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• A D V O C A T E' S • C L O S E• ◇ Named after Sir James Stewart who was Lord Advocate of Scotland, Advocate's Close dates back to the medieval period! ◇ It was a much-sought after address for members of the Scottish gentry and professionals who lived there with their families and servants. ◇ When Edinburgh's New Town was built however, they relocated in favour of the wide, sweeping crescents, trees, flowers and space afforded by the more fashionable development. ◇ The Old Town became a slum with poor sanitation, and high density, tenement living conditions hence disease spread and people from the lower classes suffered most. 😥 There ends your historical lesson of the day. Why does history keep repeating itself? #sheisnotlost #scotland #visitscotland #autumnatmosphere #aseasonalyear #distractionsandinspirations #edinburgh #visitedinburgh #embracingaslowerlife #exploremore #folkandstory #hiddenscotland #hiddengems #inspiremyinstagram #loveletterto #moodcollectors #oldbuilding #ofwhimsicalmoments #offthebeatentrack #postcardplaces #scottishhistory #scotlandisnow #storiesfromscotland #thisisscotland #unlimitedscotland #verilymoments #wanderlust #weekend

🍂L O C H • K A T R I N E🍂 S C O T L A N D ◇ I recently went on a long walk around Loch Katrine in the Trossachs. At 8 miles long, it's a fair distance to get from Trossachs pier to Stronachlachar on foot, so heed my advice and hop on the lovely steamboat the Sir Walter Scott instead! ◇ Scott's poem, The Lady of the Lake is set here and one of the small islands which inhabit the loch is called, Ellen's Isle after the character Ellen Douglas. ◇ I love Loch Katrine for its romance, picture frame scenery (as above) and accessibility (it's a mere 90 minutes away from Edinburgh and an hour from Glasgow). Do you have a favourite loch in Scotland? #autumnatmosphere #autumnvibes🍁 #visitscotland #scotland #trossachs #aseasonalshift #andnaturesmiledback #autumncolours #cornersofmyworld #distractionsandinspirations #embracingaslowerlife #exploremore #sheisnotlost #thisisscotland #thatautumnmagic #scottishlochs #framedbynature #folkandstory #hiddenscotland #hiddengems #inspiremyinstagram #instascotland #loveletterto #myseasonalstory #moodcollectors #natureandnourish #offthebeatentrack #postcardplaces #storiesfromscotland

⛰• B E N • A' A N •⛰ •S C O T L A N D • OFF-THE-BEATEN-TRACK ◇ Hello from Scotland's miniature mountain, Ben A'an in the beautiful Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. ◇ Ben A'an (or Am Binnean in Gaelic, meaning The Pinnacle) is only 1,491 ft, but has one of the most enviable positions in the Trossachs with panoramas of the glens, lochs, Ben Venue, Ben Lomond and the Arrochar Alps. ◇That there behind me is Loch Katrine, Glasgow's main water supply. You can take a trip across the loch to Stronachlachar and back on the steamship, Sir Walter Scott. Highly recommended for the fascinating, witty commentary and to-die-for views. 👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #scotland #scotlandsbeauty #scotlandisnow #seasonspoetry #thisisscotland #thatautumnmagic #unlimitedscotland #upandautumn #autumnatmosphere #aseasonalshift #mountains #scottishmountains #alliseeispretty #exploremore #sheisnotlost #embracingtheseasons #folkandstory #hiddenscotland #hiddengems #inspiremyinstagram #natureandnourish #offthebeatentrack #postcardplaces #visitscotland #loveletterto #storiesfromscotland #instascotland #wanderlust

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 S C O T L A N D 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 • O F F - T H E - B E A T E N - • T R A C K ◇ This straight-out-of-a-fairy-tale, Rapunzelesque tower can be found atop Corstorphine Hill in the west of Edinburgh. It's name is the Scott Tower (named after Sir Walter, natch). ◇ Built as a memorial to the great man o' letters and re-discoverer of the Honours of Scotland, it was built in 1871, 100 years after his death. ◇ Every year it is open to the public on Open Doors Day (in September) and the views from the viewing tower at the top take in the Pentland Hills, Fife and all across the city itself. ◇ Corstorphine Hill is one of the 7 hills of Edinburgh (Arthur's Seat, Calton, Blackford, Craiglockart, Braids Hills and the Castle Rock are the others) and is definitely worth a visit at this time of year for its extraordinary autumn colours and sense of peace and seclusion. Recommended! 👍 #autumnatmosphere #tower #oldbuilding #aseasonalyear #autumncolours #aseasonalshift #autumn #autumnvibes🍁 #cornersofmyworld #distractionsandinspirations #edinburgh #embracingtheseasons #embracingaslowerlife #folkandstory #hiddenscotland #hiddengems #inspiremyinstagram #myseasonalstory #scotlandsbeauty #scotlandisnow #scotland #scottishhistory #thisisscotland #thatautumnmagic #unlimitedscotland #upandautumn #verilymoments #visitscotland

📚N O V E M B E R • B O O K R E C O M M E N D A T I ON ☕ ◇ The Trick Is To Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway. ◇The Trick is to Keep Breathing is ostensibly a novel about grief and its impact upon mental health. The central character, Joy Stone has just lost her married lover, a fellow teacher from the local school, in a terrible drowning accident while they were on holiday. The book contains short dream-like passages (the sentences and paragraphs left dangling are a feature of Galloway's writing) which piece together that dreadful event which we revisit with her. ◇ Galloway's main character is incredibly, worryingly familiar. I doubt that I'm the only person to see shades of myself in Joy Stone, but the things I recognise are probably different to the next person. But this is a tale that is so relatable, so very, very reasonable, that I feel like I can practically follow the logic with my finger. Those connections are my connections. Those associations are my associations. Yes, this book is an unsettling, haunting, read, but it's also so completely human which is why this is absolutely one of my all-time, favourite books. ◇ Halfway between stream of consciousness and explanation, Joy drifts towards and away from suicidal feelings like the tide, pausing sometimes to remind you that she's still remembering to keep breathing. Just about. That's the trick. #bookstagram #bookshelf #scottishauthor #scottishfiction #bookish #bookworm #bookrecommendations #books #booksofinstagram #janicegalloway #thetrickistokeepbreathing #fireplace #firegazingtime #scotland #scotlandisnow #mentalhealthawareness #distractionsandinspirations #cornersofmyworld #booklover #booknook #booknookstagram #myseasonalstory #bookshelf #bookclub #booknerd #bookcommunity

H A P P Y • M O N D A Y Here's a pic I took of Gloucester Lane in the glorious Golden Hour the other evening. May your Monday rise up to meet you with a friendly hug and may your coffee pot/ tea caddy ne'er empty. Yours, aye Gill x #aseasonalyear #autumncolours #autumn #aseasonalshift #agentlehugforthesoul #cornersofmyworld #edinburgh #embracingtheseasons #embracingaslowerlife #folkandstory #hiddenscotland #hiddengems #inspiremyinstagram #moodcollectors #natureandnourish #ofwhimsicalmoments #offthebeatentrack #postcardplaces #seasonspoetry #scotlandsbeauty #scotlandisnow #scotland #thisisscotland #thatautumnmagic #unlimitedscotland #upandautumn #autumnatmosphere

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