With Edinburgh’s early evening darkness fully underway and buffeting winds becoming the common denominator of all walks through the city, the coming of winter doesn’t seem far away at all. But, before official hibernation commences, there is still time to gather around a fire – or electric heater – and tell stories to fight off […]
When temperatures dip below zero and the sun seems to set before it’s even completely risen, a long, cold walk to the National Library of Scotland might not seem the most inviting idea. However, at this stage of the year any chance to leave the library is a blessing, and yes, I realise the irony […]
Though Halloween has slipped into collective memory, no one can deny Edinburgh is a city of the Gothic persuasion: one only has to look at the architecture to tell, and the tradition is never far from Edinburgh’s cultural mind-set. To acknowledge this, the National Library of Scotland entreated the public to ‘an evening of songs, […]