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Whisky knotwork: blue for water; yellow for barley; brown for peat; white for the spirit

June 3, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

Whisky knotwork: blue for water; yellow for barley; brown for peat; white for the spirit. 0474047A-6CDC-46F5-86EC-5F3FD7F8449F

Enjoyed this delicate peat smoked malt from the Hakushu Distillery which is situated amidst the deep forests of Japan’s Southern Alps @SuntoryWhisky

June 2, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

Enjoyed this delicate peat smoked malt from the Hakushu Distillery which is situated amidst the deep forests of Japan’s Southern Alps @SuntoryWhisky 50D14CF1-B584-46A7-9774-2381A6AB075D

… rather than gloomy and sad the boggy bits are an earthly paradise

June 1, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

… rather than gloomy and sad the boggy bits are an earthly paradise. DD07EEC8-0E98-4A39-9DF8-E58EF1875870

“Eeyores gloomy place rather boggy and sad.”

May 31, 2018June 1, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

“Eeyores gloomy place rather boggy and sad.” Original 1926 Winnie-the-Pooh map to be auctioned. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44306069 C157FF3A-2F04-40D7-966E-C87E2A71FB66

image copyright Sothebys.

Egg and ant, Flanders Moss

May 30, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

Egg and ant, Flanders Moss. D59B00E3-1305-49C9-A424-F85BE0305BA7

Pyramid

May 29, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

Pyramid. 7B95484E-08AD-4B71-BEA7-D768AE88EE77

On the shore of Loch Leven

May 28, 2018May 31, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

On the shore of Loch Leven: a stripe of white bog cotton in bloom. 97BBBF42-8CE0-46E8-A529-933CEC594F91

‘Macbeth’ by John Martin

May 27, 2018May 31, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

The supernatural peatlands in the rational centre of enlightenment Edinburgh: ‘Macbeth’ by John Martin. c.1820. National Galleries of Scotland.D8D9019B-5942-4F7F-AA2B-24F5097F4FA9

Bogach- Scottish Gaelic source of the word ‘bog’. About 1500 AD

May 26, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

Bogach- Scottish Gaelic source of the word ‘bog’ c. 1500AD 32884C2C-91D0-4EC5-BACF-0BAA242FE196

with Donald S Murray: ‘The Dark Stuff.’ Waterstones, StAndrews

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

Hearing some brilliant stories from the peatlands with Donald S Murray ‘The Dark Stuff’, Waterstones StAndrews. 4052FC98-7A4D-4BE6-A4B8-32191AFB20DC

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