St Andrews Day

Two days to go until this years National Patron saints day in Scotland - St Andrew’s Day.

And there’s plenty of activities to be getting on with this weekend - many of them FREE - visit Scotland.org by clicking on the link.

But if you are a deerhound you may not want to be doing that - but rather, visiting Rumbling Bridge this Sunday where there will be a St Andrew’s Day coursing meet from 11am.

Contact sue@thehoundpad.co.uk for further details. And I hear that there will be a fine pot of Scotch Broth for afternoon warm up.

Oh! and the weather forecast couldn’t be more Scotland . . . Misty !

And check out the 18th century painting above rendered in the Scottish School style simply entitled ‘Hero’. This has to be one of my ancestors - I recognize the curl in that tail.