History is convuluted! From a poster seen in the local newsagent yesterday about the Youth Theatre in town playing Macbeth this week. To me proclaiming, Lay on , MacDuff… When shall we three meet again…Out, Out, damn spot….Is This A Dagger I see Before Me? (with dramatic actions) and having a elderly couple behind me… Read More Lay On, MacDuff & Other Stuff
Love my ancestors but can and will NEVER love a Haggis. Unless I meet one in the wild. Sorry Rabbie. Slàinte Mhath Johnnie Walker Black Label is the only whisky I like. BTW. Laphroaig is too peaty. And therein ends my personal knowledge :o)
Caledonia (/ˌkælɪˈdoʊniə/; Latin: Calēdonia [kaleːˈdonia]) was the Latin name used by the Roman Empire to refer to the part of Great Britain (Latin: Britannia) that lies north of the River Forth, which includes most of the land area of Scotland.[1] Today, it is used as a romantic or poetic name for all of Scotland.[2] During the Roman Empire’s occupation of Scotland, the area they called Caledonia was physically separated from the… Read More Caledonia & The Antonine Wall
Raising a glass to Shane MacGowan and all my Dalriada ancestors today. Note to visitors to Ireland or the UK. If one or more of your people want a pint of Guinness, let them order first. There is an art and a science to this Black Gold that takes time. I’m not exactly Irish. I’m… Read More Pure Genius : Guinness
The Lord and the Devil are now playing chess – online. In full view. If you are not subbed to UnauthorizedTV, highly recommended. Noble Savage Day Aewar & Wooden have been through it all too. My first battle was lost in January 2019. BUT – Wars can last for many years. One battle? Two Battles?… Read More The Ante Has Been Upped! Not On Your Nelly
These two caught me first with today’s listen to Abba – SOS. There’s a lot to watch. And this one with 58k views kinda kicks arse. I LOVE Simple Minds. Jim Kerr’s voice always brings back a certain time in my life when EVERYTHING was possible and there at the fingertips. Don’t, Don’t, Don’t….. YAY!… Read More Don’t You – Forget About Me
I’m a Greig. From a sept of Mac Gregor. Edvard Grieg is a Norwegian composer, from a sept of MacGregor. Isn’t it annoying when you are born with a surname that no one can spell right or pronounce right? Edvard Grieg, Norwegian, comes from the same family as me. 36% Scottish, 29% Scandinavian is me.… Read More Greig vs Grieg
There is something so very sexy about a man in a kilt. My Dad NEVER wore one though. Even at my cousin Fiona’s wedding in Kinghorn when all other men had their kilts on, Dad stayed in his kecks. Like me, he knew the history of the kilt. Like me, he knew all about Sir… Read More Man in a Kilt? YES, Please :o)
This High King of Ireland fascinates me. He was involved with The Ravens of Dinefwr and also Magnus Barefoot, King of Norway. One of those sneaky, snidey Norman Montgomery’s (Arnulf) married Muirchertach’s daughter (maybe named Affrica or more commonly known as Lafracoth O’Brien?!) Of course, Arnulf was well in with his fellow Norman, Gerald de… Read More Muirchertach Ua Briain
When my Mum and I travelled down to King’s Cross with 17 year old middle child as he was en route to Devon to start his Royal Marines Commando course, we decided to do a bit of a London tour. Somehow we ended up opposite the Bloody Tower, right beside HMS Belfast. Mum said, apropos… Read More HMS Belfast
I love this phrase and use it often. You can be in a strop or just plain stroppy. My maternal step-grandad was never, ever in a strop. He – to this very day – is the calmest, gentlest man I’ve ever known. BUT – he had a strop. And a straight razor. That he’d sharpen… Read More To Be “In A Strop” : Sweeney Todd vs Titus Andronicus
I know a bit about this branch of HMForces. Being the daughter of, the sister of, the wife of… Dad may have chosen to play in The Royal Marine Band but he trained as a Commando. My brother passed his training at Lympstone when he was 17. Dad, Mum and I went to see him… Read More Royal Marine Commandos
It’s so long since I lived in my “home” land that even my own family from there can be hard to understand. I used to speak Scots as a child. Then Scottish English then just RP English, slightly posh unless the rage sets in then it goes from gutter to gobblydegook. The Gaelic. I know… Read More The Gaelic/Gallic – Scotland’s Three Languages
This is obviously not a well-known app but it’s one I use several times a day. Especially when I’m beyond stressed. Sheesh. After almost an hour of four humans trying to entertain a growing crow bent on becoming the next best WMD (weapon of mass destruction) – I needed time alone with my single brain… Read More Words, Words, Words : Mr Word Pro App
Call me FEY. That’s fine and a quality of this Highlander’s Bloodline. We’re All Doomed – as the saying goes :o) Centuries later, this wrong still resonates. And we will NEVER forgive it.
The pipes, the pipes are calling, From glen to glen and down the mountainside… I caught a few minutes of Owen Benjamin yesterday. Ha! Gotcha – I always felt that you had a Highlander’s soul, young man. No one fights so long and so hard and so well without this fearless need for Freedom :o)… Read More Outlawed Tune on Outlawed Pipes
BTW : I am a Highlander. Both my paternal grandfather and grandmother are from Highland Clans. It’s in MY DNA…sent to/researched and the results given by complete strangers to me. We are Natural Empaths. Fact. This destroyed my Dad and is trying to destroy me too. Although, unlike my father, I’ve embraced and not denied… Read More The Chosen Ones
The Cross on Fire is a centuries old Highland Calling to Arms. When a Clan was being attacked, a runner would cover many miles holding this cross to warn his family members. But. Of course. As always. It’s been abused. The warning of the Fiery Cross went from saving families from wholesale slaughter to being… Read More The Fiery Cross : Clan vs Klan
This concept has fascinated me for many decades. I wrote about it in 2019… WABI SABI Wabi Sabi is a Japanese concept. It means: Perfect Imperfection That’s what we all are :o) **** My pinterest board is filled with wonderfully derelict buildings being reclaimed by nature. It’s a style of furniture that I adore –… Read More Wabi Sabi : Perfect Imperfection
I love trains. Well, I used to love trains. Chugging over the Forth Rail Bridge (gateway to/from Edinburgh) with my Dad holding me up at the window to throw out a penny to the river. Priceless memories. It was said that luck was invited when a coin was thrown into Forth Bay, while passing the Forth… Read More Train Tracks
Who is/was History’s Greatest Empath? I don’t need a Bible to tell me. Nor a Church. HE was crucified. OK. Not worth fighting for? Well that was stated in a soi-disant “truther” video a few years back. He was talking about Star Trek and that woman who is an empath. Dunno her name. Don’t watch… Read More History’s GREATEST Empath vs An Empath Is NOT WORTH Fighting For
William Wallace had nothing compared to this man. So few outside of Ireland and Scotland know about Alasdair Mac Colla or Sir Alastair MacDonald as the English called him. I have a biography of him. He was literally a giant amongst men. Not the 7ft tall of legend but apparently 6ft 7 inches…which, compared to… Read More The Forgotten Highland Warrior : Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich MacDhòmhnaill
C’mon, men. THIS is what it’s all about. You feel so threatened by women now that you’ve all gone UBER-ALPHA MALE. What with the trans stuff and the female politicians and your own Oedipus Complex……Y’all HATE women. You want them. For sex and food and servitude and obedience but we females are, at heart (according… Read More Biggus Dickus
Even my parents-in-law, who are from that generation that OBEYED orders from above, can see what is going on now. They, too, have lost all faith in government and “news” and society as it is now. The Great Awakening has many layers. There were those of us who always questioned authority. Even when I served… Read More The Great Awakening : WHY?
Yeah. I know. I’m still wasting my time and energy. Olde Worlde Buildings built by Tartarians and unbuildable now. Firkin Off. From about 17:20 here below – SEE A 14th CENTURY TUSCAN VILLA BUILT IN CALI _ FORN_I_A in 2007. I’ve Clashed and Punked the lot of ’em. Bastards. P.S. The very best Chardonnay I’ve… Read More Rock the Casbah to a 14th Century Tuscan Castle in the Napa Valley
Altai is in Southern Siberia. Old Believers are Russian who rejected the new “religion” and kept to the Old Eastern Orthodox Religion of times before the 17th century. Mmmn. 1613. Such an important date. The date that the Romanov came to power and began to destroy the Old Believers. I feel them. Outcast. Unwanted. Unneeded.… Read More Altai Republic & The Old Believers
…is a quote. From a member of the Truth Community. From a handsome (quote) clever (quote) good-looking (quote) Mr Man. He lika da girls. Lots of them. He made them Moderators. He da Cowboi shooting from da hip. HE STOLE MY WORK & MADE HIMSELF FAMOUS. Heyho. Such is life. And, thank you, my Lord.… Read More The BEST Place To Learn…
My parental Grandmother, Lily was a MacDonald. She married a MacGregor. Both these clans have a common enemy. Enter the Cam(p)bell. I’d apologise for this but I can’t be bothered. My MOST HATED ACCENT in the entire world belongs to those from the Land Down Under. Crooked Mouth?
Meatloaf is not really a UK traditional dish but I had all that I needed and was a bit brain dead. So I went back to Momma Cherri and her meatloaf. Woohoo. 12 out of 10 on the scoreboard. Though I may’ve been a bit heavy handed with the Worcestershire Sauce :o) Spicy. Like a… Read More SOUL FOOD : Great Success
This is a smell that was part of my life for a few years. I was once told as a child that every country has it’s own smell. Well – UAE smells of oud. Everywhere you go, they burn this incense. I bought loads home with me, along with charcoal blocks. My traveller-in-crime and I… Read More Oud(h)
I missed this. Grrr. Watching now that the latest family drama has concluded……….with our bank account right back on the bones of its arse. Sigh. Life is what y’all make it. Or what y’alls dearly beloved make it and you cop the backdraft :o)
I’ve spent too long doing this stuff. Just to have it all ripped apart by the “We Always Win” crew. Nah. Not any more, mes braves. Go back. Go way, way back to my posts from 2018/2019 when I tear the Romans apart. Especially Julius Caesar and all that crap. HIS – story is real.… Read More The Spear of Destiny vs The Spear of Longinus
I watched 300 and had to smile. I had no idea who Gerard Butler was but his Scottish accent kept slipping through. Himself (the man about the house) just threw me googly by saying that he ACTUALLY missed eating Jock Pies. Jock Pies recipe. We used to be able to buy them here, in town.… Read More Weird Patterns : From Sparta to Scotland
I’ve had them in my face for 4 years now. WE ALWAYS WIN And every single yt comment of WAW has come from an Americano. Americano’s who’ve spent 4 years telling ME to STFU and DIE. Mmmmn. BTW – Not one single true Scottish Viking would EVER publicly call themselves a FRENCH St. Clair. The… Read More Where Is the WE ALWAYS BRIGADE?
Not as it’s “taught” or “programmed” I’m a FREE spiritual being who is willing to learn from others who have different takes on different things. Be it food or fashion or football teams or fast cars or funny. I’ve always been a fan of SitA from his very first appearance way back when I first… Read More I Do NOT Do Religion : Fact!
My brother rang me 3 days ago and left a message. Then he rang back and I answered. He started by giving me a huge bollocking for not answering the phone! I listened and then said…What’s wrong? I have talked about Auntie Christine several times here over the years. She married my Dad’s younger brother,… Read More Another Loss!
My respect for this man grows daily. Lincoln Castle has one of the original Magna Carta documents. I’ve been there. Seen it. This is where the oft quoted yt maxim – ALL HISTORY IS A LIE implodes. This document was….n’ah. Look it yourself and find out how it STILL protects us minions from the #controllers.… Read More Magna Carta via Neil Oliver
Gan Yam? Geordie for going home. Russian Coal ? A much more personal story. Dad’s brother, Uncle Jim, married a local Kinghorn Girl. They spent their honeymoon in our house in Lincolnshire. Aunty Christine was only 11 years older than me so aboot 23. Tension? OMG. My brothers and I’d come home from school and… Read More Russian Coal : Gan Yam
Study the picture above. If I’d not posted the last post, a few would take this for a rendering of Hermes/Mercury. The Messenger God. The Caduceus. The Winged Feet. The Winged Helmet. The Phrygian Cap. Go figure – as the they say. :o)
I remember (vividly) the exact time that I had no answer for my children’s constant questioning. Up to a certain age you have a perfectly valid and sane answer to their unending questions. And THEN……… Comes THE question that blows your brain. No. Not sex. It can be any question about anything that you are… Read More Why? Why? Why? Mummy….!
The retail building above is now empty. I know the owner. I know her business partner. I know the woman who owns the shop next door. But I don’t know why the business has been wound up. I’ve loved this place since I was a kid. Back then it was the local chemist and had… Read More Time To Test Myself :o)
YAY. The day y’all declared yourselves Independent of Mad King George of Britain. Or aliens ? ? ? OK. I’m gonna upset many here but – wtf. That’s what I do :o) Hey. The man in the video above the video above used the word. NOT ME.
It’s a fault (or gift) of the Scots too. Especially Highlanders. P.S. I was not ever the favourite child either. I was a girl. The other two were boys. My mother was not good at hiding this but Dad was just….A David. I got over it the day we cleared out his flat, after his… Read More It’s Not Just an Oirish t’ing, ya ken?
Uncontrolled Historian 