PS Duchess of Hamilton
Following on from my last post about civilised methods of travel. A couple of images of the Paddle Steamer Duchess…
Sometimes…
… I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits. Quote altered slightly and used by A.A. Milne although originally…
The Wee Train
An old advertising card for the passenger train from Campbeltown to Machrihanish, c1912. What a lovely, unhurried way to travel…
Atmospheric Kilmartin Glen
Kilmartin (Cille Mhàrtainn) an area that is steeped in history and is known as having one of the largest number…
Campbeltown Loch
Most folk will know the famous Whisky song but it would appear that few know about the poem by Archibald…
Song Composed in August…
By Robert Burns – 1783 To the Tune: I had a horse, I had nae mair. Now westlin winds and…
Home and love…
Home And Love. Just Home and Love! the words are small Four little letters unto each; And yet you will…
Scart Rock and Jura from Machrihanish…
Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Argyll, Scotland to the North East of Islay. Both can be…
The sea is everything…
“… It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert,…
T’was the run up to Christmas and, lo and behold,…
…thousands of folks trudging out in the cold. Their hands and feet frozen, the wind in their eyes. they scrambled…
Ideal present for folks who have a cat
I thought this ‘Cat Carrier’ would make a great gift for anyone who happened to own a cat. A very…
Happy Solstice
Summer Solstice happens today, Wednesday 21st June 2023 at 15:57 or 3 minutes to 4 in old money. This marks…
Coronation Exhibition 1911
History
Nostalgia
Scotland
Scottish National Exhibition 1911
The Royal Route
Scottish National Exhibition 1911
More adverts from the early 1900’s. From the David Macbrayne Ltd Royal Route Guide of 1911: The year of the…
Charity Stream in aid of MIND
CHARITY STREAM! Join them from 12 noon on Saturday 9th October as we once again push our minds to the…
Burns Chronicles 1949
Continuing the fascination with old adverts… These are from the 1949 Robert Burns Annual & Chronicle. Published by the Burns…