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A special day Wake to the Robins on the apple trees Sunshine glistening on Lavenders dew Coffee cradled in my warming hands Scottish fiddle played gentle over hill All is good as this morning begins
A Hazel tree A shrub I have never regretted having is a hazel tree. The bright yellow catkins (and purple too, I got a purple leaved hazel which has purple catkins) in spring shine out almost gold at a dull time of year, the leaves are the perfect shade...
The ancient name of lavender was spikenard. There are many Biblical references to spikenard and to its price. Lavender products were extremely precious at that time. From the Gospel of Saint John: “Then took Mary a pound of spikenard, very costly, and...
All is wonderful to fly in the sky All is grand Coffee in my hand Dreams in the morning Ballet dancing smiles World awaits from slumber
Nobody uses Facebook anymore Only the bad people It is the place for very bad people Bad people use Facebook Facebook is bad The reputation of using facebook means that your tainted - - Tainted by association When people see that you promote Facebook...
Easter in Scotland Easter is a very important day in Scotland. In pre-Christian times, there was a Saxon festival called Eastre, later, it was integrated with the Christian festival. Easter is also linked to Pagans and some of its traditions are even...
A day to create To make something To do something A day to create To be happy watching a creation grow Watching life going by Looking at the Lavender A creation of nature so many creations So much to admire so much to be happy in A grand day to make a...
Wild garlic recipes In Scotland, wild garlic has many peculiar identities - 'bear's garlic', 'devil's garlic', 'gypsy's onions' and 'stinking Jenny' are just some of them. It's no surprise that this seasonal ingredient is called so many names - it gives...
Barns being stolen. . A problem throughout. Moneyed people with taste for chic There is an increased demand The demand for Barn Wood. This wood is at a premium price. So some rural people benefit However thieves come and steal Police in the rural now...
Wild garlic is a bulbous, perennial plant which grows wild in damp woodlands, and is often found in marshlands (fenlands) or near water drainage ditches in Scotland and throughout Europe. The botanical name is Allium ursinum, and it is also known as ransoms,...