Scottish Memories JANUARY2009

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Our front cover this month from the lens of landscape photographer Dennis Hardley is a winter scene looking towards the Cairngorms from near Newtonmore in the Badenoch area.

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Inside

Well,Here’s A Hand...

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Chiel,Fancy Thats,Wit And Wisdom

4

The Black Vault 5

The Salesman And The Sand Dance

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

We at Scottish Memories Magazine would like to take this opportunity to wish our many readers, at home and abroad, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year which hopefully in the months ahead will contain many good memories!

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The Fair And Fickle Maid 8

Voices On The West Wind

10

Sounds Of Scotland 11

The Great Chase 14

Fury Over The Forth 16

Sidlaw Sojourns 18

Time Capsules

20

Dennis Hardley’s View Of The Month 24

18

Des Res – Two Thousand Years Ago

Newsflash ’79

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Back Doon The Brae 32

Coming Attractions

34

28

The George Forbes Column

Magic Wands

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Mrs Barbour’s Army 38

Supernatural Scotland,Time Capsule

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Time Capsules

Mailbox

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Poets Corner

43

January Jaunts

44

The Leg Museum 46

Next month in Scottish Memories • Atlantic Outpost • February Frescoes • The Battle Of The Butts • Arthur And The Stone • Bewitched Birds • A Town For All Seasons

View Of The Month

February issue on sale Thursday,January 22nd.

www.scottish-memories.co.uk

The Dennis Hardley View of the Month is o f

Loch Etive from north Connel in Argyll; and it

can be seen more fully on pages 24 and 25 .