The back of the beautiful and simple church (17th C?) , where Adam Smith (Wealth of Nations) is buried and where my favorite (fictional) moral philosopher Isabel Dalhausie was married. .
#Edinburgh #scotland #adamsmith #isabeldalhausie

Symbols of Scotland and England, thistle and rose carving around Holyrood Palace gates. .
#holyroodpalace #thistleandrose #edinburgh #carvedinstone

The beautiful Scottish landscape… Shot this from the car, #nofilter Would make a gorgeous painting. .
#iwanttopaintit #scotland #scottishcountryside #landscape #cloudscape

The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland and meant to be the strongest animal in the world. When Robert the Bruce succeeded in driving out the English in 1314 (Battle of Bannockburn) , he added the chain to the unicorn motif to say that he was pretty dang strong himself. I love the leafy floral design at the top, too. A door at Holyrood Palace. .
#unicorn #scotland #holyroodpalace
#robertthebruce #baddass

Love these gorgeous woven wool curtains at 16th C Holyrood Palace, home to Mary Queen of Scots and to QE2 the first week in July before she goes to Balmoral.

Haloooo from the Scottish countryside, toodling through the Dalmeny estate and visiting the “Highland Coos”. #shaggycowstory #highlandcattle #highlandcoo

In the officers’ mess (shiptalk for “dining room”) each officer had a cubby for his or her napkin. We should do this at home! Love these details, and the sustainable living, and saving the extra laundry, speaking of which, up next… #royalyachtbritannia #edinburgh #saveyournapkin #sustainableliving

Love the chintz in the drawing room on the Royal Yacht Britannia, now decommissioned and docked in Edinburgh. The queen specifically wanted it to be more country house comfortable than palace grand, and it is decorated that way. If you are here, be sure to do this tour. It is fascinating!!!

A sweet(?) little Slitherin makes her way to Platform 9 and 3/4. So cute! I waited too long to stand in the queue to take a picture. Had to make the train to Edinburgh…

Now you know. At the Royal Academy, a charming and quirky exhibit by two artists about their artist parents. I think. Is a little hard to figure out but fun to see, particularly on the back of the impressive and cerebral Renzo Piano exhibit… And good advice on pencils, though Mr Piano apparently did not use an HB so much as he used a green felt pen. I love that. .
#royalacademy #bobandrobertasmith #adviceonpencils #thesecrettoagoodlife

Wowowowow don’t miss this if you are in London!!! A tour de force. I saw Tina Turner when she opened for the Rolling Stones in the Some Girls tour of 1979 — do I have that right? She was just making her comeback and what a comeback it was. The superlatives are endless. #thequeenofrocknroll #tinathemusical Learn more @tinathemusical

So much to learn in studying old paintings. Live especially the strokes in the water, and composition of shadow and light. Bathers at La Grenouilliere by Claude Monet 1869, at the Natiinal Gallery. .
#nationalgallerylondon #monet #claudemonet #impressionist #bathersatlagrenouilliere