It just happened in Capri… Andrea Bocelli surprised everyone by singing Schubert’s Ave Maria during mass What a wonder — holidays in Italy 🇮🇹

Marvin Gaye’s isolated vocal track on “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” just hits different 😮‍💨

PS - as is usually the case when the National Trust talks about sacking staff, we find in the most recent accounts (2023/4) that top executive pay has gone up.

Good news for another closed church. B listed Dornock Church in Dumfies & Galloway could become an artist's studio. Read more here 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… and scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/dornock…

17th July 2025 05.13

I truly felt this.

#StainedGlassSunday By #DouglasStrachan in Gilcomston Church, Union Street, Aberdeen. This year is the 150th anniversary of Strachan’s birth.

Some very sad images in this report of the recent demolition of St Ninian's Parish Church, Greenock. Designed by Church of Scotland architect Harry Taylor and built 1959-61, the bold Dalle de Verre stained glass cross was by John Lawrie. All now gone.😢 inverclydenow.com/in-pictures-de…

The shipwreck uncovered in Sanday, #Orkney last year has been identified as HMS Hind, later the Earl of Chatham which was wrecked in the Bay of Lopness in 1788. More than 230 years buried in the seabed, before being released by a storm in 2024. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Actually my favorite bird etymology is that in 1400s England they gave human nicknames to birds (Jenny Wren, Tom Tit) but some of them stuck. Jack Daw became Jackdaw, Maggie Pie became Magpie. With Robin Redbreast, they just dropped the original name of the bird entirely.

😍 From major attractions and tours to hidden gems and outdoor activities, there's a wealth of exciting experiences and events across Stirling for visitors and residents to enjoy. Each day this week ,we're focusing on the theme of culture to inspire your next trip to Stirling -

Today is Saint Blane's day. Representation of St Blane can be found in Dunblane Cathedral as figure on pulpit, on stained glass in Chapter House. Blane's name is first on carved stone roll of those who have ministered on this site. Artwork in Celtic style by distinguished…/👇

"Conserving Windows: The Rare Art of Stained Glass Conservation" An excellent blog from Gordon Muir, Stained Glass Craft Fellow at Historic Environment Scotland, about his recent work conserving the magnificent windows of Alf and Gordon Webster. Well worth a read 👇 blog.engineshed.scot/2025/08/08/con…

A cornucopia of Tyne adjacent wonders in this photo. You can also see the North Yorkshire moors in the distance.

15th August 2025 05.51

We're finishing the week cutting the grass at Newtown in #Cumbria #hadrianswall #nationaltrail

What’s better than a fire-breathing dragon? A fire-breathing bird, of course! 🐦🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 (New College, Oxford, MS 322, f. 118v) #ManuscriptMonday #Manuscript #Medieval #MedievalTwitter

There’s a lovely article on BBC News (UK) today about the ancient well in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral and the archaeological dig to undercover its secrets as part of #Glasgow850 Led by the Aproxima Creative Collective team, the work, which was part funded by Glasgow City Heritage Trust

Breaking news the translation of the Greenloaning Stone and the first writing and name from Scotland! stirlingarchaeology.substack.com/p/results-the-…