Dr Valentina Bold

Scotrail clearly in tune with #NationalLazyDay!

Lovely afternoon of poetry at Central Station for the Glasgow launch of @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social "Love Goes North". Proud to be quoted on the cover, even better to hear the sure words live. Another triumph from @luathpress.bsky.social: buy it!

YouTube video by Ugaccio HOAGY CARMICHAEL LAZY BONES

For #NationalLazyDay #NationalLazyDay2025 there's really only one possible *yawns* soundtrack:
youtu.be/V580Q05J914

Mak Merry: Friendship, crafting and Scottish Women’s Institutes Celebrate Scotland’s largest women’s movement through conversation, crafts, and cake.

Looking forward to this free event Dumfries 6 Sept, celebrating Scottish Women's Institutes Heritage Lottery Project at Royal Society of Edinburgh's "Curious" festival. With Sanquhar knitting demonstrated by May Maccormick, tea & cakes: a lovely occasion ahead!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mak-merry-...

Beautiful simplicity -- and congratulations

The end of summer brings quiet beauty—and space to reflect.
R.R. Davis’s The Various Stages of a Garden Well Kept captures that feeling with grace.
A perfect seasonal read. Out now from Blackwater Press.
#blackwaterpress #summerreading #RRDavis #booksky

If you're a lover of Scottish folk music, please book tickets (in advance ideally!) to my Edinburgh Fringe show on 21st and 22nd August 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🎟️ bit.ly/ionafringe

Edinburgh Castle from Spittal Street. (1887) Pic: Thomas Begbie

New book uncovers the magical folklore of the Lake District and beyond A new book by local folklore writer Stephen G. Rae explores some of the most fascinating legends and mythical beings from Cumbria and surrounding…

Lake District: New book uncovers Cumbria magical folklore and beyond | The Mail

#folklore #writerscommunity

Highland church bags £1m lottery award towards refurb fundraiser A historic Highland church has been awarded £1m to secure its future as a community hub and visitor attraction.

Some more welcome news for Scottish church heritage as the The Heritage Lottery Fund in Scotland awards just over £1m towards the repair and restoration of the truly remarkable St Conans Kirk, Loch Awe!

Read more about the announcement here 👇
www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2025/08/04/h...

“The Crimson Spine Pocket Book #7” – A Poetry Pamphlet Competition Deadline: 30th September 2025 “The Crimson Spine Pocket Book” - A Poetry Pamphlet Competition Win the chance to see a  collection of your poems, published beautifully in one of our Crimson Spine Book Pamphlets Deadline: 30th September 2025 The Winning Pamphlet will be published in 2026

“The Crimson Spine Pocket Book #7” – A Poetry Pamphlet Competition Deadline: 30th September 2025

“The Crimson Spine Pocket Book” - A Poetry Pamphlet Competition Win the chance to see a  collection of your poems, published beautifully in one of our Crimson Spine Book Pamphlets Deadline: 30th…

Collecting The Most Beautiful Books - August Talk Join us on Friday 22nd August for an incredible evening delving into the Bute Collection at Mount Stuart's rare collection of bookbindings!

Collecting The Most Beautiful Books
22 Aug, Rothesay – £8.50–£11

Kelsey Jackson Williams explores armorial bookbindings in the Bute Collection & tells the story of an exceptional but unknown assemblage of book-art in the Mount Stuart libraries
#BookHistory
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/collecting...

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Couldn't not share this! Wonderful title, and a great opportunity,:

The Long Shadow of Scottish Gothic: Liam McIlvanney - Glasgow Life Author Liam McIlvanney and Scottish Literature expert Dr Valentina Bold discuss Scottish Gothic at the Mitchell Library

Heading to Glasgow for this. Cannae wait! www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/the-...

Image credit: Iain Masterton

💥The Bernat Klein Studio has been saved! This morning the coalition of Scottish heritage organisations secured the property at auction with a winning bid of £279,000.

The studio will now be restored and brought back into public use, creating a new venue for creative arts in the Scottish Borders.

We are delighted to welcome some returning shows and companies this @edfringe.bsky.social! 1/8

🎟️ sholink.to/f7d8b9ed
#DareToDiscover

The Wolfson Foundation has awarded a grant of £50,000 towards the cost of redeveloping the Leighton Library Undercroft to create a new exhibition space. The Leighton Library Trustees and all other volunteers thank the Wolfson Foundation for this very generous award.../👇

CFP_UnNatural_Stevenson_Venice_2026 Call for papers: (Un)natural Stevenson Wild transgressions across literature, ecology, science and gender Ca’ Foscari University of Venice 11-12 May 2026 Aula Baratto Organizers: Lucio De Capitani...

Call for papers:
(Un)natural Stevenson: Wild transgressions across literature, ecology, science & gender
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 11–12 May 2026

This conference aims to explore the concept of nature/natural in Robert Louis Stevenson’s work
#C19th #litstudies
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The Scottish State and the People in Early Modern Scotland - Edinburgh University Press Blog Alasdair Raffe introduces a new book on the Scottish State and the people's experience of government in early modern Scotland.

🖊️ New on the EUP blog!

Alasdair Raffe introduces 'The Scottish State and the Experience of Government, c. 1560-1707', a new book on government and its impacts on the Scottish people:
edin.ac/3U3kIk5

📖 Read the book Open Access: edin.ac/4kP9rPf

Hello from the Brough of Birsay

Wonderful day out in Perth, enjoying Branklyn Garden
@n-t-s.bsky.social followed by a visit to the outstanding new "Millais in Perthshire" at Perth Art Gallery. Will return soon!
www.culturepk.org.uk/museums/exhi...

I was delighted to attend the opening of our ‘Millais in Perthshire’ exhibition at Perth Art Gallery; a taster of a huge art loan from the artist’s great grandson Sir Geoffroy Millais. If you have a chance pop in, it's here for the long term and entry is free but donations are gratefully received.

The Empire of Forgetting by John Burnside review – last words from an essential poet of our age This posthumously published final collection confronts mortality, alongside the world’s almost unbearable beauty

Boxes of poetry books arrive at the SPL every week. A much anticipated poetry collection will be in today's delivery and reaching hands are at the ready...

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Preservation for Community Archives Learn more about caring for the items in your archive collections

Learn how to care for your community archive!

Join our next Community Stories - Community Archives skills session on Preservation which will cover simple, low-cost ways to protect your collection for the long term.

Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preservati...

Wallace is pretty compliant when combing is involved 👌

Happy #coosday 😊

#arnbegfarmstayscotland #highlandcow

Reimagined, renewed, and more personal than ever, for Gladfest 2025 we’re going small, but not quiet.

Whether you’re a longtime supporter or discovering us for the first time, we invite you to join us as we celebrate the power of words to reconnect and inspire.

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Two sides of a traditional trade union banner ("Glasgow Typographical Society / Instituted 1817"). One side shows a vaguely Classical scene with the mottos "Let there be light" and "Union is strength"; the other shows the interior of a printworks.

Banner of the Glasgow Typographical Society (1817), an early trade union founded by the letter-press printers of Glasgow.

Imagine carrying that at a rally, knowing that every single person present was surreptitiously checking the kerning.

(Pic: pistachio.gla.ac.uk/case-studies/)

Will do and thanks again -- my first #WildflowerHour is proving beautiful, inspiring and educational!