I knew Long John Silver and Dr. Jekyll, but I didn’t know David Balfour. I had also made some assumptions about the book “Kidnapped” by Robert Louis Stevenson. I thought…
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While researching my upcoming trip I found a lot of customized maps. I knew they were different than saving items in Google Maps, but I decided to find out how…
My reading challenge for my Scotland trip continues. I completed Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott. I consider that a great accomplishment. It was a slog, due to breathless sentences…
I’ve been using Google Maps to plot out my two week trip to Scotland. I’m not renting a car, and I’m looking at the walking directions- half a mile in…
What I’ve read so far: With star ratings 1-4, 4 being best. Notes: I rate knitting books based on how many projects I want to make, and since I hate…
My exploration of all things Scottish continues. I read “Eleanor Oliphant is Perfectly Fine” by Gail Honeyman with my book group. The book isn’t my usual fare, it’s definitely a…
I feel like I need to apologize for the American education system. My memory of British History in elementary and middle school is a paragraph about medieval times, a chapter…
As part of preparing for my trip to Scotland, I’m reading, watching and learning about Scotland. I’m working on my TV/Movie challenge list. I watched Braveheart when it came out.…
Starting on my literary journey to Scotland, I realized I have read some of the bestselling authors according to the newspaper the Scotsman.. I didn’t realize that Arthur Conan Doyle…
I am going to Scotland with my parents this spring, and doing lots of planning and research. My Mum is from Scotland, she met my American Dad, got married and…
