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Burns Night: Scotching a few myths

January 25, 2012 By Ellen

Some tasteful tartan from Totally Tartan So it’s Burns Night – all day. I’ve often wondered how that works, but it does. I wasn’t going to blog about the annual offal binge that marks the birthday of our National Bard, but then I spotted a post that changed my mind. Advocado Sweet reminded me of this piece […]

Filed Under: haggis, Robert Burns, Scotland, Scots

What tomorrow’s historians will find…

August 3, 2010 By Ellen

It seems incredible, doesn’t it? 250 years after his death, we’ve just found a letter to Robert Burns that sheds light on his last couple of weeks. This is a man who is, possibly, one of the most famous English language poets in the world. Crikey, even Gerard Butler has promised to get his kit […]

Filed Under: archaology, clutter, history, housework, Robert Burns

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