This striking Victorian Gothic monument stands on Princes Street in Edinburgh, and honours Sir Walter Scott. This highly respected Scottish writer died in in 1832 and an architectural competition for […]
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves Accompanied by a Scottish gin (coffee still on the brew)I had intended this to be a gin from Shetland, but that bottle had been consumed.So, […]
Edinburgh Castle This wonderful place had to be included in this month of top squares; both for its top physical position and its top beauty. It is the top site […]
“A goal without a plan is just a wish” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Scotland, July 2018 It’s time for a weekly quotation-inspired image. If the quote inspires a pictorial or […]
I have been meaning to run this “try something new” series for quite a while (at least a year!). I set myself a challenge of trying something new, with my […]
Slateford Aqueduct, Edinburgh, February 2020 Builder’s yard beneath aqueduct and railway arches Copyright Debbie Smyth, 23 September 2019 Posted as part of Tuesday Photo Challenge
“I love this city, and always shall. I write about it. I dream about it. I walk its streets and see something new each day – traces of faded lettering […]