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December 24, 2014
Yuletide Traditions of Scotland
The canvas above was painted in 1872 by the Scottish artist, William Bell Scott. He gives the story a local Aryshire setting. The barn is an old one near Penkill where Scott was then living. Notice the shepherd playing bagpipes. I took a photo of the painting in the National Galleries of Scotland and lightened […]
December 19, 2014
Winter Warm-Up Blog Hop
www.hopswithheart.blogspot.com Winter is a time for snuggling before a warm fire with a cup of hot chocolate and cookies. In the Highlands of Scotland winters are harsh. The castles and houses of old Scotland were dreary, cold. Darkness stayed upon the land with a short time of daylight. In A Highland Pearl, Andrew and […]
December 13, 2014
Christmas in Old Scotland
Christmas and New Year were equally welcomed by Scots before the Reformation of the 16th-17th centuries. All the customs of both festivals stem from that time. The name comes from the Scandinavians, for whom ‘Yultid’ was the festival celebrated at the twelfth month, being the twelfth name of Odin, who was supposed to come to […]
November 26, 2014
A Scottish Thanksgiving
The Scots do not celebrate a formal Thanksgiving day as we do in the United States, but they are thankful all the same. The characters in A Highland Pearl, gave thanks for their blessings of family, food, life, and country. In 1508 A. D., the time period of the story, food was abundant […]
November 14, 2014
The Parting ~ A Highland Pearl
Just in time for Christmas shopping, A Highland Pearl, will be published on December 2, but is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com for $2.99 until the publication date. An ebook copy of the novel will be awarded to a commenter on the publication date. A sweet romance blossoms amidst feuding and war. With her […]
October 24, 2014
A Highland Pearl
By Brenda B. Taylor Today, I am introducing the first novel in the Highland Treasures series. A Highland Pearl is a sweet romance set in the Scottish Highlands in 1508 A.D. The novel tells the story of a love between Laird Andrew Dubh Munro and Maidie Cameron Munro. A gift copy of the soon-to-be-published book […]
October 10, 2014
Sweet Christmas Kisses To You
Historical Heartbeats welcomes the authors of Sweet Christmas Kisses as guests today. The boxed set of sweet Christmas novels is just in time for early Christmas shoppers. Grab your copy now, and one for a friend or family member. Helen Scott Taylor will give away a copy of the boxed set, either Kindle or epub, […]
October 3, 2014
Foulis Castle Kitchen Museum
By Brenda B. Taylor Foulis Castle stands in the parish of Kiltearn, Ross and Cromarty, four miles northeast of Dingwall on the old road to Evanton in the Scottish Highlands. The castle has been the seat of Clan Munro since the 11th century. The clan chief was given the castle and Foulis lands […]
September 19, 2014
Timeless (Fall Into Romance Blog Hop)
Hops With Heart Blog http://www.hopswithheart.blogspot.com/ Timeless: Historical Romance Through the Ages I am giving away a copy of the boxed set, Timeless: Historical Romance Through the Ages, to a commenter. Enter the Rafflecopter at the end of this post for a chance to win a $75 Amazon gift card. Sweet romance through […]
September 13, 2014
Toby, the Big Cur Dog
By Brenda B. Taylor The Wades of Crawford County, Leann and Ralph, live on a farm five miles from the small town of Cuba, Missouri during the post-Civil War era. The farm’s livestock play an important role in the family’s livelihood, but the most interesting animal, the one I really enjoyed writing into the […]
