Monday, 30 November 2015
Happy St Andrew's Day from Scottish Miscellany!
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Seeing as how it's St Andrew's Day - hello to all my Scottish fans - I thought it worth reminding you that I wrote a book about all...
Sunday, 30 November 2014
Happy Saint Andrew's Day!
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Ever wondered why Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland? Or why the thistle is the floral emblem of Scotland? How Scotch whisky is made, or...
Saturday, 22 December 2012
YOU ARE THE HERO - Halfway there!
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The YOU ARE THE HERO Kickstarter is now passed the halfway mark (in terms of the time it has to run), has already raised over £9,000 and is...
Sunday, 25 November 2012
Only one month to go...
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... until Christmas Day! Which means it won't be long before I dust off The Chrismologist's advent calendar, ready for another ye...
Sunday, 18 November 2012
Call the Chrismologist
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It's getting to be that time of year again. In only five weeks' time people all over the world will be making their final preparatio...
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Scottish Island is a 5,000 year time capsule
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Archaeologists have published the results of an intensive survey of a remote Scottish island and revealed a millennia old pattern of settle...
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
25 January - Burns Night
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On 25 January, Scots all over the world gather together to honour the short, yet prolific, career of their national poet, Robert Burns, beca...
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