Great photos. So (sic!) the teller of tales had a friend in Bobby. To remember coming across the "black spot" in Treasure Island is to experience a shiver of childish terror. I might have to buy a copy for Ben as I can't remember what the spot signified. Oh well. Thinking of childhood reading reminds me that our mother's favourite fictional hero, not counting St Paul, was Angus Og.
I wonder if there's a statue of him somewhere? Maybe in the arms of Marilyn (?)
Lobey Dosser has one in Glasgow but I don't know how to insert a link so Bing it. There you are, a full house of literary heroes.
I thought of Ben when I went to see RLS statue, and hope to take him to see it next time he visits Edinburgh. The swing that RLS used to play on is still there on the old yew tree and you can just imagine him writing his poem The Swing. Maybe you can read it for him next time you see him. I will send pic of the swing. And of course I well remember Angus, a true Scottish hero, amazes me that Alex doesn't use him in the indy campaign, a winner I'm sure you would agree. The cailleach also had a soft spot for Cassandra, and I thought of her when I went to see Liberace in which Michael D was excellent. I finish with a quote from another great Scot, whom she liked: " you never died a winter yet". Probably you're the only person alive able to identify the author..
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Great photos. So (sic!) the teller of tales had a friend in Bobby. To remember coming across the "black spot" in Treasure Island is to experience a shiver of childish terror. I might have to buy a copy for Ben as I can't remember what the spot signified. Oh well.
Thinking of childhood reading reminds me that our mother's favourite fictional hero, not counting St Paul, was Angus Og.
I wonder if there's a statue of him somewhere? Maybe in the arms of Marilyn (?)
Lobey Dosser has one in Glasgow but I don't know how to insert a link so Bing it.
There you are, a full house of literary heroes.
Niall Og
I thought of Ben when I went to see RLS statue, and hope to take him to see it next time he visits Edinburgh. The swing that RLS used to play on is still there on the old yew tree and you can just imagine him writing his poem The Swing. Maybe you can read it for him next time you see him. I will send pic of the swing. And of course I well remember Angus, a true Scottish hero, amazes me that Alex doesn't use him in the indy campaign, a winner I'm sure you would agree. The cailleach also had a soft spot for Cassandra, and I thought of her when I went to see Liberace in which Michael D was excellent. I finish with a quote from another great Scot, whom she liked: " you never died a winter yet". Probably you're the only person alive able to identify the author..
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