Leabharlann

Leabharlann is the Gaelic for Library. Literally it means bookshelf, if I'm correctly remembering what Donald told me. In any case, aren't libraries smashing? I suppose, since my sister Heather works at one I'm a little partial. I asked her to order me in some books about Glasgow (if there were any) and Scotland in general. She certainly did! On Friday these are the books that came in for me:

1. Glasgow, photographs: Douglas Corrance, Commentary: Edward Boyd
2. The Picts, Isabel Henderson
3. The Scottish Kitchen, Christopher Trotter
4. Stone Age Farmers Beside the Sea, Caroline Trotter
5. Scotland: a portrait of the country through it's festivals and traditions
6. Scotland: the place of visions, Jan Morris & Paul Wakefield
7. Christmas in Scotland
8. Journey Through Scotland, Ross Finlay
9. The Yellow on the Broom, Betsy Whyte
10. The Sea for Breakfast, Lillian Beckwith
11. Beautiful Just! and Bruach Blend, Lillian Beckwith
12. Scotland's Empire and the Shaping of the Americas, 1600-1815, T.M. Devine
13. By These Ten Bones, Clare B Dunkle
14. Selkie , Laurie Brooks
15. Scotland, an Anthology, Maurice Lindsay
16. The Other Country: Legends & Fairy Tales of Scotland, Marion Lockhead
17. Seasons on Harris, David Yeadon
18. Adventurers and Exiles: The Great Scottish Exodus, Marjory Harper
19. Scotland Forever Home: an introduction to the homeland for American and other Scots, Geddes MacGregor
20. The Intelligent Travellers guide to Historic Scotland, Philip A. Crowl
21. God Bless the Borders!, Lavinia Derwent
22. In Search of Ancient Scotland, Gerald M., & Dorothy A. Ruzicki
23. Stone Voices: the Search for Scotland, Neal Ascherson
24. Claymore and Kilt: tales of Scottish Kings & Castles, Sorche Nic Leodhas.
25. Fodors See it Scotland
26. AA Scottish Highlands
27. Knopf Guides: Scotland
28. Visions of Scotland (DVD)

Whew! What a list! And I have three weeks to either read or peruse them. And some of them look quite delicious. I'm very excited about the Sorche Nic Leodhas book, we have others of hers, and they are excellent. We have:

• Gaelic Ghosts,
• Ghosts go Haunting
• Twelve Great Black Cats

I think it will be good to immerse myself in Scottish Ghost stories this season. The two subjects go together so well! Well...here's to happy reading. Slainte mhath!