A Candle in Two Kingdoms: Writing on the Anniversary of Mary, Queen of Scots Every anniversary invites a particular kind of listening. Not the loud, modern kind—hot takes and hurried summaries—but...
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How one parish entry moved my ancestor from legend into landscape—and tied her more clearly to the Buchanans of Gartincaber. For years, I carried my understanding of my 7th...
We slipped out of Kings House before first light, breath fogging in our headtorch beams while the glen held its breath. The river murmured behind the hotel and the pyramid of the Buachaille was just...
For years, our Walker family history rested on scattered records, family stories, and a handful of names passed down through generations. But as anyone who has chased their ancestry knows, paper...
The History of Hogmanay in Scotland From the end of the 17th century to the 1950’s Christmas was not really celebrated as a festival in Scotland, regarded as a Catholic celebration and banned...
Internal monologue The only problem with solitude, once you taste its unmatched peace, you crave it endlessly. It’s like solitude spoils you for everything else and you find yourself yearning...
When I sit down to a proper Scottish breakfast, it feels like the world finally makes sense. The moment that plate hits the table — the sizzle of the bacon, the earthy smell of the tattie scones, the...
A Dad and 2 Texas A&M Aggies… There are two types of family holidays: the peaceful, serene kind you see in glossy brochures, and the real kind — the ones where someone is always hungry...
Picturesque Dean Village Yesterday felt like one of those rare December days in Scotland when the whole world seemed washed in soft watercolor light. The air was cool, the sky muted, and everything...