Bonnie Airlie
In the University of St Andrews photographic collection came across this delightful photograph taken on the approach to Airlie castle in 1890. It would be fun to write a short … Continue reading Bonnie Airlie
Category: Deeside Tales
This is a book I have published about Royal deeside and a small, lost and forgotten glen – Glen Girnock – that nestles between Balmoral cartle and Birkhall.
http://www.lulu.com/gb/en/shop/peter-j-gordon/deeside-tales-the-stories-of-a-small-glen/hardcover/product-20579109.html
Long journey back
Being a magpie in old archives can be serendipitous. In the Aberdeen Press and Journal of 18 May 1985, this poem in Doric, titled Long Journey back was shared: At … Continue reading Long journey back
Fair scunnert
Aberdeen Press and Journal, 30 March 1932:
Squint
This calotype, taken in Forres, circa 1882, includes my father’s grandfather, John Gordon [seated in the centre]. If you look closely you will see that he has a squint. John … Continue reading Squint