Scottish Memories JANUARY2007

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Our front cover this month from the lens of ace landscape photographer Dennis Hardley is a view of Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park showing the soldier’s statue commemorating the Highland Light Infantry (’the city’s own’) and in the distance the tower of the University.

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Inside

Rediscovering Dundee 2

Chiel,Fancy Thats,Wit And Wisdom

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The Wizard’s Lair

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Ancient Gods

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Tales Of The Riverbank 8

A Vision Of Hell

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Sounds Of Scotland

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A Wee Doch-An-Dorris 12

By Steamer Up To Cape Wrath

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Northern Pursuits 18

Murder On The Moor 20

Dennis Hardley’s View Of The Month 24

Howls In The Distant Dark

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Newsflash ’77

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Misty Land Of Myths

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Coming Attractions

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The George Forbes Column,Time Capsule 35

Hello Young Lovers

Supernatural Scotland,Time Capsule

Time Capsules

Mailbox

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SEASONS GREETINGS IN THE TRADITIONAL SCOTS WAY FOR HOPEFULLY THE HAPPY NEW YEAR STILL TO COME!

We at Scottish Memories would like to take this opportunity to wish our ever growing band of loyal, intelligent, sophisticated, motivated, lively and adventurous readers, at home and abroad, all the very best in the coming year of 2007; and we trust they will reap a rich harvest of happy memories in the many months to come.

And keep reading.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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Poets Corner

January Jaunts

A Moan For The Misbegotten

Next month in Scottish Memories • Blood On The Line • The Necromancer • Dashing For Glory Under Fire • Blackout Blues • A Ceiling Of Starlight • Crowd Trouble In Kirk February issue on sale Thursday,January 18th.

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View Of The Month

In this issue it is a panorama of Loch Aw e

in autumnal mode, seen from north of

Port Sonachan in Argyll; and it can be se en

in its full glory over pages 24 and 25.