tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9681637425420419152024-03-05T00:42:17.328-08:00Judith Silverthorne in EuropeJudith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-43769833461485731662008-07-01T17:58:00.000-07:002008-07-01T17:59:16.981-07:00More Travel Adventures<span style="color:#993399;">FOR MORE TRAVEL ADVENTURES, PLEASE SEE:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://judithsilverthorneinchina.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#3333ff;">http://judithsilverthorneinchina.blogspot.com/</span></a> - China<br /><br /><a href="http://judithsilverthorne.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#3333ff;">http://judithsilverthorne.blogspot.com/</span></a> - MediterraneanJudith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-60017513508795938862008-06-17T09:18:00.001-07:002009-03-10T07:04:17.168-07:00Crete to London: The Long Trip Home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Td42aPZPQsQolRjENtqOEEmBegkHdlAEaDz2onvW_LArpBqKJw4FHI2WH-K2bZL_YhFRlWHwCHcKoatzCvcfueY15UvY1GTyfsPh50cjUQ8Obp5q7gnlewr0Yi5MGm1_Ofc33u-Jy0yI/s1600-h/greece-map.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213231892532464114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Td42aPZPQsQolRjENtqOEEmBegkHdlAEaDz2onvW_LArpBqKJw4FHI2WH-K2bZL_YhFRlWHwCHcKoatzCvcfueY15UvY1GTyfsPh50cjUQ8Obp5q7gnlewr0Yi5MGm1_Ofc33u-Jy0yI/s320/greece-map.gif" border="0" /></a>Getting from my hotel in Iraklion (Heraklion in English) to the airport was reasonably easy. The Inrini Hotel was only about six blocks away from the bus stop, so I could easily trundle my luggage along. (I do think I have to fix it though, or perhaps retire my little suitcase as it's looking a little dilapidated.)<br /><br />From there it was across a busy street and a parking lot into one of the worst airports I've ever been in. Signage was the pits and no one to really help much.<br /><br />I was there in good time, so I ended in a line up for forty-five minutes before we could get our boarding passes. This accomplished, we had to haul our luggage over to an x-ray machine and then go through the regular rigors of security, and others, such as turning on my laptop.<br /><br />It was downhill all the way after that....literally and figuratively. The waiting area was a horrible jumble with masses of people in a filthy place down at the bottom of the building with no signs and no announcements for flights. Food places were extremely limited and not the greatest....I threw away some weird thing I thought might be good, but wasn't.<br /><br />Some flights had been delayed, which accounted for more people than usual, but still the whole operation was fairly shoddy and no one knew what was going on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZxxH3p9g49WL0WxneIaYKAW34ec6EVMFDec9WTjCAwrQ0TpxkPwxAHqZ96Nf3yixvYa59Bh_6Wje1z97QCQd6CnO_0vodMgrStl147fT0eu1JGk_hoQJbEem_S4uPofaulZldOsf9vN8/s1600-h/eunewneb.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213231799580310770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZxxH3p9g49WL0WxneIaYKAW34ec6EVMFDec9WTjCAwrQ0TpxkPwxAHqZ96Nf3yixvYa59Bh_6Wje1z97QCQd6CnO_0vodMgrStl147fT0eu1JGk_hoQJbEem_S4uPofaulZldOsf9vN8/s320/eunewneb.gif" border="0" /></a><br />Luckily, I'd managed a cheap flight on an Easy Jet flight, but it was a late one, not leaving until 10:30 pm. Everything seemed to go as planned when we took off, however shortly afterwards a women at the front of the plane began having some kind of breathing attack.<br /><br />The flight attendants quickly brought out the oxygen tank to keep her from spasming onto the floor and into the aisle. She seemed to calm down after a bit and we continued on....we were already headed towards mainland Greece. They kept a close watch on her, and she had a couple more attacks, when the crew decided it was too dangerous to keep her on board. She had to have constant oxygen by this time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1w8ZX_uU0FU3TXVsc5sTQWqYnslGeLEh0Qkn9JadwK-HvM9RNPrG5Zg9iiKdIX45LtJyn8P6Tw0n8rPeAl2nvMqP72-4YDsKDqA1NTBHlsLjS04Oufety0zdX9Ti65d9YvoUEEQMw-nF2/s1600-h/easyjet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213238968661145426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1w8ZX_uU0FU3TXVsc5sTQWqYnslGeLEh0Qkn9JadwK-HvM9RNPrG5Zg9iiKdIX45LtJyn8P6Tw0n8rPeAl2nvMqP72-4YDsKDqA1NTBHlsLjS04Oufety0zdX9Ti65d9YvoUEEQMw-nF2/s320/easyjet.jpg" border="0" /></a> By this time we were a half hour past Corfu and we had to turn around and go back. An ambulance was waiting for her. First the emergency attendants came to check on her, then a doctor showed up, and finally they managed to get her out of the plane and onto the tarmac in a wheelchair, then into the ambulance. There was no room for the other three members of her family - her daughter, son-in-law and grandson, so they had to walk to the terminal and catch a taxi to the only hospital where we had landed (not sure where we were).<br /><br />In the<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz_G1UrhxVcFnt3KqJA3MCfLCTc2plwU4Lt7-2T_6La2gJWd2F-CCo5pd4CFq7HfhNnQq55VYb3Tu-DCD7aY-yBPS8CfD8h23tbNpJSSt0OPfcWm3uX2na57q168G4Y5clUeVSkHdbjoP/s1600-h/eu.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213231757286077394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz_G1UrhxVcFnt3KqJA3MCfLCTc2plwU4Lt7-2T_6La2gJWd2F-CCo5pd4CFq7HfhNnQq55VYb3Tu-DCD7aY-yBPS8CfD8h23tbNpJSSt0OPfcWm3uX2na57q168G4Y5clUeVSkHdbjoP/s320/eu.gif" border="0" /></a> meantime, the plane had to refuel and wait for instructions about the new flight plan. Apparently they also had to do a great deal of paperwork about the emergency landing in an unscheduled place. Also, because of the international law that no unaccompanied baggage can be on a plane, all of the baggage had to be gone through and the disembarked passengers belongings removed. They found one piece of luggage without any tags and brought it on board for someone to claim. All of this took about an hour and a half.<br /><br />The plane was entirely shut down during this time without any air circulation in weather that was over 30 degrees Celsius. We were not allowed to leave the plane, so many people stood in the aisles and fanned themselves. We were all dripping wet by the time the plane started again. It cooled off after that and I realized was I was trying to sleep stretch out across three seats (lucky me) that I was a little chilled.<br /><br />I must commend the Easyjet pilots and crew, though, they were very professional and handled the emergency situation well....I would definitely fly with them again.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3fVEBtUxM59XYcjQuIrFqr19HO6R7BoNH74ur5ELC-igWVoqCHh-2BgMwQt3hkKKaFkH1HofTyhdf1I1onPivU4W92ZNHU32VPj8UV695PwO_rMmjMDkJQks6IFDdwj4hOc0DY-t_9o7/s1600-h/IMG_3197.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213230415456515602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3fVEBtUxM59XYcjQuIrFqr19HO6R7BoNH74ur5ELC-igWVoqCHh-2BgMwQt3hkKKaFkH1HofTyhdf1I1onPivU4W92ZNHU32VPj8UV695PwO_rMmjMDkJQks6IFDdwj4hOc0DY-t_9o7/s320/IMG_3197.JPG" border="0" /></a>By the time we landed at Gatwick airport it was almost 3 a.m. We waited quite a while for a bus to pick us up and then another half hour or more for the luggage to come through.<br /><br />I stumbled through the passport control and to a taxi stand....looking for my little notebook---my precious notebook with notes I'd taken for the last month and the name of the hotel I was staying at. I searched through all the usual spots, but soon realized I must have left my notebook behind at the counter going through immigration. (I'd had to write down my place of accommodation on the landing card.)<br /><br />Luckily I remembered vaguely the name of my hotel and the driver knew where I was headed. By this time, I was freezing. The temperature was only 13 degrees Celsius....quite a plummet from the 40+ I'd left behind.<br /><br />When I got to my hotel it was 4 a.m.<br /><br />Although I accepted that I had almost certainly lost my notebook, I did make an attempt to find it, getting the number from the receptionist for where to call the airport lost and found. I thought I had a better chance of having it returned if I could get on it first thing, but they were not open at that time of night. I woke up every hour or so thinking it might be right time ....I also found I was over tired, and I had a scratchy throat and wasn't sleeping well anyway. Finally at 8 a.m. I called, but the lost and found people wouldn't be heading over to the north terminal until after lunch. I would have to call back.....I was wide awake by now, so gave up trying to sleep.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1hRZJb5goCOGpz0AnaF6yA4Fv5CSeYG6nYs24ITptEACUrC_nnfHtNa1Wy1jHwYAd56LsblUrYxfUz1xlUKlHeFQE-xKSrZO6z0qQ_Dz6O6zorruu_qdIT5l4q_HPhzf09I4rBWiC2QF/s1600-h/IMG_3195.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213230406936563538" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1hRZJb5goCOGpz0AnaF6yA4Fv5CSeYG6nYs24ITptEACUrC_nnfHtNa1Wy1jHwYAd56LsblUrYxfUz1xlUKlHeFQE-xKSrZO6z0qQ_Dz6O6zorruu_qdIT5l4q_HPhzf09I4rBWiC2QF/s320/IMG_3195.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />It was about this time, I decided I'd better straighten out my paperwork and resort my luggage, etc for my overseas. I dumped everything out of my bum bag and low and behold, there was my little notebook....where I would have expected it to be, but in a different compartment. I'd looked for it there the night before, but I guess I was too groggy and missed it.<br /><br />At any rate, I'm at the Best Western Gate House Hotel not far from the airport and have decided to stay here a second night, rather than find one near Heathrow airport where I fly back to Calgary and then Regina. It is relatively easy to catch a bus back to the airport from my current hotel and then from there catch a direct bus to Heathrow airport an hour away.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnmo4_3ULISXr96qscfeGPjey8iz6SXOIoRkw0j31On8uCe05jZaqSg3r0-sp-BY0adreRZi6qfTXtn9hKMKRmVZEEBY1gLEdW7pfJbZEg4D43rDioCQaxOqrDOAggOFmTDfBBAZPXFEC/s1600-h/IMG_3198.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213230835495319586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnmo4_3ULISXr96qscfeGPjey8iz6SXOIoRkw0j31On8uCe05jZaqSg3r0-sp-BY0adreRZi6qfTXtn9hKMKRmVZEEBY1gLEdW7pfJbZEg4D43rDioCQaxOqrDOAggOFmTDfBBAZPXFEC/s320/IMG_3198.JPG" border="0" /></a> My hotel room has three single beds, reminding me of a dorm room, but it's comfortable....in fact, quite posh after the places I stayed in while in Crete. And there was a wonderful bathtub to soak in.<br /><br />I overlook another hotel, parking lots, and a fire station, which all seems to be in a sort of rural area....at least there are plenty of trees around and I quite like the view of the hills in the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghB0XHm8bZ9HM5_YuNLm-tmXsnW5NDTxIjFi9Ur5BrnwvUeTB5TAhYni7lgHnY-uBDHdSNGr83vdQ5dTKBT6AJs5eIisycmRo1w6tamCyoi3A86VxfjglyomJ9KQmaQ8qhSNe2fw6vAa2H/s1600-h/IMG_3196.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213230416250381698" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghB0XHm8bZ9HM5_YuNLm-tmXsnW5NDTxIjFi9Ur5BrnwvUeTB5TAhYni7lgHnY-uBDHdSNGr83vdQ5dTKBT6AJs5eIisycmRo1w6tamCyoi3A86VxfjglyomJ9KQmaQ8qhSNe2fw6vAa2H/s320/IMG_3196.JPG" border="0" /></a>distance.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaw_PZOmMeeMnsV4M8ZrEDOsYi_9AiOsKKTz0APu11_ZRGIZPsC91Gq9IMVfQexy60zC4bLKRiO9vXmEU-CTOaYhaaBRtwQHn6ztp4nodZEhMZKkKErxig6dBERzeImpirfjQdL1AgZDlR/s1600-h/IMG_3200.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213230829375014194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaw_PZOmMeeMnsV4M8ZrEDOsYi_9AiOsKKTz0APu11_ZRGIZPsC91Gq9IMVfQexy60zC4bLKRiO9vXmEU-CTOaYhaaBRtwQHn6ztp4nodZEhMZKkKErxig6dBERzeImpirfjQdL1AgZDlR/s320/IMG_3200.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The only bottled water I can get to drink seems to be in large glass bottles, like a 40 of whisky and I feel like I am an old rubby alcoholic with my whiskey bottle by my bed within easy reach.<br /><br />I am quite dehydrated from the flight last night and have already finished one bottle and have started on the next......attempting to stave off the sore throat and any threat of a cold developing <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr2c6mXA3JkTKv053U_Pjle_UEKylx7MaheyrZ6UxVXUZXpjkTxzLt4WOIWLgHr4p6n-7nXnIiA1WaONFKk3GeMNYXW3uw1VZfyj4Q1bBTq5y1rTLtaANxamyrjFVCHxGZrWMYkM0gnCQ/s1600-h/IMG_3202.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213993004082137778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr2c6mXA3JkTKv053U_Pjle_UEKylx7MaheyrZ6UxVXUZXpjkTxzLt4WOIWLgHr4p6n-7nXnIiA1WaONFKk3GeMNYXW3uw1VZfyj4Q1bBTq5y1rTLtaANxamyrjFVCHxGZrWMYkM0gnCQ/s320/IMG_3202.JPG" border="0" /></a>before I return home. (I even put the empty in the trash and they will soon be stacking up.)<br /><br />The weather here is cloudy and small batches of rain fall occasionally and it's a little cool, but I have no intention of venturing far. Everything I need is here in the hotel and I can rest and write and connect to the Internet.<br /><br />I no longer have the bunny hug I left Canada with, so it's good I'm going home soon.....I think I <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbLCBr3-H8-R1w0tsDTsKZOMOhiU1U8DUTBMoOBX3kiCUQUOjGbqpJ7RTf9xKaBNCLXoGWDdZsoWXQaEtQu3FYKUy6843jTzHPJNvTWvcFKmq08WGR7XL5QY5hVeAuFa-kXiQVZCOK-MY/s1600-h/world-map.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213994375260001858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbLCBr3-H8-R1w0tsDTsKZOMOhiU1U8DUTBMoOBX3kiCUQUOjGbqpJ7RTf9xKaBNCLXoGWDdZsoWXQaEtQu3FYKUy6843jTzHPJNvTWvcFKmq08WGR7XL5QY5hVeAuFa-kXiQVZCOK-MY/s320/world-map.png" border="0" /></a>left it on a train when I travelled from the northeast of Scotland to Edinburgh and I have been without it since then, but I didn't need it in balmy Crete. I did buy a serape while in Loutro and it is quite warm if I should need something before I leave tomorrow. (I also left my travel alarm clock in the Maud Station hotel, but it was easy enough to replace.)<br /><br />I don't tend to leave things behind, but in the last couple of months I have been ....perhaps this is a subliminal message that I am shedding more of my belongings. My resolve to live as simplistically as possible with few possessions is stronger than ever. So while I perch in Regina for a bit and do some major writing, I expect my needs and responsibilities to be extremely minor.<br /><br />I have lived out of a suitcase for the past seven months and it has suited me just fine. The only other thing I need every once in a while is a printer to see my manuscript pages, though I am learning to do without that as well. However, printing my writing out will be one of the last indulgences I willingly choose to give up.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSX9lxiAAuweLa8Bl86EauLVl3KRCwKuTNukojqrIVrGBBeITbNoKy0bODhwdamXJe93jHVtYhbbw_FQmtodQk9BXIY_Ia9PoEkl72UOi2eM1vhsJ5_-h4q2u_OWYGcylUzYoqR5RZL_f/s1600-h/climate-overview-arctic-map.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213997196326822594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSX9lxiAAuweLa8Bl86EauLVl3KRCwKuTNukojqrIVrGBBeITbNoKy0bODhwdamXJe93jHVtYhbbw_FQmtodQk9BXIY_Ia9PoEkl72UOi2eM1vhsJ5_-h4q2u_OWYGcylUzYoqR5RZL_f/s320/climate-overview-arctic-map.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My flight from London was uneventful, just the usual hurry up and wait between getting the boarding pass and actually boarding the plane.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The flight went over Greenland and this time it was daylight, so just off the coast near Godthab (Nuuk) I was able to get some photos (through <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwzSltAsHLlzX0TlhcWBq1L0l8AWEgoa0KuhG53SuEu6BYw0UtDts1SRfqcRXAZXRCfokEZ_8NZdIY8tybJoGYf2V95oOxpHG3AQonp6sD-no7MXRSf948XLY2-XUF7aoSHSgHXJ-JzXI/s1600-h/IMG_3205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213993007727207730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwzSltAsHLlzX0TlhcWBq1L0l8AWEgoa0KuhG53SuEu6BYw0UtDts1SRfqcRXAZXRCfokEZ_8NZdIY8tybJoGYf2V95oOxpHG3AQonp6sD-no7MXRSf948XLY2-XUF7aoSHSgHXJ-JzXI/s320/IMG_3205.JPG" border="0" /></a>dirty windows) of the ice flows.<br /><br /><br />I had very little sleep on the plane; the beginnings of a cough and cold, kept me from getting comfortable.<br /><br />I watched a couple of movies that were enjoyable "Mad Money"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtcAWDr2o5hzvXILh6Ob1mfQwerhYybq59fO0xErTbYLCybOqYC-N87VxGyJ1rHuku2dx1nbZOOuXaVNF3UwOWTX_K7yrwFyuCBVXtuwNUHqYWe2T3ith2Fk78Q0AGfBfx5QU37CrS4hh/s1600-h/IMG_3204.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213993007740149090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtcAWDr2o5hzvXILh6Ob1mfQwerhYybq59fO0xErTbYLCybOqYC-N87VxGyJ1rHuku2dx1nbZOOuXaVNF3UwOWTX_K7yrwFyuCBVXtuwNUHqYWe2T3ith2Fk78Q0AGfBfx5QU37CrS4hh/s320/IMG_3204.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXWqYzJjZWSHEXXcBz3B9j06SGFNmzV8-Haipt7Tp_xsrsRghAEM8u0pnrRoXXUo0sT-L-rmcN8jpyy1BjViNvDDPJuywuGBdjaWvZZkaN6kpMOfwM8TVbHK6mveTKpuucWJbhiSNdlg7/s1600-h/IMG_3206.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213993006958472674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXWqYzJjZWSHEXXcBz3B9j06SGFNmzV8-Haipt7Tp_xsrsRghAEM8u0pnrRoXXUo0sT-L-rmcN8jpyy1BjViNvDDPJuywuGBdjaWvZZkaN6kpMOfwM8TVbHK6mveTKpuucWJbhiSNdlg7/s320/IMG_3206.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4o1KCDxBvO2QUuDYZnDgVBz0RqJDtSJl9j3cdDv4_iOhni4rktVaZykIv93y1OEIkbGXUOoMu8wEUlkXm8J6py73NReCp6kbDMzUbbh2m_Vj3Vlym4FentHrYATSDyJVZsE8enhFPVR1J/s1600-h/IMG_3207.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213993166863863730" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4o1KCDxBvO2QUuDYZnDgVBz0RqJDtSJl9j3cdDv4_iOhni4rktVaZykIv93y1OEIkbGXUOoMu8wEUlkXm8J6py73NReCp6kbDMzUbbh2m_Vj3Vlym4FentHrYATSDyJVZsE8enhFPVR1J/s320/IMG_3207.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-NoxdYyuCGm_eDrw9lz8B9_1GEhtPmSbZPeaxX3UHuj4-pVWYtDjketNzNmChK7vkPdau_qscTg2BTcA46zc4buxsoZTXS45LaIbE3KRc0dj-rGQgIdgrk5ZH2kBGWybZ_FsStj9rFG5/s1600-h/IMG_3208.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213993162772510626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-NoxdYyuCGm_eDrw9lz8B9_1GEhtPmSbZPeaxX3UHuj4-pVWYtDjketNzNmChK7vkPdau_qscTg2BTcA46zc4buxsoZTXS45LaIbE3KRc0dj-rGQgIdgrk5ZH2kBGWybZ_FsStj9rFG5/s320/IMG_3208.JPG" border="0" /></a> (quite hilarious) and <em>P.S. I Love You</em> (a tear-jerker). It was still daylight, although late afternoon by the time we flew into Calgary, where I had a couple of hours lay over.<br /><br />Security there has something new...a dog - a beagle in particular - who does the sniffing of luggage looking for drugs.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDgN4Ckhf9TdGOQc2U_U3yDieNzH9LQwvpfWrUjW2-xI9yafbOb5GfXhYQD5yAmWhYrelcEVcQbmOuFUJIfylaQ1Kd_zZpa-Juw7io8wFJ9XBr20DiSSPV4hHO-3c333ZblKQtzeNX3-m/s1600-h/IMG_3209.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213993165356848722" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDgN4Ckhf9TdGOQc2U_U3yDieNzH9LQwvpfWrUjW2-xI9yafbOb5GfXhYQD5yAmWhYrelcEVcQbmOuFUJIfylaQ1Kd_zZpa-Juw7io8wFJ9XBr20DiSSPV4hHO-3c333ZblKQtzeNX3-m/s320/IMG_3209.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFqqFoPBVf9wLBej63IhaXqzH_EdK69DO_bEBWYEYfltccv96cIbmIZ8lG-ZttCFijGfRgAJYR8WV4Ds7kWOeZKnAPXJSOrG_2o6owVL3UT5eS8E_vsKPVaa4b6lrl445P6ktTnDhyphenhyphen4M5/s1600-h/Regina+at+dusk.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213997240264850562" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFqqFoPBVf9wLBej63IhaXqzH_EdK69DO_bEBWYEYfltccv96cIbmIZ8lG-ZttCFijGfRgAJYR8WV4Ds7kWOeZKnAPXJSOrG_2o6owVL3UT5eS8E_vsKPVaa4b6lrl445P6ktTnDhyphenhyphen4M5/s320/Regina+at+dusk.bmp" border="0" /></a>I finally arrived in Regina at almost midnight...the sky definitely was darker and rimmed with glittering stars, unlike the photo I managed to find.Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-75412222169840664742008-06-17T08:43:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:06:57.508-07:00Coming Home - the real reasonI have several reasons for coming home, some of which are to see family and friends again, see my <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoTFEhjLbMULkofLOSGEDVksMD_fUEEFbneX32-BkZ4rFb0o3n0ODDB8zCJiBqtgfVcUlI9J9EYWy6TysZUzfF9KvK7DoW8MiL9Ht74WhBB_FcRo3mJvwnXJWtKittCQyTZHiekn-F5B7/s1600-h/IMG_2869.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212878478437683346" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoTFEhjLbMULkofLOSGEDVksMD_fUEEFbneX32-BkZ4rFb0o3n0ODDB8zCJiBqtgfVcUlI9J9EYWy6TysZUzfF9KvK7DoW8MiL9Ht74WhBB_FcRo3mJvwnXJWtKittCQyTZHiekn-F5B7/s320/IMG_2869.JPG" border="0" /></a>son, the travelling is getting expensive (the Euro exchange rate is high), and so is the temperature....It's hovering around 38 degrees Celsius this afternoon and the sweat is dripping off everyone....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1dFIYwkMgEclkr56pEkHBfBGiFnwEk4oDUFryqkhdseWJWa-i4HQH9RaF7WpI2pc3Fel6Sz4AnhZa0fcatlrfgIRWvFRkB5cDIB1bO1AlrO9fPXfnUwx7u8fT4UzKoi3fFBwbSEnEHCf/s1600-h/IMG_2884.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212878473318723234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1dFIYwkMgEclkr56pEkHBfBGiFnwEk4oDUFryqkhdseWJWa-i4HQH9RaF7WpI2pc3Fel6Sz4AnhZa0fcatlrfgIRWvFRkB5cDIB1bO1AlrO9fPXfnUwx7u8fT4UzKoi3fFBwbSEnEHCf/s320/IMG_2884.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>My real ultimate reason for coming home though is that I want to write. I have become so inspired by the writing workshop I took in Loutro that I don't want to waste another moment flitting about. I need to be stationary for a while and get the two books finished that I'm working on right now. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBpQT85tn1MKc8c9qbgECeGtO-em9ylmGKLepFwpZz08SXtKNlo047DgC0XEEyEe8qQttlwhxIoISL6nWU8fqF0WcAxdOgOqGWHRc4H82_6qWaQJGFd0TBcoBaKKtht9l1fjohE7UOm3h/s1600-h/IMG_2864.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212878477466372386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBpQT85tn1MKc8c9qbgECeGtO-em9ylmGKLepFwpZz08SXtKNlo047DgC0XEEyEe8qQttlwhxIoISL6nWU8fqF0WcAxdOgOqGWHRc4H82_6qWaQJGFd0TBcoBaKKtht9l1fjohE7UOm3h/s320/IMG_2864.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>It was like a miracle happened during the workshop and I feel that I've made a major breakthrough....so Regina here I come....though I may search out a place in a more rural or lake setting to complete my work and stay out of the heat.</div><div></div><div></div><div>I'll be catching a flight to London tonight and be home in a few days. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6quDcRKR8wfw7BH4gaS-d_-u70QqaZVbG5BSmNzwT68eI8imOapLLhGlJphZO1_e8Y7s2719TrT2OPeUyBjiolmncShB5SdAVVGyYvY7gjil13TiV9iX-0HZdLfz2_NawNag_7n-6R3ak/s1600-h/IMG_2907.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212878474464440322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6quDcRKR8wfw7BH4gaS-d_-u70QqaZVbG5BSmNzwT68eI8imOapLLhGlJphZO1_e8Y7s2719TrT2OPeUyBjiolmncShB5SdAVVGyYvY7gjil13TiV9iX-0HZdLfz2_NawNag_7n-6R3ak/s320/IMG_2907.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-32408586066018009652008-06-17T02:03:00.001-07:002009-03-10T07:00:53.136-07:00Knossos PalaceKnossos was undeniably the capital of Minoan Crete. It is grander, more complex, and more <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrpB_Gfbdjrl1qaFBHXBqyLp-l1KL-3vkr5k6UUH3RNJZYuBJ6iayUN_mdfVhuZYovtSNHa_KyiZjQMMtC11XaQsgJnqY_k0hlfmnCGtMtYk0Bwm0RIq786R0WzRoEZ_nLgoAprjK8dU/s1600-h/IMG_3104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212775531349599330" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrpB_Gfbdjrl1qaFBHXBqyLp-l1KL-3vkr5k6UUH3RNJZYuBJ6iayUN_mdfVhuZYovtSNHa_KyiZjQMMtC11XaQsgJnqY_k0hlfmnCGtMtYk0Bwm0RIq786R0WzRoEZ_nLgoAprjK8dU/s320/IMG_3104.JPG" border="0" /></a>flamboyant than any of the other palaces known to us, and it is located about twenty minutes south of the modern port town of Iraklio.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoRpd6zxhly4HJh-bfHuLylV_OfPKYI5NAGBy8_c2A5pzDC_SwOB4aJP-NKezbAo1z2xNB1_j6b1ei7fRsQy27MdBaISwl9HhYVDbyNb3DoysTA4NNUD6CSsRACBubRkUCbjGHrXLdWY/s1600-h/IMG_3174.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212773747492529938" style="FLOAT: left; 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It was immediately rebuilt to an even more elaborate complex and until its abandonment was damaged several times during earthquakes, invasions, and in 1450 BC by the colossal volcanic eruption of Thera, and the invasion of Mycenaeans who used it as their capital as they ruled the island of Crete until 1375 BC.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IW8EN4gQKo-FqGzzKoiah1NY8lB8ZqAmS0DvmAJxluDqL_J0Hsb_7sedSEVfrS0TDh3daZTQI7MRQEg0dEsuge2CLYJFpDzm5Y15eKrwiyq3mz9o-CpzfGK4JhqaInkzUXyM6aRppNw/s1600-h/IMG_3160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212774240219047362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IW8EN4gQKo-FqGzzKoiah1NY8lB8ZqAmS0DvmAJxluDqL_J0Hsb_7sedSEVfrS0TDh3daZTQI7MRQEg0dEsuge2CLYJFpDzm5Y15eKrwiyq3mz9o-CpzfGK4JhqaInkzUXyM6aRppNw/s320/IMG_3160.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-QP7JRV5zjVaMFR9aoYeJzc3XGk6AEbXXXM7OXtRfqai640Aj4-zjs3e5xfVHUqc2_q5qTm7qtqp6aCbJccGJr-aGX2NiSY4u_3tbkRriGGTK987AOQHHxqv-m97kgfGP50-JznlAx4/s1600-h/IMG_3158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212774241571137522" style="FLOAT: right; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZ19R2SNgD6wSM3neKHnpd0ln4lGPLJB77Nou2nPYKilyKVxmHn1kQUUvytcmpv-CLLKMAb-MbuUgibxR3J0daA4LCovVnWqLeyon9Ekl2SwLtvakFc8jhGJqZ4uVsQzAjYBLL81Khgk/s320/IMG_3088.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.bsa.ac.uk/knosos/index.htm?vrtour">http://www.bsa.ac.uk/knosos/index.htm?vrtour</a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTB2x93xr3Ozp_RxTqmICn4wvG6Q2qx12_mLktbPV8b1ifCjEODvgNs1Z734KD45aYyjIcc9O9XaKV8JL9zDoLXut5he94JbY5uLvj06RG6AE_82X0pyZyw5kX0PFCw_SBQXp706Hl4dc/s1600-h/IMG_3090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212773747267333890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTB2x93xr3Ozp_RxTqmICn4wvG6Q2qx12_mLktbPV8b1ifCjEODvgNs1Z734KD45aYyjIcc9O9XaKV8JL9zDoLXut5he94JbY5uLvj06RG6AE_82X0pyZyw5kX0PFCw_SBQXp706Hl4dc/s320/IMG_3090.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6tcGWOEaUvBr2vzNZLTjP24-5J1N5MfdHizHK0POufmbrdAY-Few7i32rfOsQ-IJFUc1PZQimkPYtkORtSZ3Sb2aK-C1m2gLp0MUcaRpPoLB1caVNnLPu8qNA7Qax7kYwQTp1rZQIrU/s1600-h/IMG_3172.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212773752183403986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6tcGWOEaUvBr2vzNZLTjP24-5J1N5MfdHizHK0POufmbrdAY-Few7i32rfOsQ-IJFUc1PZQimkPYtkORtSZ3Sb2aK-C1m2gLp0MUcaRpPoLB1caVNnLPu8qNA7Qax7kYwQTp1rZQIrU/s320/IMG_3172.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-77371429599080784892008-06-17T01:40:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:09:32.666-07:00Heading to Iraklion - Land of the Minoan Culture<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusIwEvt4pIHQvgZAwU0YKooBohoH3UIEpFgTF1jQtO3PDIpHPSMzh2w9GSspPSCGMwZVci7QRN3QhWdNIRcScMC8flSK79iNF7Hm0RSlDrA7VV-QyD_viOm9Qifp8811ADfHcrGElWCw/s1600-h/IMG_3072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212767940104511730" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusIwEvt4pIHQvgZAwU0YKooBohoH3UIEpFgTF1jQtO3PDIpHPSMzh2w9GSspPSCGMwZVci7QRN3QhWdNIRcScMC8flSK79iNF7Hm0RSlDrA7VV-QyD_viOm9Qifp8811ADfHcrGElWCw/s320/IMG_3072.JPG" border="0" /></a>These are shots taken as I headed to Iraklion/Heraklion and then while I wandered about through the city. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDB5ylDO9tgG3mdBazVWcC4RulW9Hp2Zl3QttTtSbkZuAWV3Cs_UYxqDZ6xu3v_smSKgkU0EQidhXHyn6lQLzB33lIkTQIxf1YBxERiukOBY9jS-tF40IEsszUPL4Ggl4b0pR-gZKiHc/s1600-h/IMG_3183.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212769846247552626" style="FLOAT: right; 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nQsZzkTBA-seDbn9ddQ1OeiDSfGJNPgGeSLOUXCnWmSskYL6rSxcWqY8OCVW0_A8ZDuajT2k4_wkVsZpqS9Js_ducqqaDg-0Uf0FPfhEPcbNhjRcyknF9hSrClk7RFeDwAzo72ToKn8/s320/IMG_3011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Moods of the water......and.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7w3oWCUTwpa5zGm4xi0Uq_5vrCakX1SVc3DBsTh2UddQnCfpk0T2AewLOTqT49Q1_-xwK4CFUaVvDZn6ON_tLBrPpVAkYrmgNUk7Go0VSXafxVYX5oy82-GVAGdpf1uiTMDTy7qzqMha9/s1600-h/IMG_2877.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212885325427237250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7w3oWCUTwpa5zGm4xi0Uq_5vrCakX1SVc3DBsTh2UddQnCfpk0T2AewLOTqT49Q1_-xwK4CFUaVvDZn6ON_tLBrPpVAkYrmgNUk7Go0VSXafxVYX5oy82-GVAGdpf1uiTMDTy7qzqMha9/s320/IMG_2877.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUPMoDMnocZzOg-yEMlu84onaTMJIU-tapZbO22sYwr4Hl-ay4AnD7zlSU0J9-nfpOgW65f-krlt3CzBXqycU11HfDkEXZeSZMm5ONleT0B_xw9YtYomQHFWRMM-v_3Wheyyl4-sGfhE/s1600-h/IMG_2828.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212565031302025762" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZe_GLsE278Xg7hJrhgxVlk6ift-cJdwADr5Jk-JUIGsXBaPgENw7x_IHfJVuiZHHshUlHoSajqDPQpU9lYhOIWB1JXo_kAtiy5W9dGD4FykUQkWYHYh5AeMXCKcfka0Rw55TZ7yYcgg/s320/IMG_2815.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMtvPa5Vk2WPd7WTEQJ28T6HawTgSpnNXWuiKmXz7-szNJhUi17_vrUMoPU0WZsCFZrSpqaDtT-scF7Mywn3lj-3lxDvbra5xTBgbsnlBG-oO4t2gdytNSeRBtnnNQ-VJSF2gzXomp_0/s1600-h/IMG_2822.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212564786538648498" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMtvPa5Vk2WPd7WTEQJ28T6HawTgSpnNXWuiKmXz7-szNJhUi17_vrUMoPU0WZsCFZrSpqaDtT-scF7Mywn3lj-3lxDvbra5xTBgbsnlBG-oO4t2gdytNSeRBtnnNQ-VJSF2gzXomp_0/s320/IMG_2822.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxsuP25DH5kIrNk7PRkYLU_UyO496kWjwb4QZw_GzQ_c9PuWWI346xyTJgyi2YyaT3FLHbJDawZyfNis9zYSx_3KK1gO6Gr3rmbasWbte6Uwt45PbOPyhyphenhyphenV3Mr7UsBibt-iezlAww1Tc/s1600-h/IMG_2896.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212564793381547410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxsuP25DH5kIrNk7PRkYLU_UyO496kWjwb4QZw_GzQ_c9PuWWI346xyTJgyi2YyaT3FLHbJDawZyfNis9zYSx_3KK1gO6Gr3rmbasWbte6Uwt45PbOPyhyphenhyphenV3Mr7UsBibt-iezlAww1Tc/s320/IMG_2896.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2UtHq7QEUvxeA60fiGhjA3ONuTQJRsg39_ptEVPP8ndz2XLfCySALMbbHVX5Rde-40LKmz8AjThEzHgQuQ7H3N3L_pbx0rLMEvmiAMB3IRAPfkNt8xiJtLdMnhzEl9sm4IDZyFU5y-w/s1600-h/IMG_2898.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212564796157520594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2UtHq7QEUvxeA60fiGhjA3ONuTQJRsg39_ptEVPP8ndz2XLfCySALMbbHVX5Rde-40LKmz8AjThEzHgQuQ7H3N3L_pbx0rLMEvmiAMB3IRAPfkNt8xiJtLdMnhzEl9sm4IDZyFU5y-w/s320/IMG_2898.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>blossoms around the village.....and<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfdMlGlUHDMraKF1Qx4OwVHZ0Bl8jfkUFwo2Z5v-w310GNbIZAFdoAGbJSzPsXiTRotA7fFc4FaeqsGQhAf5WmaTE18xfs5OJdl8zhAEl4ZJL89ZawUCPyuvBnfohQMgdF7Aro_R3LTs/s1600-h/IMG_2785.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212564433328511074" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyFL0h6EtoRxzL2YJjC7Mrn4vfDH_5gZPNXY8Oz7P_ZZ4VIPCtwC7-PTPII_pTWCw7NHCaQcNuh2oEoKQYJJaaZ52DznUmR5avI8CTd5WFqa4nUDjKqegme0b3t_rCtEDdP_-u9tAQzg/s320/IMG_2795.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1ExWf4-9uCJRD4EK6qHsukl5WiXBBjOsOrcWc3RwGl6za07VLM2EKBpD39VQRaTEQ-xftwnvnfrGfdrSOfkKKmhhIEvFECadpfmapvYR91WKccmPKOVjYj_VhoBNjb06JsaYgZmjkRY/s1600-h/IMG_2798.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212564454606453858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1ExWf4-9uCJRD4EK6qHsukl5WiXBBjOsOrcWc3RwGl6za07VLM2EKBpD39VQRaTEQ-xftwnvnfrGfdrSOfkKKmhhIEvFECadpfmapvYR91WKccmPKOVjYj_VhoBNjb06JsaYgZmjkRY/s320/IMG_2798.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1cZgA7NDft8nkH5Z0RgiuGjVjnHCRcWuB_A3XLKnnvk0MFN7v7lnzh6c4bwwXj6nWIXQ2NK11TG9y_1Abm90ZLb0J4gsoRyyhA2OHR3VUP8GIiPOpXb9npd5s9iy8eevJ5cvxRLM1Kc/s1600-h/IMG_2882.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212564462734382370" style="FLOAT: left; 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The ferry had to back the rest of the way to Loutro and then be hauled into dock. They had a heck of a time, getting it up again and then spent most of one night fixing it. The other ferry couldn't get in to load up people, so a couple were cancelled.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzyiT80JQl7C2Qh17Zw1PR613KJReLvS8nvbPxS9vlihI0Kmb2ceLbu5PQSmqEuLbmohHz2vToShMgRhncmpMhKwhdd4KXJqaOk4E5-b5mmj6yxCBG15PkveBhbSqoKqFu719y_4mUNg/s1600-h/IMG_3002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212563911314965154" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzyiT80JQl7C2Qh17Zw1PR613KJReLvS8nvbPxS9vlihI0Kmb2ceLbu5PQSmqEuLbmohHz2vToShMgRhncmpMhKwhdd4KXJqaOk4E5-b5mmj6yxCBG15PkveBhbSqoKqFu719y_4mUNg/s320/IMG_3002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVy60imZwDMo5UIsA1IP_yAxXKP1nA1NYSQ8cB_e0pwI6XBAoWhZRCOl5PghUeh8gSlASxVlGew8WAkHmDO-waw0rTDE6KRPwxKRmKazayuVfUSFquIDjXAKNRbutGhX4yuRT4T5CmJfs/s1600-h/IMG_3003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212563543317033794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVy60imZwDMo5UIsA1IP_yAxXKP1nA1NYSQ8cB_e0pwI6XBAoWhZRCOl5PghUeh8gSlASxVlGew8WAkHmDO-waw0rTDE6KRPwxKRmKazayuVfUSFquIDjXAKNRbutGhX4yuRT4T5CmJfs/s320/IMG_3003.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEP1vrQws0n_56t1apxpejCiyoxu_v2y52dLOD7ksR-3wEjYDcfKvFMd-xaFsBeKJ2_2__FUlmz_IZsJcT5ee_eo8c6W_x4BPsVryIaPfJjt58G-yzWAXGz5WGq3wFKxJMPGoTy9JyRU8/s1600-h/IMG_2973.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212563905035770370" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEP1vrQws0n_56t1apxpejCiyoxu_v2y52dLOD7ksR-3wEjYDcfKvFMd-xaFsBeKJ2_2__FUlmz_IZsJcT5ee_eo8c6W_x4BPsVryIaPfJjt58G-yzWAXGz5WGq3wFKxJMPGoTy9JyRU8/s320/IMG_2973.JPG" border="0" /></a>It must be nice to just hose off all of your tables, floors, etc and start fresh and clean for the day. You can water your flowers at the same time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKoLUePgbUU_qKuomDAuw6ZddPOt3BU4LJU6t8Iv6V1lS24_oOEpNIrBb7RXz_JTM8rFdXiZkRHMEUgn2IVm9TWbxc7WX13Ex1XltTgsboTp6xybho_L_v2mo7jRQRrc3Kv10nxUAC9s/s1600-h/IMG_2903.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212563913545611794" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKoLUePgbUU_qKuomDAuw6ZddPOt3BU4LJU6t8Iv6V1lS24_oOEpNIrBb7RXz_JTM8rFdXiZkRHMEUgn2IVm9TWbxc7WX13Ex1XltTgsboTp6xybho_L_v2mo7jRQRrc3Kv10nxUAC9s/s320/IMG_2903.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84xiPFY43u_LwZY67srcITD_jfezPo3pzKVquxLA1QyVakWCyeJUr1lcdRki64cRh98AOY7AVMQwqj_Gkzofhyphenhyphen3Wv5kLeRipYB13GSlTyZ85jBdlnLHHPc-9XRU9IyHva6EE_NIYiE7s/s1600-h/IMG_2900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212563923475184866" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84xiPFY43u_LwZY67srcITD_jfezPo3pzKVquxLA1QyVakWCyeJUr1lcdRki64cRh98AOY7AVMQwqj_Gkzofhyphenhyphen3Wv5kLeRipYB13GSlTyZ85jBdlnLHHPc-9XRU9IyHva6EE_NIYiE7s/s320/IMG_2900.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIvMxHqemZgG6e_Hv9uv5WHcI0iro0kUOrY4Qyv3OWei8VzC-zra6ZeIkF9NMxFPU_uRHZXnAQokEbShtZUHiu9tFjW_vrmMThZWJPzEXcWaKD_qh1I0sXNkw3-aoXYyrbIAuTg1O62g/s1600-h/IMG_2878.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212563926354703826" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIvMxHqemZgG6e_Hv9uv5WHcI0iro0kUOrY4Qyv3OWei8VzC-zra6ZeIkF9NMxFPU_uRHZXnAQokEbShtZUHiu9tFjW_vrmMThZWJPzEXcWaKD_qh1I0sXNkw3-aoXYyrbIAuTg1O62g/s320/IMG_2878.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div>Leaves you more time to play backgammon....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0wJWyOhVbc44kBDvKvSo3Z0GqBN5HOGWde3TlsBLpT9Drf1Pzah0LJUaV0DVdOlM3COQ9x1ouZPgZ7zA6ZWPhiIu2lVzFYsH0kdN-wqn4Z4dua99FIQKJjgxYGM8KkGq8qchpTjNjZs/s1600-h/IMG_3009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212563516727327970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0wJWyOhVbc44kBDvKvSo3Z0GqBN5HOGWde3TlsBLpT9Drf1Pzah0LJUaV0DVdOlM3COQ9x1ouZPgZ7zA6ZWPhiIu2lVzFYsH0kdN-wqn4Z4dua99FIQKJjgxYGM8KkGq8qchpTjNjZs/s320/IMG_3009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ea5QRudMr1Tazt_2McalI_kKn9dVCJ_Sq58CPmF9A4W5jPtcnoy89WzQ7kluprKvtN-oJp4cMEg0GUColIvNkjxFYCMuaIvz-Yw9fo0R9TgQoOmki53XLITp_5xLw-ygBUGUggffWLQ/s1600-h/IMG_3005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212563524667513234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ea5QRudMr1Tazt_2McalI_kKn9dVCJ_Sq58CPmF9A4W5jPtcnoy89WzQ7kluprKvtN-oJp4cMEg0GUColIvNkjxFYCMuaIvz-Yw9fo0R9TgQoOmki53XLITp_5xLw-ygBUGUggffWLQ/s320/IMG_3005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOX41aD2zOwM2g5sBfKI1UN6PTtTBAfak3v8QDzmJfROxU63VVKOPd19Gh6HdjaE0HuEp-wyrYvVq-Jc8l3f8XTl5Ll4wcsm6KJb2M72EOAc32hzfNi-eJ66x-f7t2BiyuPC0k51vHxk/s1600-h/IMG_3007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212563529128415698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOX41aD2zOwM2g5sBfKI1UN6PTtTBAfak3v8QDzmJfROxU63VVKOPd19Gh6HdjaE0HuEp-wyrYvVq-Jc8l3f8XTl5Ll4wcsm6KJb2M72EOAc32hzfNi-eJ66x-f7t2BiyuPC0k51vHxk/s320/IMG_3007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVkGAWyImmlrAdnIT8nxjX2ksCgEVXO-fOPk9dIumwh2Kl6qF6FWVTs0ODuHS7qnOgdh-__vrfpePfkhxxHsnyKhCKX_uXNZTui_j-eDdoJzaN8xVwlVTtk_6KXkWifr6RdBo0vlXBw8/s1600-h/IMG_2900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212563534368873298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVkGAWyImmlrAdnIT8nxjX2ksCgEVXO-fOPk9dIumwh2Kl6qF6FWVTs0ODuHS7qnOgdh-__vrfpePfkhxxHsnyKhCKX_uXNZTui_j-eDdoJzaN8xVwlVTtk_6KXkWifr6RdBo0vlXBw8/s320/IMG_2900.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-51332163691581516142008-06-16T12:19:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:00:35.968-07:00Food at LoutroThe food served in Loutro is mostly all prepared ahead of time. You choose what you want from a glass encased display and then they heat it up for you. The only thing that is freshly made is the fish and some seafood dishes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj573Q_uq2pXte3W0HrpCteTCemRhaiCRlKmS1DGM1mGc0dtvXQp3ic857dMUItNEKI5kYatX-MF1IGxo8ezpQV46Dil0VyuAGtIycsUfoiI4OJxTw2dMyQZwg4NriS-vP-NQ9Vkw4PyL4/s1600-h/IMG_2807.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212561476856905106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj573Q_uq2pXte3W0HrpCteTCemRhaiCRlKmS1DGM1mGc0dtvXQp3ic857dMUItNEKI5kYatX-MF1IGxo8ezpQV46Dil0VyuAGtIycsUfoiI4OJxTw2dMyQZwg4NriS-vP-NQ9Vkw4PyL4/s400/IMG_2807.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Eating is done totally outside on the terraces. They serve many vegetable dishes, but also use a great deal of olive oil. 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wQo-KOvNyScU6A-hlE0YzqY8fS-e7bSUCb36BgENh3KD9mCoacxeqscgdC6jKfwQU5L__JxoARGwk3MNm-Y3g5ZErkU8dpWnBOWfKKeuRQsT39Jl015QtUlGoX_5O_0LAV1APaak3nw/s320/IMG_2910.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Along the way, I studied rocks, trees and other vegetation as well as the wildlife - goats. 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2WUpn5_A75wcococc7q1sgEWmXZzYHvGE4nCT2sgx_D7V8TlR6M4Y2DwBWuanh1Ts8SYuQ2lwvfkJxFDocHvYBENWgtTi5ToRkO6i9Glruu1bAJ38g5Si8GDhhm0Cddyzc9SRbntLb0/s320/IMG_2908.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-27997474179093860732008-06-16T08:32:00.001-07:002008-06-18T10:39:26.811-07:00The Writing Companions and ActivitiesOne co-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ordinator</span>, two instructors, three writers and nine poets, spent a week together learning our respective crafts. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4hhJsvvj1HrgY7FzVZ1lklyZZWu9_VCABMPr_GDC7CY5Ic39SE0HRZMQUpnMsj6gRdVYxMbI11eoXLnM8nTk1_sav9nfJypKasegZxU2ahK69KshiCOh4JJ3ZP4gX8EU_4XNB5RRSMA/s1600-h/IMG_2991.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212543271199583970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4hhJsvvj1HrgY7FzVZ1lklyZZWu9_VCABMPr_GDC7CY5Ic39SE0HRZMQUpnMsj6gRdVYxMbI11eoXLnM8nTk1_sav9nfJypKasegZxU2ahK69KshiCOh4JJ3ZP4gX8EU_4XNB5RRSMA/s320/IMG_2991.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dave <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Swann</span> led our fiction writing group. 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Everyone had wonderful stories to tell and interesting backgrounds. One person that I felt had a particularly intriguing background was Rachel, who is living in Kabul, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Afghanistan</span>. I hope to visit her one day.<br /><p>The poets were Nicola, Alexandra, Penny, Sarah, Sally, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefTNVzsVCNTDjmdOvjpV69oSLK6qzX4EQiDCOdPSgv3VwBN8Ut7XuM-Y6lZWAFfG6pU-jt66ZObef6KTbAddU_Jcu0u5hvaT4tpTb7KIlsauo8jkpYnvVU8_f08G2-pNjYFmQcfutIoI/s1600-h/IMG_2988.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212542140195534258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefTNVzsVCNTDjmdOvjpV69oSLK6qzX4EQiDCOdPSgv3VwBN8Ut7XuM-Y6lZWAFfG6pU-jt66ZObef6KTbAddU_Jcu0u5hvaT4tpTb7KIlsauo8jkpYnvVU8_f08G2-pNjYFmQcfutIoI/s320/IMG_2988.JPG" border="0" /></a>Paddy, (extras: Sue, Tris)</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpaRYs5mgmsRlYxqPlymGz2hBjJaDwHEzdsQDYJ0he6ur2JQTmAM7-UYIlaCEpdUfe94jDz1nQ9POwrBsFQMZxEZn0GI51yQkQZc8H6B476pDZKUh52sZZNxQnkuRCJ2T95EKXdFm0G0/s1600-h/IMG_2986.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212542122906087762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpaRYs5mgmsRlYxqPlymGz2hBjJaDwHEzdsQDYJ0he6ur2JQTmAM7-UYIlaCEpdUfe94jDz1nQ9POwrBsFQMZxEZn0GI51yQkQZc8H6B476pDZKUh52sZZNxQnkuRCJ2T95EKXdFm0G0/s320/IMG_2986.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-ziEHg4IUHUdBff5XFkTrodHEAfea6tnSJPVE4o6GBHaWona3f99pIpGqdvMskS6c3-RtdwFzEWLJ3_6RrsHNnJ8c2qEbFDbnnxBqlWVtOMby3PQk8BYzh-hKQGCFV2sS2x9lhMxHtM/s1600-h/IMG_2987.JPG"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkIRU354_EgdJWswZ0U-Zf0u41YYT7zOzlDgWrOQQFkuptpKzAnnfqf-c5dhnDCnVIgC0jaCR4UC9n6xCJg30_heCK9ZPQwMU1a47FkZDuWWJ6Z7sNfZzMcglST11u82gyNMG39Z0ykw/s1600-h/IMG_2989.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212542142460240274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkIRU354_EgdJWswZ0U-Zf0u41YYT7zOzlDgWrOQQFkuptpKzAnnfqf-c5dhnDCnVIgC0jaCR4UC9n6xCJg30_heCK9ZPQwMU1a47FkZDuWWJ6Z7sNfZzMcglST11u82gyNMG39Z0ykw/s320/IMG_2989.JPG" border="0" /></a> Myself and Rose<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6ex2DMVAHwOkWCTz8QGvT5qdVXEI-9NEMW4muCz9ABtOs4JVxzatKgAzuI5nFORAyuq5k4kdgHhpGzE9c9YQESk6QU9nMfXBq3Ln7ruMxe7DJ1xCjRskNnMxd1DMWdDt4s0Zv9EVcUI/s1600-h/IMG_2981.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212539890337844034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6ex2DMVAHwOkWCTz8QGvT5qdVXEI-9NEMW4muCz9ABtOs4JVxzatKgAzuI5nFORAyuq5k4kdgHhpGzE9c9YQESk6QU9nMfXBq3Ln7ruMxe7DJ1xCjRskNnMxd1DMWdDt4s0Zv9EVcUI/s320/IMG_2981.JPG" border="0" /></a> (above). 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Sue began with a cheery flute tune to get us in the mood and towards the end Stewart <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SuIKhFwL0ZZBOVO8TdpGKiVSVx4Slcg_vAcfuZb0iXmBt6iHMWTO2YeQw9O86LafOQ9dlYIfpxn-sZIhpdjMPs1kc22Ta8RbaBlsbkNr2hteLb_-fzLJ4S72WVGe2FGdDSlao_05gjU/s1600-h/IMG_3015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212539467187556354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SuIKhFwL0ZZBOVO8TdpGKiVSVx4Slcg_vAcfuZb0iXmBt6iHMWTO2YeQw9O86LafOQ9dlYIfpxn-sZIhpdjMPs1kc22Ta8RbaBlsbkNr2hteLb_-fzLJ4S72WVGe2FGdDSlao_05gjU/s320/IMG_3015.JPG" border="0" /></a>regaled us with some Leonard Cohen songs. 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54nF39T7U-tqknK9LtKiIR_hIouEYZoSaJdk3nYvYmT7Fa7HS-BZ5kbbLQzv1tm8H0UPBD5lfU_NqHojRtHIeWhG_ch1vFBeG_TAMOlPLVZex06ET94T3tyTzVDQaWJwzItYOZFUMW5CV/s320/IMG_2753.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-60613840783940513032008-06-16T08:07:00.000-07:002008-06-17T09:02:56.653-07:00Arriving in Crete - Hania to Sfakia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqKt_uhBEvrk8yjjqrFWRCnd62P3jVEv12tgHXx7uvbM9JY-MslbiDBJYbfkZ1LEqWSGiDdPmwzbgOJiHuE0IwOA1vGA_G3m-GxKRvyVFEsh-Uds6jDKr7WWQvkejlRGuvYkI2IuUPE-a/s1600-h/map_of_%2520greece2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212872340204157218" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqKt_uhBEvrk8yjjqrFWRCnd62P3jVEv12tgHXx7uvbM9JY-MslbiDBJYbfkZ1LEqWSGiDdPmwzbgOJiHuE0IwOA1vGA_G3m-GxKRvyVFEsh-Uds6jDKr7WWQvkejlRGuvYkI2IuUPE-a/s320/map_of_%2520greece2.jpg" border="0" /></a>I left Athens early in the morning and made it to the island of Crete by 10:30 am, stopping in Hania (Chania on English maps). I rushed out and caught a taxi immediately as I had to make it across the island to the south to a place called Sfakia in time to catch a ferry.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlT0-hspqydRJf9oGLbG3ok71M1stZ3hW2-tNpEcyrqLz-2HoDBP5zvya1ORba1RM1JgJ8IazTEdiWQPfXp15c6a5THvZBy3jVC10qPLN6nkHE2VnEUsk9W-fNEwWQfWthUHNlraxajwc/s1600-h/westcretemaplarge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212872355703378210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlT0-hspqydRJf9oGLbG3ok71M1stZ3hW2-tNpEcyrqLz-2HoDBP5zvya1ORba1RM1JgJ8IazTEdiWQPfXp15c6a5THvZBy3jVC10qPLN6nkHE2VnEUsk9W-fNEwWQfWthUHNlraxajwc/s320/westcretemaplarge.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlT0-hspqydRJf9oGLbG3ok71M1stZ3hW2-tNpEcyrqLz-2HoDBP5zvya1ORba1RM1JgJ8IazTEdiWQPfXp15c6a5THvZBy3jVC10qPLN6nkHE2VnEUsk9W-fNEwWQfWthUHNlraxajwc/s1600-h/westcretemaplarge.jpg"></a><br />My taxi driver was an energetic sort, and wasted no time on the hour and a half ride. 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLKKHmaQ2DHrCnhc3pvwKXWP-fRpmqozFHNJ7Wd0xoiuE8EJYN_jmoPDf9tOrpojbn23nxSRSd8iZl0q8GGdqCtYIUDMXHlSRrMb-W73SbP_NN17OjamUMBPDZpGueeL_T7fj_RTSerCH/s320/crete-pic.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We duly made it to the wharf in time for me to catch my ferry.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiUH_K5Z2UB7xesfaFDbYW2t01MX9bV8DLFjmvY1B9as0j482ZQFCa8_HUTijvL1ZTcDZ9u003r4NRyYy2sO7l5v7oEB1159GmrILfvNjbfN0EeTdyvquKsBEB5eqoZ_m1iOIPzUviFA/s1600-h/IMG_2888.JPG"></a></div></div></div></div></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-61669738113161584012008-06-16T08:06:00.001-07:002008-06-17T08:32:33.880-07:00Arriving in Athens<em><span style="color:#009900;">At last I have access to the Internet again and can post blogs....lots more to come of Crete....</span></em><br /><br />I arrived in Athens about 11:00 pm and then had to catch a taxi, which took another 30 minutes of travel to get to my hotel. For some reason I <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXmPtX_8YEkYxbw3jI0yEfnxC22_FsBuGsR7svifWGDiAtCZLI0ifynKrslo5yTReiiCL09MLLepp0aRIIGfKqgWBh54SgQfPg-YOMTvM5ieh63QYcXEik9HygspzMjhYWnnbydjTzeE/s1600-h/IMG_2691.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212496237699365698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXmPtX_8YEkYxbw3jI0yEfnxC22_FsBuGsR7svifWGDiAtCZLI0ifynKrslo5yTReiiCL09MLLepp0aRIIGfKqgWBh54SgQfPg-YOMTvM5ieh63QYcXEik9HygspzMjhYWnnbydjTzeE/s320/IMG_2691.JPG" border="0" /></a>couldn’t sleep immediately so I ended up reading until just before 1:30 am and still I couldn’t drift off for some time…a dog barked for a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9sVnU_NmVEi9CmZx4-hlbg9M5rhduecm_BY4GDJ61tiaXQ66kgxQdRPz_O7pxd5T1GHa2H2jKUarvCKsacK2b_sHoptPcLRWRsgkzigsrNhAlMr5jrfUjBvND5XsqFP6IQzd4HOTYjk/s1600-h/IMG_2692.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212496238209265474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9sVnU_NmVEi9CmZx4-hlbg9M5rhduecm_BY4GDJ61tiaXQ66kgxQdRPz_O7pxd5T1GHa2H2jKUarvCKsacK2b_sHoptPcLRWRsgkzigsrNhAlMr5jrfUjBvND5XsqFP6IQzd4HOTYjk/s320/IMG_2692.JPG" border="0" /></a>considerable time, a bar was rocking a few meters down the street, and the heat was incredible, so that I opened my balcony doors to get some relief...<br /><br />The alarm went off at 6:45 a.m.<br /><br />Groggily<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5Qy1wj04HMsZ8BjwnpopNMeAPIHodx9-hiHR7JFWLVfy-G27jvYs9hpp1xUfWhNAC2iTBEU3k5_h869F6R22zIjnvnFAHmSViyLekYARbdIkU2h9t6ewPbaYJPKNaFDCTSbKN-luMbI/s1600-h/IMG_2693.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212496299019722274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5Qy1wj04HMsZ8BjwnpopNMeAPIHodx9-hiHR7JFWLVfy-G27jvYs9hpp1xUfWhNAC2iTBEU3k5_h869F6R22zIjnvnFAHmSViyLekYARbdIkU2h9t6ewPbaYJPKNaFDCTSbKN-luMbI/s320/IMG_2693.JPG" border="0" /></a>, I made my way down to reception, paid my bill, and grabbed a partial breakfast (my taxi, ordered the night before, was waiting, having arrived fifteen minutes early). I made the airport in record time, got my boarding pass and hung about for another hour and a half before my flight left.<br /><br />While I waited, I contemplated the very expensive hotel room I’d had for about four hours sleep. I’d booked one I thought was close t the airport. I complained about the long taxi r<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5pQnWAAUnkJUXPtyOZd9fsnRBnmHxkldKX4rKG1SFcRlxarYoF2FXS5F_xkk1vpPsDfC7iy9K35RNYt6jnTZ1GU35lidVm4e9rF_Sx9mPOyvpjnvSvnk9ARbbYXZ5uJp7d-WfOkgMTg/s1600-h/IMG_2694.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212496463202216690" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5pQnWAAUnkJUXPtyOZd9fsnRBnmHxkldKX4rKG1SFcRlxarYoF2FXS5F_xkk1vpPsDfC7iy9K35RNYt6jnTZ1GU35lidVm4e9rF_Sx9mPOyvpjnvSvnk9ARbbYXZ5uJp7d-WfOkgMTg/s320/IMG_2694.JPG" border="0" /></a>ide on the way to the airport and said I would have to get a hotel closer to the airport next time. She said the one I had was the closest, except for the Holiday Inn, which cost 190 Euros per night and still required a taxi ride. Mine room was only 70 Euros. The taxi was 30 Euros each way, which meant a total of 130 Euros. Double this and add more and you have the cost.<br /><br />I will definitely not be going back through Athens on my way hom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1zjlMGHH0teH47HafnXFMw7OGxHAF9TwpbqAjVJwNWzTVQgJjaLgFSypUG20mO90vaWLT_wmxCNF9kvNCu4xlglFCC3Nnu8cIza4YiX0_cfnU3w0RFQuyXQiNkm_HaFQTUI5HCCZZrA/s1600-h/IMG_2695.JPG"></a>e. However, I was looking forward to getting to the island of Crete.Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-46256184905649318432008-06-16T00:08:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:25:35.038-07:00A Quick Trip to Sfakia and Back<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0r47ovCTYwMa_ezjpN6OleZ7lxolbJQOpxUc-BP3biFOaLMW3Kznk-OaHxCpSbTgXrJVcvnK3POCBoLUkZ6FRwypccN3DnBkV7xRg4Idnx46kGM_fxXJHCsGwvxoHkGXE96Pu7RvK61aC/s1600-h/IMG_2888.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212883756636815698" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0r47ovCTYwMa_ezjpN6OleZ7lxolbJQOpxUc-BP3biFOaLMW3Kznk-OaHxCpSbTgXrJVcvnK3POCBoLUkZ6FRwypccN3DnBkV7xRg4Idnx46kGM_fxXJHCsGwvxoHkGXE96Pu7RvK61aC/s320/IMG_2888.JPG" border="0" /></a> I had hoped that I could use my Visa card in the village of Loutro, however the place where I was staying didn't take it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XwGppbwT5IMuiIxWey0Btu8XBnVxBl8o9WqmkKhYy3r1MVDNOPFknLSc97XbTSpU57TxUWJM03ucGOmhq6nfQRkwzJPFkXND2-ydP8UuRRQ8gW6AivFxRcH9MHwmPrTuSL9KOIUNBuvM/s1600-h/IMG_2886.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212883755215250050" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XwGppbwT5IMuiIxWey0Btu8XBnVxBl8o9WqmkKhYy3r1MVDNOPFknLSc97XbTSpU57TxUWJM03ucGOmhq6nfQRkwzJPFkXND2-ydP8UuRRQ8gW6AivFxRcH9MHwmPrTuSL9KOIUNBuvM/s320/IMG_2886.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This meant I had to take a chance that the bank machine in Sfakia was working.<br /><br />I also had only a small window of time to get there and back in time for my evening writing session. I caught the 4:30 pm ferry and I had only five minutes to get the cash and back on the boat so that I was back by 5:10 pm...I had to run up hill from the dock to the village, find out the one cash machine wasn't working and find a second one, get the cash and hustle back to the boat.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0ht2tQ86gVxXutcuAuZZXdIE44B7gZjkHMXkHDnZKBVqgPctz4He0CEZ-F0FJXC9y-Sw-zCH3Ku0Uf1YTb17hYACdb04qkJjGeVlZjNgHgp3wqvJwvLgkY-wVWgQJs_zsbxzFRq57GVC/s1600-h/IMG_2884.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212883760395089170" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0ht2tQ86gVxXutcuAuZZXdIE44B7gZjkHMXkHDnZKBVqgPctz4He0CEZ-F0FJXC9y-Sw-zCH3Ku0Uf1YTb17hYACdb04qkJjGeVlZjNgHgp3wqvJwvLgkY-wVWgQJs_zsbxzFRq57GVC/s320/IMG_2884.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuj1hpyh8AJ7dlP8XEugFfJRXaAB472r7uxjzCBzL-kkubBcZfiMdD_0S7GiEZ4jPZWiJIcoAEfjOAkO4m6gXDwfpebY3AIP7N6WM3Q0Lf6DciwBghJSghZddxjXXK38uE3f3HEn-OjdYw/s1600-h/IMG_2883.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212883761586038946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuj1hpyh8AJ7dlP8XEugFfJRXaAB472r7uxjzCBzL-kkubBcZfiMdD_0S7GiEZ4jPZWiJIcoAEfjOAkO4m6gXDwfpebY3AIP7N6WM3Q0Lf6DciwBghJSghZddxjXXK38uE3f3HEn-OjdYw/s320/IMG_2883.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iXwQFwIyB418kae4LgNIZ49R54lKVEq1MfgxShVaPLOO_OW1ZRw-_67sJVHpKDub8ZIN1xsHw4kbPwe0UCmJvXyTzrqfs4B2fwe1V2Bs70PW-torD7Lt1EKcelzRL0eOGOVxpPOuhVh5/s1600-h/IMG_2881.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212883766673708802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iXwQFwIyB418kae4LgNIZ49R54lKVEq1MfgxShVaPLOO_OW1ZRw-_67sJVHpKDub8ZIN1xsHw4kbPwe0UCmJvXyTzrqfs4B2fwe1V2Bs70PW-torD7Lt1EKcelzRL0eOGOVxpPOuhVh5/s320/IMG_2881.JPG" border="0" /></a> Luckily, there were plenty of passengers and vehicles and the ferry didn't leave as quickly -- even so I was quick and we were gone again within ten minutes.<br /><br />The sights were wonderful again.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9JAf24TesTK7-uBfN6mraTsdUF9f9oBF0sf_vrmI-tJl7Lwox0xD5dTM2P5YOCQmfr_oGZW0XXHVVnOJ343D_OB9OIbX1logvqdsyK3sI9_CiSeB7t0YuAvXl7ij4KyQsFnGW_FD2wod/s1600-h/IMG_2894.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212883350495391842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9JAf24TesTK7-uBfN6mraTsdUF9f9oBF0sf_vrmI-tJl7Lwox0xD5dTM2P5YOCQmfr_oGZW0XXHVVnOJ343D_OB9OIbX1logvqdsyK3sI9_CiSeB7t0YuAvXl7ij4KyQsFnGW_FD2wod/s320/IMG_2894.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgW5z5at_tgy4gvqsq7dQvBMNPMfcc8gEc2pGTLc0FvjveajJNZymxGBcoUm0RV8i3-td_eQYpAaiNr9hChj0lXQYsdasYUcl3QoAQ0JERpP9nz4czLs8r9v4ChjURmFKjxljRYiprHRM-/s1600-h/IMG_2893.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212883351517948258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgW5z5at_tgy4gvqsq7dQvBMNPMfcc8gEc2pGTLc0FvjveajJNZymxGBcoUm0RV8i3-td_eQYpAaiNr9hChj0lXQYsdasYUcl3QoAQ0JERpP9nz4czLs8r9v4ChjURmFKjxljRYiprHRM-/s320/IMG_2893.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUc6CakQC9MpJjhfZnB8Mu5n_tmDNfB1-DOWn9knNACpViFrVUDvNGv-UBqXGSITdDEqsFkzoxrNL84G99HAFBG_9Z6Cgzcof3LixxFmpvas10IglXN3Io0Z78wPZE7lca_K5LVL7-gJgT/s1600-h/IMG_2891.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212883354343211618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUc6CakQC9MpJjhfZnB8Mu5n_tmDNfB1-DOWn9knNACpViFrVUDvNGv-UBqXGSITdDEqsFkzoxrNL84G99HAFBG_9Z6Cgzcof3LixxFmpvas10IglXN3Io0Z78wPZE7lca_K5LVL7-gJgT/s320/IMG_2891.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0s2OOc_-zYAzjQi3oFpOykgMRGn3DVcVMDTyZ9SocsZzLw4LCxbW9qNfYmxObqOLuTYOUdmSVr0XS1gbXUi0eJV1hImoq1fewGB0GXEepo21hfz12uRy8X7pvD_K1o6w_7lQZ2OVS1Tv/s1600-h/IMG_2890.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212883355739404562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0s2OOc_-zYAzjQi3oFpOykgMRGn3DVcVMDTyZ9SocsZzLw4LCxbW9qNfYmxObqOLuTYOUdmSVr0XS1gbXUi0eJV1hImoq1fewGB0GXEepo21hfz12uRy8X7pvD_K1o6w_7lQZ2OVS1Tv/s320/IMG_2890.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPSUAHSimBIrj-CDE9XRYUhpCmL787eiRGRBzfNyYHiJiZ8QL7KFSITE3Yfb3eag5577YJaf9KW6bAQ4pTf-Rv438w-SaUqe7N1Npp9c1-j99RxY2fbw6_FYQHL6VThUE5Sp-sB-Pc7zu/s1600-h/IMG_2889.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212883362628771714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPSUAHSimBIrj-CDE9XRYUhpCmL787eiRGRBzfNyYHiJiZ8QL7KFSITE3Yfb3eag5577YJaf9KW6bAQ4pTf-Rv438w-SaUqe7N1Npp9c1-j99RxY2fbw6_FYQHL6VThUE5Sp-sB-Pc7zu/s320/IMG_2889.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-55875025438622170062008-06-08T06:35:00.001-07:002009-03-10T07:28:22.099-07:00Ancestral Research - Scroghill to SkillymarnoDuring one of our adventures, we were looking <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvJlJWLDTRew6O9q_T297P0hMrvjMOFfXow8j-LXmzYDu0mOPL1BXB9ZPZZapl82_8aTv24izhvc7UZHMLyOt28mmBtPjRqSGSP1CA8pdSM46lC9Jy78O5VbuX7Gpu-WFT3tXeqG47fw/s1600-h/IMG_2528.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209525617346696354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvJlJWLDTRew6O9q_T297P0hMrvjMOFfXow8j-LXmzYDu0mOPL1BXB9ZPZZapl82_8aTv24izhvc7UZHMLyOt28mmBtPjRqSGSP1CA8pdSM46lC9Jy78O5VbuX7Gpu-WFT3tXeqG47fw/s320/IMG_2528.JPG" border="0" /></a>for first, the Strichen Stone Circle then the Louden Woods Stone Circle, neither of which we found that day, but we did enjoy the tour around the countryside.<br /><br />Quite by accident we came across a completely different stone circle by following an ordinance map. In order to get to the indicated circle though we followed an farm road into a yard and then asked for directions...The farm was near or called North Auchmachar - just south of Skillymarno.<br /><br />A lovely elderly lady allowed us to walk through her farm yard (North Auchmachar) and into the field, pointing us to the site on a hill.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhW9QFeKqZ04PLC_qWEv8a4c1OLn8dB9DxuoLn8SaMhjI31bUsVVW9BI2qDU3U3LEAJDEYfYw7EzNfDvHTyMIQUG-fEEblVxk8X6tndra0jWcJE3QqmKhFeHtbyor8_tt7dmDH7pfGGPU/s1600-h/IMG_2529.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209525796830708066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhW9QFeKqZ04PLC_qWEv8a4c1OLn8dB9DxuoLn8SaMhjI31bUsVVW9BI2qDU3U3LEAJDEYfYw7EzNfDvHTyMIQUG-fEEblVxk8X6tndra0jWcJE3QqmKhFeHtbyor8_tt7dmDH7pfGGPU/s320/IMG_2529.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxJ8xIyd8mkTDEyubMwJsJ9KGVVe99HTnIr-WflWIOvPaJkiMYr0VvA_G8ZRtSUlJqWt71dvNDEpMyOuHHbzl6ygMfookx-SHJdn2dCBXuqI3I08BSCz7YiRCiumR_5Xs5X4Wv62pDmc/s1600-h/IMG_2531.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209525807022027650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxJ8xIyd8mkTDEyubMwJsJ9KGVVe99HTnIr-WflWIOvPaJkiMYr0VvA_G8ZRtSUlJqWt71dvNDEpMyOuHHbzl6ygMfookx-SHJdn2dCBXuqI3I08BSCz7YiRCiumR_5Xs5X4Wv62pDmc/s320/IMG_2531.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Unfortunately, a previous tenant farmer had dug the circle up and moved most of the stones into a heap in order to have more space for growing crops. He apparently left the one s<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvNiqUS8s0_BLuIWQOrJ2kLCiSDvAhZMspeGrYoCpOkrfVZc8zGIQI9vk6hCYr23ZOGdYGulNVQeE8fuEVP-0M5Z1wwG3SQAxn9rOuYqL2FCH9v2JjtoRMUX-oEFBYXo9GHDnMFBBwYA/s1600-h/IMG_2530.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209525669797699586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvNiqUS8s0_BLuIWQOrJ2kLCiSDvAhZMspeGrYoCpOkrfVZc8zGIQI9vk6hCYr23ZOGdYGulNVQeE8fuEVP-0M5Z1wwG3SQAxn9rOuYqL2FCH9v2JjtoRMUX-oEFBYXo9GHDnMFBBwYA/s320/IMG_2530.JPG" border="0" /></a>tanding stone. However, in my humble opinion, I believe the standing stone isn't where it should be either, though I could be wrong. It seemed to me the top of the hill was a little farther to the right, where one could have seen for miles in every direction.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Of course, I have no idea what constitutes a good Druidical hill site, but most others we saw were definitely situated on the top of a hill with great viewing in every direction, right where the trees are behind the stone in the photo to the right.<br /><br />Also unfortunately, this was the day I had my camera set on the wrong setting, hence the pink tinges to everything, which I couldn't seem to correct on my limited photo software.<br /><br /><br />I mention Skillymarno and North Auchmachar, because there is a vague link to our ancestors having worked on these farms or in the area.<br /><br /><br />I also went back to Scroghill where my great-grandmother was born and lived until her family <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dOrDz_pkwjvCR_QrJgVTIL9rq33bLGenfwwyGGmrvQhCAMNDFlVoao_BP0v_eZoGaDs4PHvrF7u03v-8g83_ZeuVq2v07Ap1x7J-iduMnDWgyBfR4hE3t1Kv6nUBNkdMB3GqdEGNg04/s1600-h/Stans+Pics+Scotland+083.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212487666749617778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dOrDz_pkwjvCR_QrJgVTIL9rq33bLGenfwwyGGmrvQhCAMNDFlVoao_BP0v_eZoGaDs4PHvrF7u03v-8g83_ZeuVq2v07Ap1x7J-iduMnDWgyBfR4hE3t1Kv6nUBNkdMB3GqdEGNg04/s320/Stans+Pics+Scotland+083.jpg" border="0" /></a>emigrated to Canada in 1884. I dug a little deeper into the history of the place, attempting to get the definitive scoop on the facts, but I don't know that I'm any farther ahead.<br /><br />The problem is that there is a hill called Scroghill and a farm by the same name. The farm has <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFqVrqcFaKikN57G0a340bDUC1TvV1hgK7yErwIZ2c5qG1YwEPkzyiiRObdZTLtG3PzX11rSJqweB6utxrEskgF9IcfLIgfDi-Xi4VAjPLsmtQc7J-nBnhJcjZW2mPGKlIyeIqk987ZE/s1600-h/IMG_2414.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209506697387538194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFqVrqcFaKikN57G0a340bDUC1TvV1hgK7yErwIZ2c5qG1YwEPkzyiiRObdZTLtG3PzX11rSJqweB6utxrEskgF9IcfLIgfDi-Xi4VAjPLsmtQc7J-nBnhJcjZW2mPGKlIyeIqk987ZE/s320/IMG_2414.JPG" border="0" /></a>three stone buildings attached into a U-shape, plus a white two storey house. The house isn't <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcA6-gTGutnMjHPze6x3PT3abPL7LBXRoKEUZwNMyu39IhBdUVCAFtmu_KbSIe7PPWkSlJCoGcxM0Cl5hB1CSxqmQKsliepjSFJFZ6nbjraJeiMmK5vfbjEMTs_SawgwO1heCLama5Ek/s1600-h/Scroghill+old+house.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209504112098300738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcA6-gTGutnMjHPze6x3PT3abPL7LBXRoKEUZwNMyu39IhBdUVCAFtmu_KbSIe7PPWkSlJCoGcxM0Cl5hB1CSxqmQKsliepjSFJFZ6nbjraJeiMmK5vfbjEMTs_SawgwO1heCLama5Ek/s320/Scroghill+old+house.JPG" border="0" /></a>very old and it is the reckoning of the people in the area that my ancestral family probably lived in a portion of the stone building.<br /><br />When I was visiting last year, we thought it was in the centre portion of the U, but now it looks like it may have been on one end of one of the arms (note the green door with a little square window to the right).<br /><br /><br /><br />However, through further research I have discovered they might not have lived at the Scroghill farm proper at all, but rather in one of the little crofts that surrounded it. This makes much more sense as I doubt my grandparents had the kind of stature and money that denoted running the main farm. My great-great-grandfather was noted as a crofter, which then means they lived in a small place within a few hundred yards of the main farm buildings, such as like the one that is built into the side of the hill (see far below.)<br /><br /><br />Rather than explain it all again, below is the description I have written about the lifestyle in these buildings using the first information, which is an extract from the new book I'm working <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Eptm-GAEb6naVcRMBudHCpyMHzXcuRcXRwiMmizJVU13yq88n3DGVjtSZZVlzSfUYtrD0YqfAJJ0zXcfLec1U69w7QtVDWN8rE38JWKX-DetY4S2W70mCw0JD_n4E8DUszVOYBPEFxQ/s1600-h/IMG_2415.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209506715586167682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Eptm-GAEb6naVcRMBudHCpyMHzXcuRcXRwiMmizJVU13yq88n3DGVjtSZZVlzSfUYtrD0YqfAJJ0zXcfLec1U69w7QtVDWN8rE38JWKX-DetY4S2W70mCw0JD_n4E8DUszVOYBPEFxQ/s320/IMG_2415.JPG" border="0" /></a>on. I will be totally changing this section now that I have learned more about the history. I have other substantiating information to validate my new findings, but it's interesting anyway to see how the main farm family might have lived. These would have been the people my ancestors worked for, who in turn worked for the laird (lord) of an estate. (These passages will never be in my book now...)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_Wt1T-g1Sb2wlkd5xvHJarzPdmliGQFmHyXII8qfT2WG31AkRioFJIXV0HHC4axW9SQ2bjfZbMrcbCYfNyzvYIleiMey3TJHyQFsAvkvljVkbb3-VwM7TwpOX8szDahhkD994N5LRko/s1600-h/Stans+Pics+Scotland+077.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212487673873610274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_Wt1T-g1Sb2wlkd5xvHJarzPdmliGQFmHyXII8qfT2WG31AkRioFJIXV0HHC4axW9SQ2bjfZbMrcbCYfNyzvYIleiMey3TJHyQFsAvkvljVkbb3-VwM7TwpOX8szDahhkD994N5LRko/s320/Stans+Pics+Scotland+077.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZWy1GgSI7R_83tRKlGWIu0TbWI0yxOgPwks0LeimNS2nzfQpBbXokQwZRnWpfcVl9Th0r-1vpbez_AeqiWB1uodmmFaQAO72A_nmzFqN53eCm9G9iN56Mt2B-p1gdG48JvbBkqIc7V4/s1600-h/Scotland+photos+112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212485641368599154" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZWy1GgSI7R_83tRKlGWIu0TbWI0yxOgPwks0LeimNS2nzfQpBbXokQwZRnWpfcVl9Th0r-1vpbez_AeqiWB1uodmmFaQAO72A_nmzFqN53eCm9G9iN56Mt2B-p1gdG48JvbBkqIc7V4/s320/Scotland+photos+112.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLw7aVfWCiH58nzgEf1PeyoSBvc6o3h4vE6Ukra6KUFnBEM7L8G8SSklJ8Ez8k1Uik95SjK3Hz2qOFhnYIYSg-zeya-TQIXHwUwSs1M_tVDdohOstgBmXCfcg727Tx6W693G4hEkFsVG8/s1600-h/Scotland+photos+104.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212485626465468274" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLw7aVfWCiH58nzgEf1PeyoSBvc6o3h4vE6Ukra6KUFnBEM7L8G8SSklJ8Ez8k1Uik95SjK3Hz2qOFhnYIYSg-zeya-TQIXHwUwSs1M_tVDdohOstgBmXCfcg727Tx6W693G4hEkFsVG8/s320/Scotland+photos+104.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>EXCERPT: </div><div><br />“My wife and I have lived there for only ten years and I don’t know the history of the farm much farther back, though I do know the buildings are about two hundred year old,” the owner said. “But please feel free to take as many photographs as you want.”</div><div><br /></div><div>“Thank you,” Emily said, as began snapping from various angles. </div><div><br /></div><div>“This is a typical stone building with turf and thatch roof,” the owner explained.</div><div><br /></div><div>“It kind of looks like three barns stuck together,” Emily suggested.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Indeed, the livestock would have been housed in that part of the building just through these doors.” </div><div><br /></div><div>He escorted them into the longest section on their left. The wooden stalls were gone, but Emily could imagine how it had been with cows chewing on their cud under the high windows, with chickens scratching in the straw at their feet and maybe a pen of sheep at one end and a few piglets in another. </div><div><br /></div><div>“This is the very doorway that led between it and the house.” </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2ABXKYSntsbLVrUrBHUizhgh7DncXQgm82SyRbfQbbllJ224rD9BjpfG6l4vMLHA2ddEYLhP6KjuoIf6Y2JaoKbLcwieAst8UpnAXTpfmzQZAnMHK8p4I4zsk_hSBkj_aeS7UF_ZcaE/s1600-h/Scotland+photos+102.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212493170387478418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2ABXKYSntsbLVrUrBHUizhgh7DncXQgm82SyRbfQbbllJ224rD9BjpfG6l4vMLHA2ddEYLhP6KjuoIf6Y2JaoKbLcwieAst8UpnAXTpfmzQZAnMHK8p4I4zsk_hSBkj_aeS7UF_ZcaE/s320/Scotland+photos+102.jpg" border="0" /></a>As they stepped through an interior doorway into the middle section, they found another low-ceilinged room, open from one end to the other. Shafts of light spread from skylight windows over workbenches littered with tools, a cement mixer, bicycles, ladders, tarps, and other piles of junk stacked throughout the space. The stone walls were white-washed to brighten the long narrow room. </div><div><br /></div><div><br />Emily pictured what it must have been like when her ancestors lived there. In one corner would have been the box beds with curtains and the fireplace at the other end was obviously where they cooked their food. A table with benches probably served as their dining table and work space. She pictured young children bringing in blocks of wood or dried dung and peat for the fires, and sitting at the table, learning their letters. Above them herbs would be strung from the rafters to dry, and a huge black pot of stew would have hung from the rod over the fire in the hearth.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>They crossed into another section divided into smaller rooms. The owner explained that this would have been used for implements, to hold grain and other supplies necessary for their everyday lives. Emily noticed a small room on the end of the barn section and peered inside. </div><div><br />“That would have been where a single workman would have lived,” the man answered her questioning look. </div><div><br />“But there’s not even a window in here,” Emily said, entering the tiny, narrow room. </div><div><br />“He really only cooked and slept in here,” said the owner, pointing to the narrow chimney built into the wall with a small hearth about halfway up where he would have cooked his meals. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56o3S62q_wI2sysuuiqRJZMQPkWiGdLpV0p63ZCbeA88pY5ubnrjHDDXAyeam0ve6q4piEqm2bVEBKBafKYDIBHzdCF1zGe0sSAdvgtHcuVZfVosINdnoSg4i1ZynScGJMYFDET6LsCM/s1600-h/Scotland+photos+105.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212485628323553618" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56o3S62q_wI2sysuuiqRJZMQPkWiGdLpV0p63ZCbeA88pY5ubnrjHDDXAyeam0ve6q4piEqm2bVEBKBafKYDIBHzdCF1zGe0sSAdvgtHcuVZfVosINdnoSg4i1ZynScGJMYFDET6LsCM/s320/Scotland+photos+105.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />“But what about the winter months?” The small fireplace would hardly have kept him warm as the ceiling was high and open to the rafters. </div><div><br />“Well, yes, it wouldn’t have been that comfortable here, but he would have been happy to have somewhere to live all the same. Sometimes there were rooms in the attic above the barn where the hired men stayed, but in this case, this was it.” </div><div><br />Emily shuddered. She couldn’t imagine living there at any time of the year, huddled in the small dark space with cows and other farm animals living on the other side of the wall. </div><div><br />“He wouldn’t even be able to read very well.” Emily didn’t realize she spoke out loud. </div><div><br />“If he could read at all, it would have only been by candlelight, but he wouldn’t want to waste them,” said the owner. </div><div><br />Dad explained. “They would have been tallow candles—made from the fat of sheep and cattle—and there would have been a limited amount made for use.” </div><div><br />The owner nodded. </div><div><br />Emily shivered. “But how could they live like that?” </div><div></div><div>“They lived as best as they could, and it was difficult in those days, because they seldom had even enough to eat, especially when they gave portions of their crops to their lairds, if they had no cash to pay their rental fees,” explained the owner of Scroghill.</div><div></div><div>“At the time you mentioned your family lived here, there were some very difficult years, because the weather destroyed crops that would have fed animals and humans. Wheat and other grains were blighted; potatoes and other root crops rotted from either too much rain or didn’t grow because there wasn’t enough moisture.”</div><div><br />“But how could the landlords—lairds—expect payment then?”</div><div><br />“It wasn’t fair, but they expected what was rightfully theirs. If the lessee couldn’t pay one year, he was still required to pay it the next year.”</div><div><br />“But they’d never get ahead,” Emily said aghast at the conditions.</div><div><br />“That’s right,” said Dad, “which is why many left this country to try their luck in North <div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212485618292020034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2eaVY3ld5wfPIO2jKMhWKU-mg2mPgnppUHsqV-rnr-xb1xPEbd8N3hEwVbEtKymAJAm5QFJ6iP-0sBmN1IWtuOP_axWONEIHSn1y4GdVvNyiHjQSYUexaWmR7_6EpwaAHVWssYZijIU/s320/Scotland+photos+100.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0YJrCZiFV9g7FVqmQ47Fp7MFfmz2zk4Jfi92iND5die2aod_jyZ9gqCoalf8gC-Ff9XApxXoTwWaKaKfBATfSiKZzCTq1TEcp5UYI7p1JrNMQ0BQHBdhQJQchk62yZNWdpWK-xirpck/s1600-h/Scotland+photos+112.jpg"></a></div>America.”<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0YJrCZiFV9g7FVqmQ47Fp7MFfmz2zk4Jfi92iND5die2aod_jyZ9gqCoalf8gC-Ff9XApxXoTwWaKaKfBATfSiKZzCTq1TEcp5UYI7p1JrNMQ0BQHBdhQJQchk62yZNWdpWK-xirpck/s1600-h/Scotland+photos+112.jpg"></a></div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0YJrCZiFV9g7FVqmQ47Fp7MFfmz2zk4Jfi92iND5die2aod_jyZ9gqCoalf8gC-Ff9XApxXoTwWaKaKfBATfSiKZzCTq1TEcp5UYI7p1JrNMQ0BQHBdhQJQchk62yZNWdpWK-xirpck/s1600-h/Scotland+photos+112.jpg"></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div></div></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-65434575308386648432008-06-08T03:08:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:30:03.327-07:00Visiting Maud Primary SchoolOne day I was out for my constitutional walk, when I came across an intriguing tee-lined lane.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209458533745581362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2C1Ibm7F7uf0ay9jNoO99XlejLQ8Y98O2r1MwlaSvGCXIyRru09FCSVA9NrkbgoSSJbneleOMEn9NSaMShwBZCrMPWy0JHQdn_L7WK94-VyeO4wby9w1fqRWyCIAM1V5J85pmIoKFJe4/s320/IMG_2647.JPG" border="0" />, which I turned into without hesitation. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElLWmi0lr8lkBg2WR-C5NboGnktrEi3YiKQB0x_YpbYv0QQqYS04flUjbKMTaRcubepdXLsj4P38_XeEZ2pNeDORrAMH0pBq-bkc8IyU0-M8f3XN3jp42PR3aZ4kA4AbTrWUXcYc_l1M/s1600-h/IMG_2648.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209458543327981682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElLWmi0lr8lkBg2WR-C5NboGnktrEi3YiKQB0x_YpbYv0QQqYS04flUjbKMTaRcubepdXLsj4P38_XeEZ2pNeDORrAMH0pBq-bkc8IyU0-M8f3XN3jp42PR3aZ4kA4AbTrWUXcYc_l1M/s320/IMG_2648.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3F2S7xY0fSmOPtrJ65HLhOGvd_YAY3mkK0ZI0FnwFTpMhF8HjbHyK5euCvWKXNqVzx46e4rrw0c958oSNiezsY-pXQvzv3FyvWMpX0qkHgmFm2AsFB3HUBbTO165ZOlVs77oQIHh0txo/s1600-h/IMG_2652.JPG"></a><br /><br />As I sauntered along, I <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhup4Pw-GBgf-YyBH5TxMyB3vmOirUam1zWMsWzjckAj4mnSBvPdfOHvLAFYvimNgIE4EioHQzeaWEveALgRjM853kIWjXqh7zNWkmd08y0dPIdKywPmUaxiRnmTA1InRYJPVTlk_ZAj04/s1600-h/IMG_2650.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209458569269359762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhup4Pw-GBgf-YyBH5TxMyB3vmOirUam1zWMsWzjckAj4mnSBvPdfOHvLAFYvimNgIE4EioHQzeaWEveALgRjM853kIWjXqh7zNWkmd08y0dPIdKywPmUaxiRnmTA1InRYJPVTlk_ZAj04/s320/IMG_2650.JPG" border="0" /></a>came to a property where a fellow was raising various kinds of pheasants. This particular fellow really wanted out badly, and I was tempted, but then thought of the consequences. There were some spectacular coloured plumage on several of them, but I felt bad that they would were caged. The alternative would have been living in the wild where they would have been eaten or shot during pheasant hunts.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPoMm5DQXNTDr23ivnUs56OwiEu3JqoWF8oFQipdsYayK7i-KdRL4WuAYDmWKECRyuv2wpb2cGtOJRTsQVzh1YQspvlwkKTzsIXEX569QzDUg96ruEtqKN7VmTRnwVJUFlerqBQyObTk/s1600-h/IMG_2661.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209458789629222738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPoMm5DQXNTDr23ivnUs56OwiEu3JqoWF8oFQipdsYayK7i-KdRL4WuAYDmWKECRyuv2wpb2cGtOJRTsQVzh1YQspvlwkKTzsIXEX569QzDUg96ruEtqKN7VmTRnwVJUFlerqBQyObTk/s320/IMG_2661.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyXmxY_MWinf20PRrtY__HKsqqriKHV9TrPx5wOhB38E6vHfgggsFVENLfReoVJjFEjUveYggpEbTqY8QwYVDpZuafR8oQNi0MQvf8UpUlJrc7hyf1eTy9wOlIrk9USt18j2j_8xm6gc/s1600-h/IMG_2659.JPG"></a><br /><br />At any rate, I eventually came to the Maud Primary School and spontaneously went into the grounds, promptly rang their security bell and introduced myself. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyXmxY_MWinf20PRrtY__HKsqqriKHV9TrPx5wOhB38E6vHfgggsFVENLfReoVJjFEjUveYggpEbTqY8QwYVDpZuafR8oQNi0MQvf8UpUlJrc7hyf1eTy9wOlIrk9USt18j2j_8xm6gc/s1600-h/IMG_2659.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209458777950236226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyXmxY_MWinf20PRrtY__HKsqqriKHV9TrPx5wOhB38E6vHfgggsFVENLfReoVJjFEjUveYggpEbTqY8QwYVDpZuafR8oQNi0MQvf8UpUlJrc7hyf1eTy9wOlIrk9USt18j2j_8xm6gc/s320/IMG_2659.JPG" border="0" /></a>When I was let in, I asked if I could exchange a tour of the school for an author reading. They were delighted with both and I was given a tour immediately. We made plans for me to come back the next day to read to grades 3-7. I didn't have any of my books with me, just hoped I could get some pages printed somewhere.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqaX-hY2WxQ9mgYn5STZeJC2mSBtMH89rPF9boT-DDa2xHcXq43iQf2dhWm-ZB383MFSLM6NePRLg1-l9x1O15g8PCdG3ypC5_vuI8Y3_EPUaSKVZj9oIgtLFtdvz31OsSXVCL-QmLzE/s1600-h/IMG_2660.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209458780814437570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqaX-hY2WxQ9mgYn5STZeJC2mSBtMH89rPF9boT-DDa2xHcXq43iQf2dhWm-ZB383MFSLM6NePRLg1-l9x1O15g8PCdG3ypC5_vuI8Y3_EPUaSKVZj9oIgtLFtdvz31OsSXVCL-QmLzE/s320/IMG_2660.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcY7kTVxigV-6lxh9GmCNrI_nut1d4B2oehyfuNF1kJUVGNelkSRYlx7pQuC8thYfTSQ3uBLnYPr1MqeNIY-HrlUMxnMluqBVNwzX4yARRD0bIMRJLWVenWdgAxIR4HQ3-G5dj-P4zGY/s1600-h/IMG_2662.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209458794329388082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcY7kTVxigV-6lxh9GmCNrI_nut1d4B2oehyfuNF1kJUVGNelkSRYlx7pQuC8thYfTSQ3uBLnYPr1MqeNIY-HrlUMxnMluqBVNwzX4yARRD0bIMRJLWVenWdgAxIR4HQ3-G5dj-P4zGY/s320/IMG_2662.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hlku5XirifBBOhIISmbTe5tleUN_P6DSCYw4DvWhoZ6CJe26eODC_BR9vpKgpk7L2ofpLtZQc_6LKQvexNb0cdZnpn6fFXBEY6nlPz4JtnSbKKojeCAvSaW5BRGgKk-0179L5jnliYk/s1600-h/IMG_2649.JPG"></a>The reading went exceptionally well and ironically the classroom where everyone joined me was the class that was studying Greece, my next place to visit. They told me great things and showed me their work on making chariots and other ancient monuments. I was quite impressed.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHg11XkQ6p_CI6x-0XsjeH0ZMXLvQJfsZZEVv0cz8hfwlgfANcI7xirOkAOPA1YSs_Y3Lj01Ydf2xfRHnnBCD0VS6f8FuIiOU45Q_pV4t_BHwJmTJu1BrqsrLqk1R6se9Y65G9cFwBrA/s1600-h/IMG_2651.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209458566901583154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHg11XkQ6p_CI6x-0XsjeH0ZMXLvQJfsZZEVv0cz8hfwlgfANcI7xirOkAOPA1YSs_Y3Lj01Ydf2xfRHnnBCD0VS6f8FuIiOU45Q_pV4t_BHwJmTJu1BrqsrLqk1R6se9Y65G9cFwBrA/s320/IMG_2651.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>I also agreed to spend fifteen minutes with the grades 1-2 children after recess. When I was finished I stayed to watch their 'body music' class. I was astounded at this method of teaching and learned a great many things about music in the few minutes I was there. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHg11XkQ6p_CI6x-0XsjeH0ZMXLvQJfsZZEVv0cz8hfwlgfANcI7xirOkAOPA1YSs_Y3Lj01Ydf2xfRHnnBCD0VS6f8FuIiOU45Q_pV4t_BHwJmTJu1BrqsrLqk1R6se9Y65G9cFwBrA/s1600-h/IMG_2651.JPG"></a></div><div>The school truly is amazing and the teachers very gifted. All classes are made to be fun.T hey've managed to get boys reading and enthusiastically too. I felt very honoured to have the opportunity to visit with them.</div><div></div><div>I was later sent a thank you card and a wonderful mousepad with art work from one of the children on it.</div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-40898555490036541302008-06-08T03:05:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:32:45.503-07:00Lovely Days in Maud & a visit at LongsideI had hoped to be finished writing my book by Saturday when I leave, but I doubt if I’ll make that goal now….I’ve had some fantastic results with my research and I’m ever so grateful to Oliver Fuller for being my driver and guide to the area, and thankful that his wife Margaret has <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCWV7tewFKIZKUG6MqVvCZM5_nm07v9aOZlax-k5RqmJ2iUEjMsFDY51RahKasx-3QiGz5G-lZt_5UN7Cpmx4-NDw2Yj4iqSNMuXguPJXgTd4U0KD_-zIc0CzfWp6cLjH2izJfN77ASY/s1600-h/IMG_2588.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209482970974711250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCWV7tewFKIZKUG6MqVvCZM5_nm07v9aOZlax-k5RqmJ2iUEjMsFDY51RahKasx-3QiGz5G-lZt_5UN7Cpmx4-NDw2Yj4iqSNMuXguPJXgTd4U0KD_-zIc0CzfWp6cLjH2izJfN77ASY/s320/IMG_2588.JPG" border="0" /></a>also willingly helped me with identifying flora and fauna, as well as cooking me a lovely meal and allowing me to sit at her kitchen table to work away on my computer so I could link to the Internet.<br /><br />They have a lovely house about two minutes walk from the hotel. Their house is the two story one slightly to the left in the photo.<br /><br /><div><div><div>Between writing stints, I’ve been seeing a great deal of the countryside as well, as simply enjoying the atmosphere and sights.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrUxhBSILYjPKAZFjaiURhLoGsm8kxRzNnwTeQkgj-LeVulDtDI2z6J908kafNcEruApZS7eb3zyVlUS3Nnj6E-qotCeffR_mhdNmvfSHipQy5xwy-nxm3kBmVQ-GuYJPxuaiZzJ7fV8/s1600-h/Poorhouse-hospital.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209501594237527826" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrUxhBSILYjPKAZFjaiURhLoGsm8kxRzNnwTeQkgj-LeVulDtDI2z6J908kafNcEruApZS7eb3zyVlUS3Nnj6E-qotCeffR_mhdNmvfSHipQy5xwy-nxm3kBmVQ-GuYJPxuaiZzJ7fV8/s320/Poorhouse-hospital.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />In Maud there is the current hospital, which was one the Poor House, where elderly people lived; basically like an assisted living place and hospice in the olden days. </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6PikuBbW485bpFwuVs-Xa8zB6QV5ZXIFcXy4yVFAb0pX08zUdShWOO0llAm4uboJAiJBqseFnriW-FeiXsNxw4jB55_S0_Msv59cQNwvOGoZDp421dqQv-dIhiH0R4urRAuRICR-4Vw/s1600-h/IMG_2653.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209455420797417218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6PikuBbW485bpFwuVs-Xa8zB6QV5ZXIFcXy4yVFAb0pX08zUdShWOO0llAm4uboJAiJBqseFnriW-FeiXsNxw4jB55_S0_Msv59cQNwvOGoZDp421dqQv-dIhiH0R4urRAuRICR-4Vw/s320/IMG_2653.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Oyster catchers are quite intriguing birds. This one tried to lead me away from their nest, which was on the edge of a grassy verge very near a construction site. </div><div></div><div>On the road one day, we came across a vintage tractor that had been restored beyond it's former glory -- painted gold.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJsO3EBi2-uwnq_564bWipP8PblrcUI3yI9TP9-vyki7saU6EHHV03wXYCNOz0pR6BEZBKBPBy46I8faYApOQWo58QBM0KL-07FxTetIdViHAvhC_Fosm069u73RlLstRaH_6bPQ0NYHU/s1600-h/IMG_2537.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209496773242796274" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJsO3EBi2-uwnq_564bWipP8PblrcUI3yI9TP9-vyki7saU6EHHV03wXYCNOz0pR6BEZBKBPBy46I8faYApOQWo58QBM0KL-07FxTetIdViHAvhC_Fosm069u73RlLstRaH_6bPQ0NYHU/s320/IMG_2537.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This morning, I volunteered to read at the village school tomorrow morning…..I just happened to be walking around the village and I was curious about the local Scottish primary school. Turns out last week other teachers came from around the country to the school to see what kind of work they were doing. (She expected about ten teachers, but 112 came to observe.) Apparently, the head mistress (principal to us) has done some spectacular things with the students, which are being admired by the education system. <em>(See Maud Primary School blog)<br /><br /></em>I’ve also had other interesting spin-offs after this as well. The computer repair shop right across the street from where I am staying printed up a few pages for me so I have them to read at the school (I don’t have any of my books with me)….they were more than helpful when I said what I was doing. Then while I was there they also suggested that I could come and use their Internet conn<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUnB-IEK4PSutvLRUfhA-om_0bdxtNJZOGt68k8MBWZ2zSeS1KqQh5PQsmgUAKQyhc4qd_-tgHcNasB4_hwgYketT_PCqNgcOASLAquHyU4JEOPf2OH7wJ6bk77c9adqbxF6ANyTL-T4/s1600-h/IMG_2649.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209500050753494194" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUnB-IEK4PSutvLRUfhA-om_0bdxtNJZOGt68k8MBWZ2zSeS1KqQh5PQsmgUAKQyhc4qd_-tgHcNasB4_hwgYketT_PCqNgcOASLAquHyU4JEOPf2OH7wJ6bk77c9adqbxF6ANyTL-T4/s320/IMG_2649.JPG" border="0" /></a>ection. These people have five children, some of which will benefit directly from my reading. I did pop over a couple of times to use their Internet as it was right across from the hotel.</div><div><br />The other thing that happened was that while I was in the pub speaking to the new owners (Deborah and Martin Yates) of the hotel where I am staying and asking about where I might possibly go to get my pages printed so I could do the reading, there was a man in the bar who overheard the conversation and also my lament that it was very difficult to get to the town of Mintlaw to get the library. </div><div><br />(Going with one bus company would take four hours, because I have to go all the way into Aberdeen and back out again – and it’s only five miles away!) Another goes at 7:45 am, but the library doesn’t open until 3 pm and there is no way back. A third option is a dial a bus service, but one has to book at least a day ahead….this is the most plausible. However, going back to the fellow in the bar…when he overheard what I was doing and where I was going, he offered to take me any time I wanted to go and for free as well!</div><div><br />I wasn’t able to get to the library this morning, as it was only open from 10 am to 12 pm, and I couldn’t get a bus in time to go (as noted above). Since noon though my life has totally turned around and here I am using the Internet to my heart’s content right across the street and not intruding on someone else's lifestyle.</div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div>By the time evening rolled around, I had another conversation with Oliver and his wife had offered to take me into Mintlaw to the library and they would pick me up later as the three of us were going into Peterhead for dinner at an East Indian restaurant. I took some photographs of the great meal, but unfortunately I lost them somewhere between my camera and downloading them.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZr27xFMFtScSG-MRCzmcnMNuy4xTX_tPL2aTb3E5GmHpfJHhgO9JEgw-CDMH8teZWRuRTvHTqU_-rz1Um3W_OSXXf_87hvlzxK-w6JEc-IFbCY5GiVIl79D20dxN_whwyen3ip0ik18/s1600-h/X1600Y3400S100W700H400.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209501631060661618" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZr27xFMFtScSG-MRCzmcnMNuy4xTX_tPL2aTb3E5GmHpfJHhgO9JEgw-CDMH8teZWRuRTvHTqU_-rz1Um3W_OSXXf_87hvlzxK-w6JEc-IFbCY5GiVIl79D20dxN_whwyen3ip0ik18/s320/X1600Y3400S100W700H400.gif" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />The next day, Oliver took me to visit a distant relative who lives at Longside. She filled me in on more history of my great-grandmother's family and the social and agricultural conditions they would have lived in during the late 1800s before they immigrated to Canada in 1884.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>All in all my time in the Maud-Old Deer-Stuartfield area has been more than satisfying!</div></div></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-50210378471371447742008-06-04T06:40:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:34:13.001-07:00Abbey of Deer (Deir)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieq1evr5cXfdoDQtBSp6n_xMGrD6J-y3WnfSqkFjNuFyfPDzr5pKjgNFbXM7IYeVvcU8ocZjNWmMuygJBnWInLk4t9pMub1q6idVx5F3Usk7ZZj3NO6ywfyEz7b6iKlLyBSldMDDo84Kw/s1600-h/IMG_2565.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208022543326641218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieq1evr5cXfdoDQtBSp6n_xMGrD6J-y3WnfSqkFjNuFyfPDzr5pKjgNFbXM7IYeVvcU8ocZjNWmMuygJBnWInLk4t9pMub1q6idVx5F3Usk7ZZj3NO6ywfyEz7b6iKlLyBSldMDDo84Kw/s320/IMG_2565.JPG" border="0" /></a> Although, this was my second visit to the Abbey of Deer, the ruins still amaze me as to their age and the stature of what the abbey must once have been like. This was my friend and tour guide Oliver’s first encounter, and we both enjoyed it immensely.<br /><br />The Abbey of Deer (formerly Dier) was founded in 1219 by William Comyn, Earl of Buchan and dedicated to St. Mary. “Comyn chose to foun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWuJIH0Frl6CVI7mk7sMqpUPgVdCaGQw3an0Re5NV0uo-kj-1AHxgsHErqlOlDmrLcWeq33VDMPko9CEddg1QmlbGFrQA4g-Waq6sYGNiTovWv-HoUoTQZy3XS_ckGM2u-v7FkcrQnis/s1600-h/IMG_2572.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208022266645147714" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWuJIH0Frl6CVI7mk7sMqpUPgVdCaGQw3an0Re5NV0uo-kj-1AHxgsHErqlOlDmrLcWeq33VDMPko9CEddg1QmlbGFrQA4g-Waq6sYGNiTovWv-HoUoTQZy3XS_ckGM2u-v7FkcrQnis/s320/IMG_2572.JPG" border="0" /></a>d Deer Abbey on the site of a Monastery established here some 600 years earlier by St Drostan, a follower of St Columba. Drostan remained at the monastery until his death in c. 606.” <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSWjUtr9wShTBez43FCqp612Ath1QUsZl7fk7_nadnnDZ7xH1ky_281ocA8r_JLUvPbkZ3bod5782nFpBYKVkj6rwoC4EkM7wjiWVdM8Tz4bWIgIz6EaTk0ZsHwbzlUuFYYM6fZppObc/s1600-h/IMG_2563.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208022545812232802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSWjUtr9wShTBez43FCqp612Ath1QUsZl7fk7_nadnnDZ7xH1ky_281ocA8r_JLUvPbkZ3bod5782nFpBYKVkj6rwoC4EkM7wjiWVdM8Tz4bWIgIz6EaTk0ZsHwbzlUuFYYM6fZppObc/s320/IMG_2563.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxqwIIvNec-_3TVwikVp72A_aplqcGR1_RdAuJ9MjAPBFQU_mIhWlG9Zy8R6mUeblBelbEKr6dasDUJknFPPo5CMRadKcG1J_WWwAlLdTlWwcI4EMOnlupPVGg7J-WRVCOjVLITtv-lc/s1600-h/IMG_2563.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021991602906706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxqwIIvNec-_3TVwikVp72A_aplqcGR1_RdAuJ9MjAPBFQU_mIhWlG9Zy8R6mUeblBelbEKr6dasDUJknFPPo5CMRadKcG1J_WWwAlLdTlWwcI4EMOnlupPVGg7J-WRVCOjVLITtv-lc/s320/IMG_2563.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWL5XnPUxAQXjZU-CY-O17Dm3IPWYW4KeV8m4Z9-cVNxJPTo-qmRy4pGtpGvUuajjL9gYp_b4pP0iLRGKGOW5I2jm4oKTqaG3FHMdfLcpQYYocw2JsN_vaZEg57pPjl7Muz4ENGfXlvt4/s1600-h/IMG_2570.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208022281920776962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWL5XnPUxAQXjZU-CY-O17Dm3IPWYW4KeV8m4Z9-cVNxJPTo-qmRy4pGtpGvUuajjL9gYp_b4pP0iLRGKGOW5I2jm4oKTqaG3FHMdfLcpQYYocw2JsN_vaZEg57pPjl7Muz4ENGfXlvt4/s320/IMG_2570.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx91N98v7fCXlLJFBadt02WNiTf7GT8qrh07fsMd0I5xMWGo_SRDUl8JWMpc9KDCMz4Lhdg_JLW1G9M7QSUd6pwvuVwZI8Lu9QCNqGO8ISh4jigKHyP4jYP_mhxUtTUg08zzKfB5EXbQQ/s1600-h/IMG_2568.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208022296088361282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx91N98v7fCXlLJFBadt02WNiTf7GT8qrh07fsMd0I5xMWGo_SRDUl8JWMpc9KDCMz4Lhdg_JLW1G9M7QSUd6pwvuVwZI8Lu9QCNqGO8ISh4jigKHyP4jYP_mhxUtTUg08zzKfB5EXbQQ/s320/IMG_2568.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxf0WFBUwpaY0pQyM6LPWes2JZPkOeRz1f5RUdMW7WEuP5AxOecmiv61jqvTJ9TPUgJcBCL19CxunExfSx-9ar6nDNuM0rYczhuzXmPk1thdhC_m-k2IQ8yqn8JilSY9fA4COn37wJhCo/s1600-h/IMG_2563.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021983115485906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxf0WFBUwpaY0pQyM6LPWes2JZPkOeRz1f5RUdMW7WEuP5AxOecmiv61jqvTJ9TPUgJcBCL19CxunExfSx-9ar6nDNuM0rYczhuzXmPk1thdhC_m-k2IQ8yqn8JilSY9fA4COn37wJhCo/s320/IMG_2563.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5yqoxCnoVjFYbANc8x-3xFHVGES1fS7HIwTBV7Hu7nflHjBrUn8FvlV5EWxJ8vYN_mdFS5-AeoUVIQBwG2SlBCmT02KlqPD-MkEA2jjd4f0aRe5zKR1SOgbtDs-EA4yM1lapIoMwTQg/s1600-h/IMG_2561.JPG"></a>“This monastery is also associated with the ninth-century gospel book, known as the ‘Book of Deer.’ The author was probably a monk at Deer, living some time during the eighth century.” <a href="http://www.bookofdeer.co.uk/bookofdeer.html">http://www.bookofdeer.co.uk/bookofdeer.html</a> It had “later additions in Gaelic in the 1100s describing the foundation of the original monastery (though 500 years after the events they reported). The Book of Deer was discovered in 1860 and is now in the Fitzwilliam Museum Library in Cambridge.”<br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjmHhmt_ATtkJ2Dp1qM4kro0KDuOqVNs39zsycF1L4nUTmDCsmiM1lQpNSzVvsKHVqRfcMmtQg0ScYgmvxFoslLw0d-Vf-WRxvMImwbzVSDjToN-KlhPKoOss5_5roQfdwVBkmsNFMtM/s1600-h/IMG_2558.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021988374698994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjmHhmt_ATtkJ2Dp1qM4kro0KDuOqVNs39zsycF1L4nUTmDCsmiM1lQpNSzVvsKHVqRfcMmtQg0ScYgmvxFoslLw0d-Vf-WRxvMImwbzVSDjToN-KlhPKoOss5_5roQfdwVBkmsNFMtM/s320/IMG_2558.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuFYl4OzpltcPe4OjUJ4TQtyAjLbnMkIl7FdBhbIbVp67H4daJaIcfulZjjGCf4YTK2L9Z33axxsX5AO5zk2c0u_6RARH5E_ahyRp1wufiUtWEyKG3Gq0jDmbVmmwY5l2UywgYwZsQao/s1600-h/IMG_2561.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021991546157106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuFYl4OzpltcPe4OjUJ4TQtyAjLbnMkIl7FdBhbIbVp67H4daJaIcfulZjjGCf4YTK2L9Z33axxsX5AO5zk2c0u_6RARH5E_ahyRp1wufiUtWEyKG3Gq0jDmbVmmwY5l2UywgYwZsQao/s320/IMG_2561.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIHT7Q6LEEqcM7V_657svhmGSMgkARLma-_sUjrC58BCHuo8hy8W4CYjcxtFD3-YF2hRjXongW5vl5ppKsUc9_-8fysrJGApPr5DjCk4eKhr2BBleJEibc3ZP-KddBMoH2CoUbw5nbHQ/s1600-h/IMG_2569.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208022309670528578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIHT7Q6LEEqcM7V_657svhmGSMgkARLma-_sUjrC58BCHuo8hy8W4CYjcxtFD3-YF2hRjXongW5vl5ppKsUc9_-8fysrJGApPr5DjCk4eKhr2BBleJEibc3ZP-KddBMoH2CoUbw5nbHQ/s320/IMG_2569.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XqOEbFNpooPe0E325fJTpTHlkVshWN2bM8BsG_hw0ebYNvCHsrOERmmws4Nx7scYQt66ZC0wvfGd-tgg8NFlV41WjCYJCkagchWPJEP9pT3HGRTBfA2lghoD2GuvqbHXV41XmlSXoa4/s1600-h/IMG_2548.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021644981297202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XqOEbFNpooPe0E325fJTpTHlkVshWN2bM8BsG_hw0ebYNvCHsrOERmmws4Nx7scYQt66ZC0wvfGd-tgg8NFlV41WjCYJCkagchWPJEP9pT3HGRTBfA2lghoD2GuvqbHXV41XmlSXoa4/s320/IMG_2548.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXM15YG8jx0EMJkWNeseGyNAgl5gnhtV3j3R9pBsfERnsoDaLpVdyNlBFXpEU9kvTgJ10sjQXiTwTfwsZIJ-8hFDeHNfAIkILCjLTHZ9V7nuRf4-vUtzVgg66KSouv1b6KcC65q03G1xM/s1600-h/IMG_2567.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div>“Deer Abbey was always a small <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdM5kXQCh9Y-cukOBPJMQuHm4UiWyfN2-hYt3ANGu5NGDOe3wnt_D_5-HXM_fwAhaYf7EFUUduqtWNEtWZrrY-_nt7RNd9CbdkjyYkHYq-3VBl97xSUd5WJlAhRwy0nOcKeS5s7vNLkk/s1600-h/IMG_2550.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021644007337138" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdM5kXQCh9Y-cukOBPJMQuHm4UiWyfN2-hYt3ANGu5NGDOe3wnt_D_5-HXM_fwAhaYf7EFUUduqtWNEtWZrrY-_nt7RNd9CbdkjyYkHYq-3VBl97xSUd5WJlAhRwy0nOcKeS5s7vNLkk/s320/IMG_2550.JPG" border="0" /></a>community, with never more than 15 monks at any one time.” <a href="http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/deer.php">http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/deer.php</a> “A very considerable demesne was attached to the abbey, and its revenue amounted to £572. 8. 6. in money, and sixty-five chalders, seven bolls, one firlot, three pecks of meal, fourteen bolls of wheat, and fourteen chalders and ten bolls of bear.” <a href="http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43431">http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43431</a> (Not sure what this all means, but sounds fascinating.)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208022319637324034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXM15YG8jx0EMJkWNeseGyNAgl5gnhtV3j3R9pBsfERnsoDaLpVdyNlBFXpEU9kvTgJ10sjQXiTwTfwsZIJ-8hFDeHNfAIkILCjLTHZ9V7nuRf4-vUtzVgg66KSouv1b6KcC65q03G1xM/s320/IMG_2567.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><br />“Like other Scottish abbeys, Deer's useful life came to an end with the Reformation in 1560. And in common with many, it then became the property of secular lairds. Deer Abbey ended up in the hands of the Fergusons of Pitfour.” (Their land bordered the Russells of Aden.)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdP6tuzshC99VzcB17Yhwl0NAKDyruMga_Gsk-H_-rf5Qem4FuLeWHZdt93s45MvOp9HPFvFsVn-YePCjiAEakP8qVe-2WY1P4HK_ca9LBXeJ3gxvDiZVbUi8qU0Es-Ng7ZyyliNQtEMA/s1600-h/IMG_2551B&W.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021649089413666" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdP6tuzshC99VzcB17Yhwl0NAKDyruMga_Gsk-H_-rf5Qem4FuLeWHZdt93s45MvOp9HPFvFsVn-YePCjiAEakP8qVe-2WY1P4HK_ca9LBXeJ3gxvDiZVbUi8qU0Es-Ng7ZyyliNQtEMA/s320/IMG_2551B&W.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTKyyhvLkjgESEcRW36zk1f3Rwkj4HS-uH5ljL5fEJ0iG-SwODhPH3lGazeBtWbCWTIftt8n60UAIcqNG8OaTs_GS8ULk-HhBgpZ6xn77HO7lfpuoShhlAGH61eGhQA1RfvMv5wyngyI/s1600-h/IMG_2552.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021653059697154" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTKyyhvLkjgESEcRW36zk1f3Rwkj4HS-uH5ljL5fEJ0iG-SwODhPH3lGazeBtWbCWTIftt8n60UAIcqNG8OaTs_GS8ULk-HhBgpZ6xn77HO7lfpuoShhlAGH61eGhQA1RfvMv5wyngyI/s320/IMG_2552.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>“The abbey buildings were said to have remained structurally complete (if not in good repair) until 1809. But <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDliiOAdqX4gKOGjC1FVZ3Ac84zOXuTgSE55-oKQtDN6-_VFj55eyWmxMrfK5iyhYnpA-d7Bvj6qDCAfC2rcl3vwAGqBlNq71I9XlPyInQr-2kgKzTPISqmKUy7F2oD7G7vqRdD8hmRsU/s1600-h/IMG_2554.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021652969853202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDliiOAdqX4gKOGjC1FVZ3Ac84zOXuTgSE55-oKQtDN6-_VFj55eyWmxMrfK5iyhYnpA-d7Bvj6qDCAfC2rcl3vwAGqBlNq71I9XlPyInQr-2kgKzTPISqmKUy7F2oD7G7vqRdD8hmRsU/s320/IMG_2554.JPG" border="0" /></a>then the Fergusons turned the site of the abbey into a walled garden, apparently recycling much of the stone from the abbey to build the magnificent wall that still surrounds the ruins that remain. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021289058259394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgBYIgifDMZUmXPKN4JE0Qxu1k04jtFeKTS1f74WBYEqzMtQFZpSxnsqZUJwyT0K-8byO50qR4lTiAuERUk4H-BvBgbP0IHjUfJml9xFYRCBKmkCvGZIupSuNuVpQSwOlzsjukxhbm3k/s320/IMG_2541.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicM0bZgL2cyLo3R387fxXEDo6LlrQmVqgLeiJWZAP74-JYUBsTXZ5SgjeWTlGLwSI0QmQ5Ns6fu4FD1U0g6yB2RkdQVCEo03oWNzlBj3Vm0RsyRtCwcymkD4NXotHkZrrVkfg0LesPxXU/s1600-h/IMG_2543.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021300069010818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicM0bZgL2cyLo3R387fxXEDo6LlrQmVqgLeiJWZAP74-JYUBsTXZ5SgjeWTlGLwSI0QmQ5Ns6fu4FD1U0g6yB2RkdQVCEo03oWNzlBj3Vm0RsyRtCwcymkD4NXotHkZrrVkfg0LesPxXU/s320/IMG_2543.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Then in 1854 an heir, Admiral Ferguson of Pitfour, used much of what remained to build a family mausoleum where the east end of the abbey church had stood.” Subsequent he used the stones for other developments on the Pitfour Estate, including Pitfour House itself, demolished in 1927, an observatory designed primarily to watch over the neighbouring racecourse rather than the night sky, a canal linking the estate to the sea, a large loch built to give the excuse to build a large bridge, and on the loch's banks, the remarkably grand Temple of Theseus, a six-bay Greek Doric temple with 36 pillars and containing a pool said to be home to Admiral Ferguson's pet alligators...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XH0qJIIReKLSuv5jYYeRUEZrHGA6cIxWplBCXEwr1CK7rnAo9ctyyKDA9wrWCCIACpLYLtTy6ty4Y0-hrUidYVNHA3z-Gdxdx4IcWU3jjrH8EEpG2QojIe9xC4tdxfPU04PmTCTc85o/s1600-h/IMG_2544.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021310524260962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XH0qJIIReKLSuv5jYYeRUEZrHGA6cIxWplBCXEwr1CK7rnAo9ctyyKDA9wrWCCIACpLYLtTy6ty4Y0-hrUidYVNHA3z-Gdxdx4IcWU3jjrH8EEpG2QojIe9xC4tdxfPU04PmTCTc85o/s320/IMG_2544.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdRToQJDJM91a_kCjfGbjhJCyzSqfs6VFZwUfPB85F7VIfhXXFWy-4NZF7zQzw7xRSoPYAukQi2zIOAzSsz94r7XfUCztYssqTTLJabnO6giKGsmlqIWkbKtwlhv2nJ2Z2KbwqAU7mk0/s1600-h/IMG_2545.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021312827040322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdRToQJDJM91a_kCjfGbjhJCyzSqfs6VFZwUfPB85F7VIfhXXFWy-4NZF7zQzw7xRSoPYAukQi2zIOAzSsz94r7XfUCztYssqTTLJabnO6giKGsmlqIWkbKtwlhv2nJ2Z2KbwqAU7mk0/s320/IMG_2545.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEZ1XD9YDNzAVgsG_l2OdU2lBVz3vjPWlAVibOKk4K9RdLflyk6gvgpH9p4zHxV8zhGr7a5LDlfTtTS0IYCG37wFd2-IuJGPZj1i5iH442P9j298o9RAe-0wDqQy3XD5t6lXalmxy-aY/s1600-h/IMG_2546.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208021318330962450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEZ1XD9YDNzAVgsG_l2OdU2lBVz3vjPWlAVibOKk4K9RdLflyk6gvgpH9p4zHxV8zhGr7a5LDlfTtTS0IYCG37wFd2-IuJGPZj1i5iH442P9j298o9RAe-0wDqQy3XD5t6lXalmxy-aY/s320/IMG_2546.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />As I had a section about this abbey written into my novel, I was particularly grateful to be able to go back and look at this Cistercian abbey in more detail, and to check on my facts. Luckily, it was as I remembered it so that section of my book doesn’t need to be re-written as others do.<br /><br />I have to confess that as I sauntered around and took more photographs, I had a sudden difference in feeling when I stepped in the centre of the outline of the transepts and crossing of the abbey church. That is when I stepped into the exact centre of the cross-shaped outline of the foundations I had quite a wonderful feeling ripple through me…quite peaceful actually.<br /><br />Although we didn’t linger, the site was well worth seeing again….. <em>(NB: My camera was on the wrong setting, hence the peculiar pinkish tinge to all the photos here.)</em></div></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-68483395300226024752008-06-04T06:17:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:38:10.548-07:00Historic Vistas in Aberdeenshire<strong>Culsap Monument<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcSH_SxRKkaAqFmTUinR09GYi-z5Bo8e6RGcdFfOhRrEDgtiiMdAN_1i7cCnAeLesVU5Dr31mAOC4Y4oNjca03mylGU42Mm3nT2aePJW0k4ItRn4UFzOvw9lWd5Dj1BXubT7ZyPtPt-Y/s1600-h/IMG_2535.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208020347893376402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcSH_SxRKkaAqFmTUinR09GYi-z5Bo8e6RGcdFfOhRrEDgtiiMdAN_1i7cCnAeLesVU5Dr31mAOC4Y4oNjca03mylGU42Mm3nT2aePJW0k4ItRn4UFzOvw9lWd5Dj1BXubT7ZyPtPt-Y/s320/IMG_2535.JPG" border="0" /></a></strong><br />The Culsap Monument is one that was originally built in honour of people who fought in the wars, I believe, and allows people to see for miles around.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs34n6ob9xcaT5xehcdUaj94GJBd_aEBZYtQEIu1KoLo1nyUxembm8I5eEQ5VH1RiTLitQCYaofEQLJM79_LZ0HUmcYwMN291nsaDUTfFKqiJeuHSh29rWHBDRgfnHuLxrzYtkiVyfoPk/s1600-h/Culsap.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209447422165571810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs34n6ob9xcaT5xehcdUaj94GJBd_aEBZYtQEIu1KoLo1nyUxembm8I5eEQ5VH1RiTLitQCYaofEQLJM79_LZ0HUmcYwMN291nsaDUTfFKqiJeuHSh29rWHBDRgfnHuLxrzYtkiVyfoPk/s320/Culsap.JPG" border="0" /></a>It's located at Culsh, northwest of Maud.<br />On a very clear day, one can see the North Sea from it. There is a very narrow, very dark winding staircase to the top, but it’s much too difficult to find one’s way to the top without a torch or flashlight.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIxAan0UgUaRZaQOYI3-gSDeQIPZb10fV_K7O9WQpVmNER6aI1Mk5q2UBeVffy71D71dt0PyEkf1yiedg0LdaJ8ouum26EvZDTHhgmU_d1xE_LZk_TREjjJJ6OzDY_xRM8C7KHk_H-FQ/s1600-h/IMG_2532.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208020350695241682" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIxAan0UgUaRZaQOYI3-gSDeQIPZb10fV_K7O9WQpVmNER6aI1Mk5q2UBeVffy71D71dt0PyEkf1yiedg0LdaJ8ouum26EvZDTHhgmU_d1xE_LZk_TREjjJJ6OzDY_xRM8C7KHk_H-FQ/s320/IMG_2532.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The vistas are wonderful though, even from the ground. On a clear day, one can see to the North Sea by Fraserburgh.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdcsl7C24P7npJU244Y-LiT9lBkydx4zKslyfh9hfsnKDoAeKqWgYts3bXPT-pSAhyLFyu8MOCjCN_2bcHxdyT6K6jJ1OHfSJxxsVstZoiY0KcQC8hZMqzYN8pKEkM3IHskuG7lhPSfY/s1600-h/IMG_2534.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208020436774998642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdcsl7C24P7npJU244Y-LiT9lBkydx4zKslyfh9hfsnKDoAeKqWgYts3bXPT-pSAhyLFyu8MOCjCN_2bcHxdyT6K6jJ1OHfSJxxsVstZoiY0KcQC8hZMqzYN8pKEkM3IHskuG7lhPSfY/s320/IMG_2534.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8Crg_A1FcNq1AByXpiEI-iZXanlRyBHlEptqrlukDCdgpyXFdD3spKCgwkL6Lv6rsyKKHPPrCazVlvg7v0bVDIhOQLSal2WbzjAxmKNoPqz_OmzzI8bSqp3Vl-vtOvCbffVzNlavcJI/s1600-h/IMG_2533.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208020437796488050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8Crg_A1FcNq1AByXpiEI-iZXanlRyBHlEptqrlukDCdgpyXFdD3spKCgwkL6Lv6rsyKKHPPrCazVlvg7v0bVDIhOQLSal2WbzjAxmKNoPqz_OmzzI8bSqp3Vl-vtOvCbffVzNlavcJI/s320/IMG_2533.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong>Aden House</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1v045EcO_ZgkDruhNqpRYjh3Qj1nzyCAYB7oZG9fC-1BeEN9zKxELM0bwLejxuaZ1hmeMCvARjMaMK3Eu1-7I0smOlXyv2sJVbNufPiRFxVo3g9wzVLTq2jvquiFfAvZu5M1AOraSypA/s1600-h/IMG_2477.JPG"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208016343134104962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1v045EcO_ZgkDruhNqpRYjh3Qj1nzyCAYB7oZG9fC-1BeEN9zKxELM0bwLejxuaZ1hmeMCvARjMaMK3Eu1-7I0smOlXyv2sJVbNufPiRFxVo3g9wzVLTq2jvquiFfAvZu5M1AOraSypA/s320/IMG_2477.JPG" border="0" /></strong></a><br />Officially known as the Aden Manor with the “A” being pronounced softly, sometimes people refer to it as Aden House with a long “A”. Either way, at one time it was a magnificent house of grandeur belonging to the Laird (Lord) of Aden, with a surname of Russell, who owned vast parcels of land in the area.<br /><br />The house is in ruins now, but housed the Russell family for many generations. There were huge gardens surrounding the place, and a mill, a distiller, and many tenant farms operating on their land—the Aden Estate. The opening to the huge root cellar can still be<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI147wzMK3nF7mrlrzIHysKpLEkKYf4s3xLzrru-MVvRNH_CU5EFw6hGMpVHtk9V5ELatJdwTLzz7T3w2c1wa2Ug88g5DUB6UdtpuKiaOKe5oClP2oOQ2O0Qw6bEctsimrJPd9Oi8Jw4/s1600-h/IMG_2499.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208018906270869378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI147wzMK3nF7mrlrzIHysKpLEkKYf4s3xLzrru-MVvRNH_CU5EFw6hGMpVHtk9V5ELatJdwTLzz7T3w2c1wa2Ug88g5DUB6UdtpuKiaOKe5oClP2oOQ2O0Qw6bEctsimrJPd9Oi8Jw4/s320/IMG_2499.JPG" border="0" /></a> seen, as well as the opening where the ice was dropped inside.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIBIi0rOw7t9L_KmSjXhOjXBVqncJGNFqQeELBMvbq90-6EWh5-W153OYFtVDB3BYY6Ysymer6MONZX8UVQsc9QcbqsoslL7_uBKIfi3B6ZHVbxRG9XQB9iL9b7hCuAwIJOo-JiOgXj0/s1600-h/IMG_2498.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208018919523461010" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIBIi0rOw7t9L_KmSjXhOjXBVqncJGNFqQeELBMvbq90-6EWh5-W153OYFtVDB3BYY6Ysymer6MONZX8UVQsc9QcbqsoslL7_uBKIfi3B6ZHVbxRG9XQB9iL9b7hCuAwIJOo-JiOgXj0/s320/IMG_2498.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJWdnejvadz1ZuGW8LwBq4-lZB5JeIpsJs8acKwwmNkxMSDLNXgFVr-nipjArC5W1943ME-QYRNw3GMwniAv0mLffukHgTPuzzuQlHuVH5sv2LiqYQH24eSgnM56sGts1j_jq_LxcDzA/s1600-h/IMG_2495.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208018923025928210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJWdnejvadz1ZuGW8LwBq4-lZB5JeIpsJs8acKwwmNkxMSDLNXgFVr-nipjArC5W1943ME-QYRNw3GMwniAv0mLffukHgTPuzzuQlHuVH5sv2LiqYQH24eSgnM56sGts1j_jq_LxcDzA/s320/IMG_2495.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmjkudznsKgtleni-3edM0ILi8XQnFA2Vb3Mb5indgIGdrq8T5Cmnv6f9OOSCfxe0MSY4vlx3kQEMw0DxCYDcuGqaGCsg_PnaTEMNCdyszOENQ33D52sVn7ErqeQjZWDNNy-le93BIT8/s1600-h/IMG_2497.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208018928488110018" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmjkudznsKgtleni-3edM0ILi8XQnFA2Vb3Mb5indgIGdrq8T5Cmnv6f9OOSCfxe0MSY4vlx3kQEMw0DxCYDcuGqaGCsg_PnaTEMNCdyszOENQ33D52sVn7ErqeQjZWDNNy-le93BIT8/s320/IMG_2497.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7_h75WY0cczmvovgKcvZD1dXNEDC9v-EstRd2F537naoy9Mkubi54fyF5ixX71ODL9g6yUcrHMANM63YTtAmdnkIWZ-f3oliObCX2tLSygPh2s7ZmSsYkZbmg9Po5ajSSTfFfbZNtMw/s1600-h/IMG_2490.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208018930488248978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7_h75WY0cczmvovgKcvZD1dXNEDC9v-EstRd2F537naoy9Mkubi54fyF5ixX71ODL9g6yUcrHMANM63YTtAmdnkIWZ-f3oliObCX2tLSygPh2s7ZmSsYkZbmg9Po5ajSSTfFfbZNtMw/s320/IMG_2490.JPG" border="0" /></a> The beauty of the grounds are still evident with 200 year old or more beech and copper beech trees, rowans, oaks, and various specimen trees that would have been introduced from other countries. Rhododendrons are also plentiful, as well as many other flowering shrubs and plants.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208018565050122066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3LE9xzx5-piFnwWuf7GcKl4grNi5TyqR7qYK5ygYT00Q1LzOHajt9xOd72BBzXMf-5fF4mIbZFwMprldHFEaHrnvirXz_sdDUpe6LqAvLmLupvMvuIuHM7hbnS-nLp6XWcmMchEuQ7Y/s320/IMG_2484.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmO7Yb0OruW93TSIKk4AMY954Cag5wuxBHGGJsDi1t5QowKc2GwmXJmR8k2FPq9iXgIYMdou6I3SGr2BNkvbtIO8TquvE6wO7EuiQZkdtVsEPIxkSGRfjZMb2lAYxmusulP6I8y5G7aw/s1600-h/IMG_2488.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208018570162977650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmO7Yb0OruW93TSIKk4AMY954Cag5wuxBHGGJsDi1t5QowKc2GwmXJmR8k2FPq9iXgIYMdou6I3SGr2BNkvbtIO8TquvE6wO7EuiQZkdtVsEPIxkSGRfjZMb2lAYxmusulP6I8y5G7aw/s320/IMG_2488.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDA5Hxg_esXT1rVaVDG1llkR2MyDo2A0N_NgjRUgEEzYf62uFiJb037pnod-YhfO7XqBlF1k5uu7xk6Quevm3qyrXzCu8HzH06AaLopyzGv8G1gOLle6Y2kwjkFO51VJp46l8CIOhej7c/s1600-h/IMG_2486.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208018564816895682" style="FLOAT: left; 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On a previous visit to Scotland, I toured this centre and the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_AwmykS1fUyyOjfzL_XfLbEHEZiuJmpfPKjiXkB5D5HnNJDT-oWoirsfVj1nNSVLYsvwE05MOFuPQm1W-e6F38AyNu_50spokYs1FvB9UCegFFCfqj6F1rGERl8jSXYpETQL3DMahAI/s1600-h/IMG_2470.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208015567108348322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_AwmykS1fUyyOjfzL_XfLbEHEZiuJmpfPKjiXkB5D5HnNJDT-oWoirsfVj1nNSVLYsvwE05MOFuPQm1W-e6F38AyNu_50spokYs1FvB9UCegFFCfqj6F1rGERl8jSXYpETQL3DMahAI/s320/IMG_2470.JPG" border="0" /></a>agricultural museum, which also has information on the Deer Abbey, another historical site of interest, where we went next.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208015556416566002" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSBkuCVR3ifShD_TJ9tfX7xxJcG0i6rjSVRPazfKsIy-scOAGnmXYyCEmqJtWgOlQPMSooOlMrzbCBufT82CjmhtuaQ3v-lYbo_oPG7ZCPEkKDKyEaHHCtxOI66Lggb25lkxcs6BQJg8/s320/IMG_2468.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIMBb73SeoJB7gxxy6scmva1GEFhpdwmP_WhZ-fqhM3umMhXotpCLfxSA0xLYJZ3tMKWDW3xHDBe7JpzCGGT8Ttjk7lC5KOEBlNEv7m-PGF0amNzLdDLl0LLmv0gZAJjuYMJxiVrzjQE/s1600-h/IMG_2472.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208015570128275858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIMBb73SeoJB7gxxy6scmva1GEFhpdwmP_WhZ-fqhM3umMhXotpCLfxSA0xLYJZ3tMKWDW3xHDBe7JpzCGGT8Ttjk7lC5KOEBlNEv7m-PGF0amNzLdDLl0LLmv0gZAJjuYMJxiVrzjQE/s320/IMG_2472.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSX7Mpoy3T7rm_hmBZZrImV2xco2qeUY-MS7WTsqXJrwE08CCKxwY_j4hGRRNUBR-qQ9QqLn3UeKmQqYqRqv-LR3ofDM02pxxNoVMmnVJ2agkWcikFosqLiX1WrbVO7VE6RA5p6cLoVA8/s1600-h/IMG_2474.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208015575162924642" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSX7Mpoy3T7rm_hmBZZrImV2xco2qeUY-MS7WTsqXJrwE08CCKxwY_j4hGRRNUBR-qQ9QqLn3UeKmQqYqRqv-LR3ofDM02pxxNoVMmnVJ2agkWcikFosqLiX1WrbVO7VE6RA5p6cLoVA8/s320/IMG_2474.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWMRaSELlyoWtX32UzEyRKukogZ4oM9KT-Ay7sA3oalt0YwhIptU_djC37bWcfxdqiQqYEe-sHg9WDqD0U-2vbOKSzUcQOIEKWm-IuY392WDzXrklKvzt9c-qIxplhGfoF4pChlmQWL0/s1600-h/IMG_2476.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208015574348159986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWMRaSELlyoWtX32UzEyRKukogZ4oM9KT-Ay7sA3oalt0YwhIptU_djC37bWcfxdqiQqYEe-sHg9WDqD0U-2vbOKSzUcQOIEKWm-IuY392WDzXrklKvzt9c-qIxplhGfoF4pChlmQWL0/s320/IMG_2476.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-89510452768751249682008-06-04T06:07:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:41:13.541-07:00Parkhouse Stone Circle (a.k.a Aikey Brae Stone Circle)Getting to the Parkhouse Stone Circle is great fun through fields, down old trails, and into a pine woods.<br /><br />As I mentioned in an earlier blog, the Aikey Brae Stone Circle in my opinion should actually be called the Parkhouse Stone Circle, after the hill upon which is sits, and sometimes it is referred to thus. (NB: Mar 2009 - I've changed my mind, and now after doing some additional research, believe it should be called Aikey Brae).<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0kpSqdo-DHu4QG_jWtU2nbk3J8ZvLkusEu1gzZITMc5V23hWK70YDMlRw0IWApzgDxuNjYDdmojnNyVtPW9MWKwMzCjyOtekBbXg-ZjFCAvByeXqZM13bkQ2v6GmxLwztVWA6MUvu7Y/s1600-h/IMG_2418.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208025382155020322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0kpSqdo-DHu4QG_jWtU2nbk3J8ZvLkusEu1gzZITMc5V23hWK70YDMlRw0IWApzgDxuNjYDdmojnNyVtPW9MWKwMzCjyOtekBbXg-ZjFCAvByeXqZM13bkQ2v6GmxLwztVWA6MUvu7Y/s320/IMG_2418.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2shZUrSmBhB-CgU0FaPTWABDgk_P48-cLrDI5FsPaGLOw2xgx80jWUt_7HB1LPh55r56qqvegr5avY7feK7vtUZ5MkNniWrxBNGmROnX_gTTBJzuaZbai1wqRO5NtGTVgCxLPxO5X8Q/s1600-h/IMG_2421.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208025382204394386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2shZUrSmBhB-CgU0FaPTWABDgk_P48-cLrDI5FsPaGLOw2xgx80jWUt_7HB1LPh55r56qqvegr5avY7feK7vtUZ5MkNniWrxBNGmROnX_gTTBJzuaZbai1wqRO5NtGTVgCxLPxO5X8Q/s320/IMG_2421.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPUkp9Yzdsg20kKddMSUAseLSv_MFoiJm_kG3r607Mb61JaIIQTW5mW_sDeTebBbe6S03D4dCapo2ACJnvn2hxcX6pd2pXjOES3Zgyt-nOkhEHcBBtE2oQRFzue6awp9wQLJdSh8aOG4/s1600-h/IMG_2416.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208025384781583202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPUkp9Yzdsg20kKddMSUAseLSv_MFoiJm_kG3r607Mb61JaIIQTW5mW_sDeTebBbe6S03D4dCapo2ACJnvn2hxcX6pd2pXjOES3Zgyt-nOkhEHcBBtE2oQRFzue6awp9wQLJdSh8aOG4/s320/IMG_2416.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDuJSP0-VKnrL-lIAIndFOG_iKvejvEbayQPj7pVnAy_5sRpIbFfwJVVyUTtmPSHT158cq48ohrnFyMeeMOMkESSQLiv51N3eTY-B_4bJHBvrkjk4qFIVvX_Ml3yP2sOGksBH4y67wGU/s1600-h/IMG_2417.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208025386738961442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDuJSP0-VKnrL-lIAIndFOG_iKvejvEbayQPj7pVnAy_5sRpIbFfwJVVyUTtmPSHT158cq48ohrnFyMeeMOMkESSQLiv51N3eTY-B_4bJHBvrkjk4qFIVvX_Ml3yP2sOGksBH4y67wGU/s320/IMG_2417.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>However, in the time of the Picts, I’m sure it was called something else again, probably with Pit in its name as many places with Pictish origins have today. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ybLL9zVsnRgC8qi4TMZ_HIlVxqjnfAgKFKDPsDKQk4kqG3AzjLVlEbZWgngIFxA2hFXho3ULIIgGkLa2JPewPgzIiScSYYiSrJ0dMqQa9p9GSI-rPpCLKJ2NTETJAS9MT5O3rQJ3tB4/s1600-h/IMG_2459.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208027310155066146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ybLL9zVsnRgC8qi4TMZ_HIlVxqjnfAgKFKDPsDKQk4kqG3AzjLVlEbZWgngIFxA2hFXho3ULIIgGkLa2JPewPgzIiScSYYiSrJ0dMqQa9p9GSI-rPpCLKJ2NTETJAS9MT5O3rQJ3tB4/s200/IMG_2459.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Although mos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TrgTX3XOt4sFHWmdTxEGD4rBBCManjZ8R9UTqo2dxcSjfdyBSW6uXPo2cLCTTEltozGOr9oBFQRWIbm8I084XnMiwF3nSlCHFubAs4nlcn_bs_U5U-C2ZUqkDtyYjaRrnZE6PdTg_JA/s1600-h/IMG_2431.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208025078994974354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TrgTX3XOt4sFHWmdTxEGD4rBBCManjZ8R9UTqo2dxcSjfdyBSW6uXPo2cLCTTEltozGOr9oBFQRWIbm8I084XnMiwF3nSlCHFubAs4nlcn_bs_U5U-C2ZUqkDtyYjaRrnZE6PdTg_JA/s320/IMG_2431.JPG" border="0" /></a>t certainly the Pictish people lived in the area, the stones may date back to the time of the Druids as is suggested by the following quote, which comes from: 'Dailly - Dewartown', A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (1846), pp. 259-280. URL: <a href="http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43431">http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43431</a>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VUAPubiNan_50SGbqCExTCTOjxu7b-Kfa1-qWnZbmdlllJYMMKjd_UGBGsI0OgasVhq_FFkgfQ71ghVvCX5xw2vel0-tJ1Cf55a9LVhcGdXyz0lMf3puXebmKijBPJZt6ZzQT_hIfUY/s1600-h/IMG_2431.JPG"></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_CGGUNBfrzSEOpym3NI0ZHulF4GffcwAJZ7H5OuhL4u9L2J68Wtakip02AKWTs3AGpmCVdK7Fh7L18ZVg1ltN-eRPMx0XFmAoWACuuQaomBTwFxBcJ8qA8ZNeXu2CR3J957v9Ai2dbE/s1600-h/IMG_2457.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208027136524951970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_CGGUNBfrzSEOpym3NI0ZHulF4GffcwAJZ7H5OuhL4u9L2J68Wtakip02AKWTs3AGpmCVdK7Fh7L18ZVg1ltN-eRPMx0XFmAoWACuuQaomBTwFxBcJ8qA8ZNeXu2CR3J957v9Ai2dbE/s400/IMG_2457.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtenM15be899xLzy76AlQ8xOy7nmzYxjQe6P9gZt9zYkqqM5EUA5U8zQZKMpAOIla_I5PWfBhtveyynn1KltXQKmrGtjxfEJvYvfSGp95Jc3auc-jwr8Lgp9QuUXdCkyXpbRm8qhGdZ8/s1600-h/IMG_2432.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208025083395120098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtenM15be899xLzy76AlQ8xOy7nmzYxjQe6P9gZt9zYkqqM5EUA5U8zQZKMpAOIla_I5PWfBhtveyynn1KltXQKmrGtjxfEJvYvfSGp95Jc3auc-jwr8Lgp9QuUXdCkyXpbRm8qhGdZ8/s320/IMG_2432.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJFKWm8rBu4kWHRenBANPKf5yf7rzQ4rpenAgb56_5-4MGYpPSDFJR82Gs4yQ1O9TNExfKWWVEUlm9HT4M0JZXs9J4ffumGhtwHqzg64bg3ra-bXsOLLNZo29g23bXvLfGXfPexh1TLo/s1600-h/IMG_2429.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208025088988415794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJFKWm8rBu4kWHRenBANPKf5yf7rzQ4rpenAgb56_5-4MGYpPSDFJR82Gs4yQ1O9TNExfKWWVEUlm9HT4M0JZXs9J4ffumGhtwHqzg64bg3ra-bXsOLLNZo29g23bXvLfGXfPexh1TLo/s320/IMG_2429.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriNIiqGg6Hf8KuEin1jhm2wndzUyooCM-Gy5jFZnApIU0O4jKhWV375X2ruDERNPfBo3R44vtogohAP3Bh9pLsBh_6fA9J8QpYZEzrrYPxax6bmuRcRxi_D0cl6C2nI9rPWBfh3pTaGc/s1600-h/IMG_2427.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208025094495913122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriNIiqGg6Hf8KuEin1jhm2wndzUyooCM-Gy5jFZnApIU0O4jKhWV375X2ruDERNPfBo3R44vtogohAP3Bh9pLsBh_6fA9J8QpYZEzrrYPxax6bmuRcRxi_D0cl6C2nI9rPWBfh3pTaGc/s320/IMG_2427.JPG" border="0" /></a> “On the north side of the hill of Parkhouse, also, there were until lately the remains of a small village, supposed to have been occupied by the Druids, but usually called the Picts' houses by the neighbouring peasantry.<br /><br />The most interesting Druidical temple is that on the top of Parkhouse Hill, the chief stone of which, called the Altar Stone, is fourteen and a half feet long, and five and a half broad; the stones stand about fourteen feet asunder, and inclose [sic] a circle.”<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesLF-Y3rlxEnSlhdgExnLunUW0aacMFO2XdZ3SQ881eULkCjFAw_hEpSDLlq1_ne6vkacPyKrOG1H2T0wWG7dia521o9HHue6Jk4wdAbYTsMB6S57nIK8nqzxaTFmBnKPXM_7rowT3tk/s1600-h/IMG_2437.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208024719414420850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesLF-Y3rlxEnSlhdgExnLunUW0aacMFO2XdZ3SQ881eULkCjFAw_hEpSDLlq1_ne6vkacPyKrOG1H2T0wWG7dia521o9HHue6Jk4wdAbYTsMB6S57nIK8nqzxaTFmBnKPXM_7rowT3tk/s320/IMG_2437.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdJ0RgSv6sYA4-qUPq9kplIhO2efiSqN4uqghyphenhyphenJbKJTQbOzNtC0WVTLDRBN983Vf7CdyEvvQCBaPwfN-D_rhf8PxQC24rh3UJ0jZTpIAT3VyyJbB-6mLxX3tzRbGzOFzt4RypNfL-Gn0/s1600-h/IMG_2438.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208024722579566194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdJ0RgSv6sYA4-qUPq9kplIhO2efiSqN4uqghyphenhyphenJbKJTQbOzNtC0WVTLDRBN983Vf7CdyEvvQCBaPwfN-D_rhf8PxQC24rh3UJ0jZTpIAT3VyyJbB-6mLxX3tzRbGzOFzt4RypNfL-Gn0/s320/IMG_2438.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXY79uKalaePS6HBWO7qRxzxxERaT8h3blSEzksmn_E603f5SbXaxriJnHdZHxrJ4pCGvQoHFEWuZmy1dE2pD_9tThvMxZA7knnQ49Z4bZ3NcDibrpjY4-1EGVw_x7zbqlyxMDRSC5lr8/s1600-h/IMG_2439.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208024723663267122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXY79uKalaePS6HBWO7qRxzxxERaT8h3blSEzksmn_E603f5SbXaxriJnHdZHxrJ4pCGvQoHFEWuZmy1dE2pD_9tThvMxZA7knnQ49Z4bZ3NcDibrpjY4-1EGVw_x7zbqlyxMDRSC5lr8/s320/IMG_2439.JPG" border="0" /></a> The problem is that no one knows the proper origins of this stone circle, nor any others, and no stories seem to have been passed down, not surprisingly after all those thousands of years.<br /><br />I am using the site of this stone circle in my new novel, partly because it’s just a stone’s throw away (pardon the pun) from where my great-grandmother was born and partly because I’ve grown fond of it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20zE6izDX7l0_A7-bP34iX5K4Sf5mL_-W3Isnt5lrPzYCiQwD-x5-0hrW2hKrtt1phHutJjV_UFV_ggsM-cPgv4x3qJTw1kzQuh1Toc6xbLE4qVxlwVhXK-YJLVooJkg3vAmw21Uhqlk/s1600-h/IMG_2428.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208024725766328914" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXfok4NQbo2_0fRuojpU05ufX-H5I89lzm-lTAPkAQDj_yP0uqmcfL7gCPwWErEX8hbLIb-HAccQYLF9GsjSD3cogxagsLIQ4bur5GS_f2TsKnFDt61q3hLdz_LUNGdXSToXwlQvQhpo/s320/IMG_2456.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZWRx7O17A3U9z_6jrt6p0AqEIseBUL1W9JuyNVYgCPftQl_3db5u7XWzhFoHiOzdxcJkKochHlU8TKHuboXNxSMTl76xs2nauwl95MuUnLc3AiMng7GjR9n6dCHH-T1eN6Xa-8wofk4/s1600-h/IMG_2455.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208023937542928450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZWRx7O17A3U9z_6jrt6p0AqEIseBUL1W9JuyNVYgCPftQl_3db5u7XWzhFoHiOzdxcJkKochHlU8TKHuboXNxSMTl76xs2nauwl95MuUnLc3AiMng7GjR9n6dCHH-T1eN6Xa-8wofk4/s320/IMG_2455.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />From the circle position on the top of the hill, I can actually see the place where she grew up until they emigrated to Canada in 1884. (I tried to centre it between two bushes in the photo.) It’s a place called Scroghill, which is the name of a farm, as well as an actual hill. I like to imagine that she went up there to play, though I have no evidence of this and she has been gone for over thirty years, so I can’t ask her.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenSIBXnx7eWD2a5djU7fv80KJ3KUTW7nctledGtz2DKpKZhdYuAmIZOUzjmsuNYNts6PW0VVQTlM1mpSrFn4zlQxebSan76quJlpMq_ty5UUJCtKOS2IoBOdBNVRj2SO-5pzsCnsWeDU/s1600-h/IMG_2453.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208025837366777458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenSIBXnx7eWD2a5djU7fv80KJ3KUTW7nctledGtz2DKpKZhdYuAmIZOUzjmsuNYNts6PW0VVQTlM1mpSrFn4zlQxebSan76quJlpMq_ty5UUJCtKOS2IoBOdBNVRj2SO-5pzsCnsWeDU/s400/IMG_2453.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>(The farm buildings are visible between the gorse bushes in the photo below).<br /></em><br />I have been able to see where she was born and lived until the age of 11 when they left for Canada. On my first tip to see the home, I was mistakenly led to believe that she was born in one section of the three part stone building, of which one section was a barn. However, since travelling with my friend and tour guide Oliver, I’ve found that this is unlikely and that she more probably lived in the two story farm house, not as primitively as I’d first been told. Regardless, it’s been interesting to see the places of her roots. (NB: March 2009 - more research yet, and there is evidence my grandmother's family actually lived in a small croft on the farm land somewhere....definitely not in either of the houses in the main farm yard.)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmL4_gB3WodBVg6Q4gxIatT_L2-nQ7NuZr5Uh7J3tB8DbBQB3cqCj5T3cCQTIc5aydugMv-F7-SzX-OdzhvK2jHLSkPdEGu8pwdsAJFKvtbWRp5_4yLw659D5VvzLY78sP11_eEjpcZM8/s1600-h/IMG_2451.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208023940077271442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmL4_gB3WodBVg6Q4gxIatT_L2-nQ7NuZr5Uh7J3tB8DbBQB3cqCj5T3cCQTIc5aydugMv-F7-SzX-OdzhvK2jHLSkPdEGu8pwdsAJFKvtbWRp5_4yLw659D5VvzLY78sP11_eEjpcZM8/s320/IMG_2451.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenqQM7DnyBEriJO6-qlFLOZbWRJwbWoplxFih0Knz0HZ1N9iTMZEp8AvfSgiPaW70U6ZqX5e5aVOnOGSuTOsnI0CXrqX5hqofmEXJVr30x4jx3JjqLj01xugLtwJC42zhtG3E1DXx7dU/s1600-h/IMG_2449.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208023945065728914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenqQM7DnyBEriJO6-qlFLOZbWRJwbWoplxFih0Knz0HZ1N9iTMZEp8AvfSgiPaW70U6ZqX5e5aVOnOGSuTOsnI0CXrqX5hqofmEXJVr30x4jx3JjqLj01xugLtwJC42zhtG3E1DXx7dU/s320/IMG_2449.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Much of what I’m researching now is playing havoc with what I’d already written in my novel, so that I’m re-writing a great deal. This is fine, though, I’m almost convinced to place the setting in a fictitious place in the same area so as not to offend anyone. Perhaps it’s time to create my own version of St. Mary’s Mead…..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimI9KhTCxQya3s8HBGXdj1Xq7it3xb0Ble0nTfPJMaG4ianqSV19eOtuUE1rep8I7yvJdWisMobt1ulKnN1KXANPm2Zo6Ak03ecblgOifLzlL7TGyC4IYBYiso5tCbwgpNTv7SUB8Vshs/s1600-h/IMG_2454.JPG"></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-48008892874386338542008-06-04T06:06:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:43:56.773-07:00The Legends of the Aikey Brae Fair & BattleLess than a year ago, I had seen what is sometimes referred to as the Aikey <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuy7dFNvxg20FgZkinPrVhl9p72d6gVj9XwnA2gHv9Ghx9i-aw0Z1UagLvfRIB1dZ6vD52D7cVaZyTY43zMDUiz799NPJNuk3hY1DZMX3DXK_QE1T_K1J0jaa77HernunvoskITmafSI/s1600-h/IMG_2646.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208723048196507602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuy7dFNvxg20FgZkinPrVhl9p72d6gVj9XwnA2gHv9Ghx9i-aw0Z1UagLvfRIB1dZ6vD52D7cVaZyTY43zMDUiz799NPJNuk3hY1DZMX3DXK_QE1T_K1J0jaa77HernunvoskITmafSI/s400/IMG_2646.JPG" border="0" /></a>Brae Stone Circle. I’d also heard about an annual fair that had been held there for several centuries called Aikey Brae Fair.<br /><br />I’d always had trouble picturing the physical fair grounds around the hillside of the stone circle, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZuv8MeJxoTwxBalX2jAnLxFSOX_YhEys2NLLMeUtZdHqYnlW8XdSFuULrRI_fgQC7P4sQEtbCdilOzXImU70PK3AGfw3zRTThxJXZEumQuiUknqdJv3K3-wRWMhQf18ONrnvtrdefk8/s1600-h/aikey_fair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209468502390596898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZuv8MeJxoTwxBalX2jAnLxFSOX_YhEys2NLLMeUtZdHqYnlW8XdSFuULrRI_fgQC7P4sQEtbCdilOzXImU70PK3AGfw3zRTThxJXZEumQuiUknqdJv3K3-wRWMhQf18ONrnvtrdefk8/s320/aikey_fair.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH_vTI43h-11TBvSPnlgIeIkQEk4_KO_llrn99kDNAoPQciK-yt-qkbq3wab2Mj-VKTeVgeKWcBc8yo8c9_eb9EEWKua1gBu46o830QAO0Tdnbh4ZwAixFwsuCy0LJRh8pKM5d9Ruk-Y/s1600-h/IMG_2666.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209465030577031714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH_vTI43h-11TBvSPnlgIeIkQEk4_KO_llrn99kDNAoPQciK-yt-qkbq3wab2Mj-VKTeVgeKWcBc8yo8c9_eb9EEWKua1gBu46o830QAO0Tdnbh4ZwAixFwsuCy0LJRh8pKM5d9Ruk-Y/s320/IMG_2666.JPG" border="0" /></a>and I also couldn’t comprehend why the fair would be held at an ancient pagan site, or how battles were held there without destroying the circle. Now I know why. What I hadn’t known was that <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxeNPbPOokGP_wvINX0T27YW7u-6bXeYD9V5mwI1CIGbtc40nR3omlbGnsxUkN5qCnOhG0Ymn4UR3RJVsXB_Vn0eluRlpi4X2aPz3a_kO8YfUImC3HCRST_vl5TA5Sz5gFhETHMTU7ho/s1600-h/IMG_2461.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208013026123348226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxeNPbPOokGP_wvINX0T27YW7u-6bXeYD9V5mwI1CIGbtc40nR3omlbGnsxUkN5qCnOhG0Ymn4UR3RJVsXB_Vn0eluRlpi4X2aPz3a_kO8YfUImC3HCRST_vl5TA5Sz5gFhETHMTU7ho/s320/IMG_2461.JPG" border="0" /></a>they referred to two different areas, although they are linked by a path and were actually referred to the same rather large hill.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKCEJD2WstPvTfv0M1GdYbUVsLuK8XWkSPFuCNOiEgg0zomqwCzlPw39Xhf89rUTcA1a2Ph8yIG0T_7xopBWIPvPfcqIS30tb3hIqF7-qBAOiZ1IVXqB4orhuKGoSVGQp-oXpApOhp84/s1600-h/IMG_2462.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208013028353966610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKCEJD2WstPvTfv0M1GdYbUVsLuK8XWkSPFuCNOiEgg0zomqwCzlPw39Xhf89rUTcA1a2Ph8yIG0T_7xopBWIPvPfcqIS30tb3hIqF7-qBAOiZ1IVXqB4orhuKGoSVGQp-oXpApOhp84/s320/IMG_2462.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />In <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHbQVTK6DDiOnbqORYVbKhqt6jWRUHLGIqpUSHOGrYCV9nFgvqUZoF4gFyoc4ZNmIM9qw2pVBt_xxPUWyV49exYtrdFOfQgrcPnyeJlddgsK4aAyOB1MXH1AJ9JscfGFD1dv5DYuGQyo/s1600-h/IMG_2466.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208013210951644930" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHbQVTK6DDiOnbqORYVbKhqt6jWRUHLGIqpUSHOGrYCV9nFgvqUZoF4gFyoc4ZNmIM9qw2pVBt_xxPUWyV49exYtrdFOfQgrcPnyeJlddgsK4aAyOB1MXH1AJ9JscfGFD1dv5DYuGQyo/s320/IMG_2466.JPG" border="0" /></a>fact, the Aikey Brae Stone Circle is actually on top of what is now called Parkhouse Hill and maybe should be called the Parkhouse Stone Circle, which it is in some references. The stone circle sits on the peak of the hilltop, from where one could see a 360˚ panoramic view of the area, if the small plantation of trees weren’t in the way on one side.<br /><br />The path leads north from this peak across the slightly lower part of the hill and then meanders down towards the Ugie River. In actuality, it is the hillside that is called Aikey Brae. (Brae means hillside, or hill.) The trail that leads from the stone circle to the Aikey Brae fairground slopes is about a mile in length.<br /><br />This hillside was also the site of a famous battle that left the area and its people devastated. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTA3WgiE8Y1-nxNSsSqjRa6aaY7Y-lftNk7bl0KWmjFlvLXbosejDQmzKdOjRz6p9lIeCIuLc6dZVtXtlzdFYfRE-WIPWMNBsSh-0jVHV4Mvs3_WO9_A66tB6YDgLkDkMH6nO36PhL9Ik/s1600-h/IMG_2578.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209474711550859538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTA3WgiE8Y1-nxNSsSqjRa6aaY7Y-lftNk7bl0KWmjFlvLXbosejDQmzKdOjRz6p9lIeCIuLc6dZVtXtlzdFYfRE-WIPWMNBsSh-0jVHV4Mvs3_WO9_A66tB6YDgLkDkMH6nO36PhL9Ik/s320/IMG_2578.JPG" border="0" /></a><em>Bloody Battle, Red Comyn the Earl of Buchan, a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGIsDCcbXRizL2Qsz4E4MNHDtqPaadrFGU-gp9Y3IsdKW-FrIZr1krqTi745Gvb6PZx7-VjCmXy4iiqypqvdXNVWC-QkyqnkTzz6AHB9mkxOklP8ouSxSQwzTYEl_v_-oP9YC_Nc-aUw/s1600-h/IMG_2577.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209474686567746834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGIsDCcbXRizL2Qsz4E4MNHDtqPaadrFGU-gp9Y3IsdKW-FrIZr1krqTi745Gvb6PZx7-VjCmXy4iiqypqvdXNVWC-QkyqnkTzz6AHB9mkxOklP8ouSxSQwzTYEl_v_-oP9YC_Nc-aUw/s320/IMG_2577.JPG" border="0" /></a>direct descendant of Duncan King of Scotland (1034 – 1040) with a valid claim to be King of Scotland was any ally of William Wallace and fought with him against the English. Robert the Bruce killed him on 10th February 1306 paving the way for Bruce to become King. This murder was followed by Bruce’s vicious campaign against the Buchans. At the battle of Aikey Brae near Old Deer it is said that only 12 warriors were left standing! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwd-swvlVwFArrWQW3D2cCTF4AhmigB_eekv7fhyCaVJaYcngeW9gCk7T0U-1CARbmZYS2Dx5dlIOTnDdReR6BWkbfu8IWqFIMkZ67o1CMPNTZgX9Me2IGijPKWieCT4dUBKy0vugUfbE/s1600-h/IMG_2573.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209474530031071922" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwd-swvlVwFArrWQW3D2cCTF4AhmigB_eekv7fhyCaVJaYcngeW9gCk7T0U-1CARbmZYS2Dx5dlIOTnDdReR6BWkbfu8IWqFIMkZ67o1CMPNTZgX9Me2IGijPKWieCT4dUBKy0vugUfbE/s320/IMG_2573.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyBuOyGJtRfwtKtsUjstS5jGpJZGd-_poO_3V68fFALTjq2fTPgt-_gwe51FEC0vzPdRn6BPFCE5CaMTT8qlaG4TguuvfIAzAEhlxPC00B-we523Pce2aTSIVF6QCkN5Li7KiLlu822c/s1600-h/IMG_2574.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209474538180652962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyBuOyGJtRfwtKtsUjstS5jGpJZGd-_poO_3V68fFALTjq2fTPgt-_gwe51FEC0vzPdRn6BPFCE5CaMTT8qlaG4TguuvfIAzAEhlxPC00B-we523Pce2aTSIVF6QCkN5Li7KiLlu822c/s320/IMG_2574.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.visitpeterhead.org.uk/history/index.htm">http://www.visitpeterhead.org.uk/history/index.htm</a> </em><br /><br /><div><div><p><em>(In the photo to the right is the hillside of Aikey Brae with the small plantation of trees to the extreme <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQbepn1SA3g-ubT3RSbo0hRS9-EsFwowjug4E7KWz7ln4CMe56mXeUwNybUWwreWGIPZnw0Ps6GVxbiIl4hJiGtXVMobCGgtGTBPwfToVelgE7LOFrxelYJt3mFOtJb6fJcYc_fuaJ8s/s1600-h/Aikey+Brae+-+battle+hill.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209474523465934674" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQbepn1SA3g-ubT3RSbo0hRS9-EsFwowjug4E7KWz7ln4CMe56mXeUwNybUWwreWGIPZnw0Ps6GVxbiIl4hJiGtXVMobCGgtGTBPwfToVelgE7LOFrxelYJt3mFOtJb6fJcYc_fuaJ8s/s320/Aikey+Brae+-+battle+hill.JPG" border="0" /></a>right, which hides the stone circle from view on the one side. The larger patch of scrub bush running down the hillside is where the fair was held and was also the battle site, though it encompassed a much larger area.) </em></p><p><strong>Aikey Brae Fair:</strong> “A legendary account of its origin is to the effect that a packman of unknown antiquity, Aul’ Aikey by name, in crossing the river Ugie, on stepping stones, a mile west of the ancient "Abbey of Deir," dropped his pack. On fishing it out of the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62bkOAmmqeFaPi173RVZv_tEO4MJSfX5C-RhqlXB2XbNCWl2BXC1FMdjvIkekyb6yaC1udd86IjYLrySmTxHKUDoGwdN2Vw7m995k2RhBSUU0k273UpyFzURzfGZNMenUqJhNIhfXwME/s1600-h/IMG_2465.JPG"></a>water, then slightly flooded, he proceeded some three hundred yards farther on to what is now known as Aikey Brae, which was then, as it still is, covered with short grass and heath. Here he spread out his goods to dry. Th<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuE8-t5pAEttEKuQA-78SW-oS9R01n4KRSlh9LBt_NRmN4DcqyvR_LWL01_mXtR1muB7VV9FOOgNVXCthDQI9atK4JaCevnaTdUDyzno6_P7seoqSlTygSv5cK5iMxu2nfMvyCIqh0q8/s1600-h/IMG_2467.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208013032544847058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuE8-t5pAEttEKuQA-78SW-oS9R01n4KRSlh9LBt_NRmN4DcqyvR_LWL01_mXtR1muB7VV9FOOgNVXCthDQI9atK4JaCevnaTdUDyzno6_P7seoqSlTygSv5cK5iMxu2nfMvyCIqh0q8/s320/IMG_2467.JPG" border="0" /></a>e contents of the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOlrJUeVj_XwepPsqX0RtEDNh0tXEvhIpOONBaxkRxQPCDgoM_qGUTOxCH5DvrdV5tsEDMccYO8hXQjpG0xHERqwvrjmuZvWPQUVJYnI-OuJ9Lm02ZHAccux626Y_MRxz8K34lyCKGyU/s1600-h/IMG_2463.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208013032944402178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOlrJUeVj_XwepPsqX0RtEDNh0tXEvhIpOONBaxkRxQPCDgoM_qGUTOxCH5DvrdV5tsEDMccYO8hXQjpG0xHERqwvrjmuZvWPQUVJYnI-OuJ9Lm02ZHAccux626Y_MRxz8K34lyCKGyU/s320/IMG_2463.JPG" border="0" /></a>pack consisted of prints and woollens, some of them being of gaudy colours.<br /><br />A good many people passed during the day, and being attracted by his stock bought up all the articles in it. Aul’ Aikey was charmed with the success which followed what he had regarded as a calamity—the accidental soaking of his pack. Apologising to his purchasers for the meagreness of his stock he promised to show them something better worth looking at if they would meet him next year at the same time and place. He kept his word, while the report of his gains brought others with goods for sale to the same place, and so traffic gradually increased year by year till Aikey Brae, from its central position, became a general mart for the large and populous district of Buchan.<br /><br />Another legend says that “The fair dates back to an Act established in 1661 and coincides with the feast day (mid-July) of St. Droston, the patron saint of the parish. But yet another legend has it that the fairs were started by the monks in the Middle Ages. Whatever it’s origins, seventy or eighty years ago Aikey Fair was held yearly on the Wednesday after the 19th of July and it was the largest fair in the North of Scotland. The date changed in 1926 to the Sunday after the 19th, when an actual fairground began showing up. The whole thing ended sometime in the 1950s, although there is talk of starting the animal fair again.<br /><br />Today a portion of the Aikey Brae Fair site is fenced off and a monument has been put in place in recognition of it by the Scottish Trust. However, the site is considerably smaller than the original 50-60 acres, and roads and rail lines have been strung through the land that once stretched down to the river. Part of the land was also used for a quarry, but this was closed down when it became trust property. Evidence of the quarry can still be seen from a distance. The land itself has gone back to pasture and the hillsides are filling with gorse. </p><p><strong>Travellers</strong><br />As can the camping area beside it is where travelling people often dwell. This is a tradition from many years past. Some of these travelling people were referred to as Romany or Gypsy people, but not all of them are. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gFXK68yDFI7dhb13YXU89eVVXs1lKjORWXuIgFtLg_pMbwU1kzLMNkXPooJG2EnvHHyFPz2NXcmAXC0ghJBlZOvgpKzD1tItbjez2xftd3UvVxsljmdH9YMXayp3II7QQ7oqad3CXJo/s1600-h/potsnpans.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209468428989047474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gFXK68yDFI7dhb13YXU89eVVXs1lKjORWXuIgFtLg_pMbwU1kzLMNkXPooJG2EnvHHyFPz2NXcmAXC0ghJBlZOvgpKzD1tItbjez2xftd3UvVxsljmdH9YMXayp3II7QQ7oqad3CXJo/s320/potsnpans.jpg" border="0" /></a> A traveller's camp fire at Aikey Brae, New Deer, c1910<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM4hbBPPEEoCkzz8IdM0nRkn9E5LNI1oHiHy97MexPMdwfMdato5tjFJI3Ci4GQnY7XOyjjL-ni_blzqcTq_FjpgAj6X5OJEQO_U30KAQyaGp6ZephaX6XNdDRvKX7ez0Yg2OJq86fcU/s1600-h/caravans.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209468419666794402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM4hbBPPEEoCkzz8IdM0nRkn9E5LNI1oHiHy97MexPMdwfMdato5tjFJI3Ci4GQnY7XOyjjL-ni_blzqcTq_FjpgAj6X5OJEQO_U30KAQyaGp6ZephaX6XNdDRvKX7ez0Yg2OJq86fcU/s320/caravans.jpg" border="0" /></a>Aikey Brae c1910. Wherever the travellers met there was a great sense of community. Education came from the songs and stories told in the twilight hours around the fire.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nefa.net/archive/peopleandlife/travelling/index.htm">http://www.nefa.net/archive/peopleandlife/travelling/index.htm</a> </p><div><div>and <a href="http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/chapman.htm">http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/chapman.htm</a><br /><br />I’d come in July the previous time and this was a month earlier with all the gorse was still in full-bloom and there was a gentle misting that lent more atmosphere to the legends around the place. <em>(See Parkhouse Stone Cirlce a.k.a. Aikey Brae Stone Circle blog)</em></div></div></div></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968163742542041915.post-18598929759600397132008-06-04T05:52:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:46:40.066-07:00Peat Bogs and Heather Moors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmNQ2Ysd6lt0_6r9i68f_ssk0vBynhjO1kXDdQFKwJXQvzzLCVgLDTFDMFhbSJgJd34juZo0QRl1VLB2-28kiUOJnlkO25RCuI8_Qo3LbTehnVKAO6TLRenAkez-g4CWRUUc5MfRctKE/s1600-h/IMG_2518.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208011131245823042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmNQ2Ysd6lt0_6r9i68f_ssk0vBynhjO1kXDdQFKwJXQvzzLCVgLDTFDMFhbSJgJd34juZo0QRl1VLB2-28kiUOJnlkO25RCuI8_Qo3LbTehnVKAO6TLRenAkez-g4CWRUUc5MfRctKE/s320/IMG_2518.JPG" border="0" /></a> I had no idea that the peat people gathered for burning was made from heather and grass that had decomposed for thousands of years. Nor did I realize that people still heated their homes with it and burned it in their fireplaces.<br /><br />At this time of year the heather in the moors looks dried and dark brown, but it is actually a very dark green plant, which will blossom into multitudes of purple flowers in July and continue on until the fall. Hedges of yellow flowers—gorse—outline the patches of heather, tempting one to go farther afield. However, one would need their wellies (rubber boots) to step very far. The area is quite boggy for the first couple of feet, but below that it becomes more solid, though one wouldn’t want to become stuck in it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLhhdSLmpL4kSd9dWZTXb_tN300CfN2GhNQAnEfdll8-3Ygf_b3Uf01g9hTTbAbkqrJNAjXKZx2Z3VjowXdGiHkR2qdckDdWt36fuWI8fHw6AQUd9sC-1dsNm9TCWc2i1UBVzFb3WytA/s1600-h/IMG_2515.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208011136853644402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLhhdSLmpL4kSd9dWZTXb_tN300CfN2GhNQAnEfdll8-3Ygf_b3Uf01g9hTTbAbkqrJNAjXKZx2Z3VjowXdGiHkR2qdckDdWt36fuWI8fHw6AQUd9sC-1dsNm9TCWc2i1UBVzFb3WytA/s320/IMG_2515.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFgyHOUxllhbcvBp-OfvKtRLwgUZ_BtFUWUKVhEasEIOUTBKNJUDFiEc77tgk6pwlaM7Jo3riuTrAZ3aItVBtnz4BrQtjX05loAGrd630sf5BsZKyVbiTSlAFcEsnTYe5q8deH9eHWDI/s1600-h/IMG_2525.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208009742163066418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFgyHOUxllhbcvBp-OfvKtRLwgUZ_BtFUWUKVhEasEIOUTBKNJUDFiEc77tgk6pwlaM7Jo3riuTrAZ3aItVBtnz4BrQtjX05loAGrd630sf5BsZKyVbiTSlAFcEsnTYe5q8deH9eHWDI/s320/IMG_2525.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hCBxYXeZ9-WGjf07nZIQ2o6n3477qKPw2IJ7eHIQD1MrJ847q_Od5G0sB4GDCZRUiCQUembw-l-B8grCQOAR-EfKPYiYOMHKTgYAGY5pG2KWXQh6tqGbTXLeHTOv_Y7NjAVtL5dGXYA/s1600-h/IMG_2524.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208009745365761458" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hCBxYXeZ9-WGjf07nZIQ2o6n3477qKPw2IJ7eHIQD1MrJ847q_Od5G0sB4GDCZRUiCQUembw-l-B8grCQOAR-EfKPYiYOMHKTgYAGY5pG2KWXQh6tqGbTXLeHTOv_Y7NjAVtL5dGXYA/s320/IMG_2524.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXkZOd9KzB-scHnOjafeVWV2_owzgSa8VkML8sXPe5Xn1dQ0tmGa1QDW6KTxl1hMu0EzxgQn43H2vstEkwKW-96w5ErcCbtOk813bD-7SlEqI83ay1U2c9BkZM4nkFfr8U46YCfZQMNM/s1600-h/IMG_2523.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208009745262288466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXkZOd9KzB-scHnOjafeVWV2_owzgSa8VkML8sXPe5Xn1dQ0tmGa1QDW6KTxl1hMu0EzxgQn43H2vstEkwKW-96w5ErcCbtOk813bD-7SlEqI83ay1U2c9BkZM4nkFfr8U46YCfZQMNM/s320/IMG_2523.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfQntIxmrjkSqwwffniEkUXSi9N9zFFQhp0opJ9gI3DNMMHhBvL27IqzNXQHNZW6TXcHMCw-wMxnQTKhzpHU7QsOZTY-Oh99EiapKGo5AtEIf-bM4AHd5LI7YH7BZd3riPoImvH7XKt4/s1600-h/IMG_2520.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208009750923230994" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfQntIxmrjkSqwwffniEkUXSi9N9zFFQhp0opJ9gI3DNMMHhBvL27IqzNXQHNZW6TXcHMCw-wMxnQTKhzpHU7QsOZTY-Oh99EiapKGo5AtEIf-bM4AHd5LI7YH7BZd3riPoImvH7XKt4/s320/IMG_2520.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRrCXdJ3NwxO_nN5Ls9JmvDL5LhuPHdmLCcV0zaTtH043rNMdAmUiwpvU-d5lS6_xyUqUNHyI88XU77mbYT9Sbm1O4bL50Uaca8k62yYFhK90qcu-FiGh75JRYD0yGjMEJc5NfAI9azg/s1600-h/IMG_2519.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208009749634426914" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRrCXdJ3NwxO_nN5Ls9JmvDL5LhuPHdmLCcV0zaTtH043rNMdAmUiwpvU-d5lS6_xyUqUNHyI88XU77mbYT9Sbm1O4bL50Uaca8k62yYFhK90qcu-FiGh75JRYD0yGjMEJc5NfAI9azg/s320/IMG_2519.JPG" border="0" /></a> Peat diggers have been known to find elk bones and such, including those of human remains. The acid in the peat is a great preservative. Sometimes amazing historic information about people who have lived many thousands of years before has been gathered in these sites.<br /><br />Those cultivating peat now do it in strips to encourage areas to continuing growing with the same plant materials. Often where peat is dug, grass is the only thing that comes back, but the heather is needed to give it the texture and rich smell. When the peat burns it gives off an oak-ey, whiskey barrel aroma. When the fields of heather grow they smell like honey.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpl33A0rCdE2dXknSsokv0DtkIzxuit9T2cr0MiwZWWnotJoQYXaJhKtXhcpsVypXcdstmIfs6aj-npDtJR8XkTLRj21cwfN99CCSws1esCq91tanPC8I2EzonM0c1I3CR5IN-BjmL18/s1600-h/IMG_2510.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208009175653170290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpl33A0rCdE2dXknSsokv0DtkIzxuit9T2cr0MiwZWWnotJoQYXaJhKtXhcpsVypXcdstmIfs6aj-npDtJR8XkTLRj21cwfN99CCSws1esCq91tanPC8I2EzonM0c1I3CR5IN-BjmL18/s320/IMG_2510.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uILiyBD1_N_MBD5T6J2fdQO9nRrs21yXZVeI5VF792Exg8BSI8zb9wu6V02bchF_WiLf2b_m1IriMmPcB5W5e_nGuiqoRzcadd0hDOfsMxMD8EGa3oCC_TwSduBy8szPcCnZF6Ub3LY/s1600-h/IMG_2511.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208009184105653298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uILiyBD1_N_MBD5T6J2fdQO9nRrs21yXZVeI5VF792Exg8BSI8zb9wu6V02bchF_WiLf2b_m1IriMmPcB5W5e_nGuiqoRzcadd0hDOfsMxMD8EGa3oCC_TwSduBy8szPcCnZF6Ub3LY/s320/IMG_2511.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8tMgcPNCPipHIj8KGcW9fKEBQSuKJCxKQcbz0GWgenuPw_iuCxCVMaOF2Wxx4euDk74YlD6m41Xkhm-f4NcfHt94lo-wHf0XS1IMqM_799UWkG-X5y098AG496upD8dmcYZFzUMEAUg/s1600-h/IMG_2512.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208009186674558338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8tMgcPNCPipHIj8KGcW9fKEBQSuKJCxKQcbz0GWgenuPw_iuCxCVMaOF2Wxx4euDk74YlD6m41Xkhm-f4NcfHt94lo-wHf0XS1IMqM_799UWkG-X5y098AG496upD8dmcYZFzUMEAUg/s320/IMG_2512.JPG" border="0" /></a> The heather moors in this area hide peat that delves down six or seven feet to that which is at least 120,000 years old. (In the Western Isles, apparently the bottom of a peat bog does down ten feet.) The peat bricks are dug out by hand with painstaking labour and left to dry until they’re solid and hard. Then they are gathered and stacked at the homes where they are used to keep people warm for the winter. The heat potential is substantial, second only to that of coal, which is much older and pressurized.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgenW1no4nMKp_ZABIjnFivGYxdLiI0uF-lhNG-ZGkevcP3zShjz8deHpH56ps95PmjMNxgL9u9JxnYaHw3yPdX-GQ2qVKgnobVTwqfsDgLYY1M3UC6X0NbbOM6JOT4Dw_YQrLKIGeQI/s1600-h/IMG_2513.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208009191235734706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgenW1no4nMKp_ZABIjnFivGYxdLiI0uF-lhNG-ZGkevcP3zShjz8deHpH56ps95PmjMNxgL9u9JxnYaHw3yPdX-GQ2qVKgnobVTwqfsDgLYY1M3UC6X0NbbOM6JOT4Dw_YQrLKIGeQI/s320/IMG_2513.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ_xH9WT3NNgw91DrHOJliQay4HclQzC0UjA-v2s6VE8dPKt3Blb3e2HUNvtNxFEPpN8GCRBXXisSMbSMsCHqWFJpw42jhf3H37rCCpRS4hFm5-3jBK-eca3U9HPV-kCkZmzskNeoDxY/s1600-h/IMG_2514.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208009194492815970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ_xH9WT3NNgw91DrHOJliQay4HclQzC0UjA-v2s6VE8dPKt3Blb3e2HUNvtNxFEPpN8GCRBXXisSMbSMsCHqWFJpw42jhf3H37rCCpRS4hFm5-3jBK-eca3U9HPV-kCkZmzskNeoDxY/s320/IMG_2514.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHyNtARCAEndc_52q4VxKYu-RZ1T7_vIaUUaO4Gsv8RCkj3VaUH4glk9WvyWCr7kCFKWyjzLdVfWIFsapFzBXq6zqozWspwKWJ7WE-hwO81s6krUwiC9JMHfLQwDqRKrVGsuLKqMenoY/s1600-h/IMG_2503.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208008897433238530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHyNtARCAEndc_52q4VxKYu-RZ1T7_vIaUUaO4Gsv8RCkj3VaUH4glk9WvyWCr7kCFKWyjzLdVfWIFsapFzBXq6zqozWspwKWJ7WE-hwO81s6krUwiC9JMHfLQwDqRKrVGsuLKqMenoY/s320/IMG_2503.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhLR2WHJaeXZLjqyHLJfHYbnUz5dB2zdyR-UsTTveN-1Y5s-xIfeBUoRWIqcsxD8SlDDzZWHwQ2p6yGXTSP0Q_HXzOGF-aVCGGAQUTKhlSZOt9BK3ydDD3A7ExE1_hkY1GbiGNU_MPKA/s1600-h/IMG_2504.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208008899384923474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhLR2WHJaeXZLjqyHLJfHYbnUz5dB2zdyR-UsTTveN-1Y5s-xIfeBUoRWIqcsxD8SlDDzZWHwQ2p6yGXTSP0Q_HXzOGF-aVCGGAQUTKhlSZOt9BK3ydDD3A7ExE1_hkY1GbiGNU_MPKA/s320/IMG_2504.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEVQWhL8lfO_reRZr4VbWAj39Isq9zaW58yWhEYs5fO9A9P0uNEHXufO0XvCGELXILYvecsLeQBIXPz2uErvJmCkFCCCT3e1a-wlJ7t2y9b4WWAFyuGrBvULWPqbezhwnP00PVmtq7Jo/s1600-h/IMG_2507.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208008904983447986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEVQWhL8lfO_reRZr4VbWAj39Isq9zaW58yWhEYs5fO9A9P0uNEHXufO0XvCGELXILYvecsLeQBIXPz2uErvJmCkFCCCT3e1a-wlJ7t2y9b4WWAFyuGrBvULWPqbezhwnP00PVmtq7Jo/s320/IMG_2507.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5d5HlF1i2K83g5kXI9rU_qGE5-doufxWnGNfrsjzyslWaFgZFN_X-eHIo0cCwVQsV4G3Iy2mE5pJlaqoPNxIN6Kr2vR62MSXABke-KiiEOqK7STC9jTtQjL2ZmBQkyDXSzxt-QQQbP0/s1600-h/IMG_2508.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208008906761661554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5d5HlF1i2K83g5kXI9rU_qGE5-doufxWnGNfrsjzyslWaFgZFN_X-eHIo0cCwVQsV4G3Iy2mE5pJlaqoPNxIN6Kr2vR62MSXABke-KiiEOqK7STC9jTtQjL2ZmBQkyDXSzxt-QQQbP0/s320/IMG_2508.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The heather and grass moors provide cover for ground nesters like grouse, lapwings, oyster catchers and pewits. Curlews and sea gulls come in from the sea, which is only a dozen or so miles away. Hawks and foxes hunt there for voles, and mice and shrews. Altogether, there is a fascinating ecological community contained in the peat bogs and heather moors.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZYPvCW0sxEFlICjI8mWhOxKqdkwsJc6PcCl1YbjxBxR6FFK0DFwW9adetFkXGj7Ry7ms_FbGeevBA4W7Pp_t7iHpoYnTuvKDU4Rltvi55IuWC22125fwG4VaNhfaM01ap5soqNJJ7jk/s1600-h/IMG_2509.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208008910012582002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZYPvCW0sxEFlICjI8mWhOxKqdkwsJc6PcCl1YbjxBxR6FFK0DFwW9adetFkXGj7Ry7ms_FbGeevBA4W7Pp_t7iHpoYnTuvKDU4Rltvi55IuWC22125fwG4VaNhfaM01ap5soqNJJ7jk/s320/IMG_2509.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Judith Silverthornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284978967396446097noreply@blogger.com0