National Tartan Day

If you are of  Scottish heritage, today is a day to bring our your plaid and wear it proudly. This is mine. My maiden name is Ferguson.

The Ferguson Plaid

 Here are some interesting links about all things Scottish. Enjoy!

http://www.tartanday.org/

http://www.heartoscotland.com/

http://www.kilts-n-stuff.com/  (The Celtic Croft, a great on-line shop for many Scottish items)

Would you like to read some great fiction about Scotland?  Currently a series of 7 books with the 8th in process of being written, The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon is rich, vibrant historical fiction series with a little bit of sci-fi thrown in. They are all very long books, but so full of fabulous characters, plots, history, romance, mystery and so much more. Most of the story takes place in the 1740's and is so wonderfully written. I can not recommend this enough. The titles of the series are (and you MUST read them in order) Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo In The Bone. These books are not for the faint of heart, that is for sure. As I said they are quite lengthy, there is violence and realistic depictions of life in the mid 18th century, as well as some rather racy scenes. But, such a great group of books. Here is Ms. Gabaldon's website if you would like to learn more:  http://www.dianagabaldon.com/blog/
And if you have read these books, I would love to hear your comments.  (Sorry to gush, I just love these books, and National Tartan Day reminded me to tell you all about this great series that deals so much with Scotland)

Scottish Terrier

So if you are Scottish, of Scottish heritage or just love Scotland, Celebrate National Tartan Day!!

Oh, and here is one of my favorite Scots:

Sir Sean Connery