the mystery of Loch Ness there is plenty to see and do in the region.Perhaps the best way to start your exploration of Loch Ness is in the small village of Fort Augustus. This village is at the start of Loch Ness and although small in size it is a popular tourist destination.Attractions here include the Caledonian Canal,...
A Llama Named Michaela
Natasha was a beautiful black, heavy wooled, one quarter Chilean, tufted eared llama that my daughter and son-in-law had given me for Mother's Day. She was pregnant with her first cria and as I always spent a lot of time in the barn or pasture with the llamas I knew them pretty well as they knew me very well. I noticed Natasha kicking at her stomach with her hind legs while she was eating. They kick their undersides when flies are biting but this was...
There’s a mist upon the lea,
Settles softly for me,
There are hanging drops
As Zennia leans, no props.
The color of the trees are azure
Because the haze over is pure.
Bright spots of color are the blossom
To contrast with the landscape’s sum
Of gently blended greens and blues.
This sweet, soft morning has, its clues
No dragging hose this day for me
“Come soft mist,” I smile, “water for me.”
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