Category Archives: Family history

Women of Moray – Promoting Women’s History

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

ADDENDUM: Really exciting news – this book has been shortlisted for the Saltire Society Scottish History Book Prize which will be announced on Friday 30 November 2012.  Link to the prize here. The Women of Moray project began with a … Continue reading →

Posted in book reviews, Family history, reading | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Jessie’s Ginger Cake

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

You can read this post here on the Corrarie Cottage website blog. It is a tribute to a wonderfully kind woman,  Jessie Livingstone, who was cook and housekeeper at nearby Carse House where my grandparents lived for about 50 years. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural history, Family history | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Keeping the priest (and me) warm

Posted on December 4, 2010 by

Hot water bottles are in high demand in this household – not surprisingly, in this sort of weather, I’m clutching one as I write! Somehow less “elderly” than the electric blanket, the hot water bottle is welcoming without being invasive, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural history, Family history, Italy | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

In memory of Janet Coats – 90th Anniversary of Scotland’s oldest Literary Prize

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

It’s not every day that you get a chance to claim a bit of Scottish literary history!  This Friday – 21 August – marks the 90th anniversary of the presentation of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize which was set … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural history, Family history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments