One sunny summer day in June 1873, young lovers Danny and Mary set out for a picnic in the dunes. “Mary,” says Danny, “I got ye this brooch. Will ye marry me?” Mary looks at the brooch. She says… … More A Luckenbooth Story: Chapter 2
It is 1872. Lord and Lady Shand have recently taken the tenancy of Newhailes House, near Edinburgh. One day, Mary MacDonald, the kitchen maid, answers the bell at the servants’ door. Danny Lamb is there with a delivery. He says: “Mornin’, hen, brought some crocks”. She replies: “Oh aye, bring them in”. … More A Luckenbooth Story: Chapter 1
This is a luckenbooth. It’s a brooch. As well as being a brooch, a luckenbooth is a Scottish love token, some buildings, a dance, a novel, and a popular design motif in the art of the Iroquois people of North America. There are a lot of intermingled stories here which will require some unpicking. … More Luckenbooth
