The Victorians Have a Lot to Answer For Christmas 1961 is not far away now. You may well think that we Scots are not ones for celebrating Christmas. It is true that in the 1640s the “Yule vacation and all …
In early 1960s Scotland, life was as normal in the early part of December. Christmas preparation were low key until about the week before when the Tree “went up”, as is reflected in this week’s bit of fun from Muriel …
A List of Goings On! President John F Kennedy is sending 18,000, military advisers to South Vietnam. The United Nations has set up a World Food Programme, it will be temporary. Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, announces he is a Marxist …
Making the Best of Autumn 1961 Winter is on the horizon. It is frosty now in the mornings and the trees have almost completely shed their leaves. As the foliage falls off, woollies go on there is more talk is …
Copyright © 2023 Artemis Scotland - Website by Sensor Studios