I will be attending Kinghorn Country Market this Saturday between 10 am and 12 noon, alongside authors Hamish Brown and Roderick Hart. We will be supporting Kinghorn in Bloom, chatting and signing books.
Tag Archives: Kinghorn
Come and Say Hello this Saturday!
Filed under Author Diana Jackson, Events, Fife, Marketing your novel, Scotland
Is Kinghorn the next Up and Coming Place in Fife?
I’ve often extolled the virtues of Burntisland, but on our return to Fife from our extended holiday we were quite excited to see changes afoot in our home place of Kinghorn. (I say ‘place’ because I would call it a village, but some are offended by that ~ It is the Royal Burgh of Kinghorn, and proud of it)
Not only has the Chemist been taken over and has been revamped, but Tornado Bagels (delicious breakfasts and the cakes look yummy too, as are the flavoured coffees) and the shop next door which now sells an eclectic mix of wine, gifts, cards and antiques. Brilliant! The excellent butchers shop is over the road next to the CooP and another popular cafe.
Further along is ‘Up She Pops’ and The Crown is as popular and cheerful as ever.
All in all it was a joy to return to. Full of hope and good cheer, especially with our extremely posh Christmas Lights.
Well done Kinghorn!
It’s good to b home.
Filed under Fife, Virtual tour of Fife
Flowers of the Forest
Yesterday, Armistice Day, was a poignant reflection on wars gone by and current conflicts in the world. The words that comes to mind, both attending the service here in Kinghorn and watching the Cenotaph on TV are:
respect, humility, sadness and a longing for peace and freedom, but not without cost if necessary
It was a beautiful day here as we headed down to the Kirk by the Sea:
After the short service we followed the piper, the scouts and cubs, the Lifeboat Crew and members of the congregation up Station Road to the war memorial.
Prayers were said, two minutes silence was observed, the bugle was played and wreaths were laid – a sense of unity with towns and villages up and down the UK.
In the minds of those present I’m sure each could tell a story from WW1, WW2, The Falklands (40th anniversary) Afghanistan, Syria ….) but the tale of bravery of two local lads on the memorial was read out.
Sunflowers had been planted in the summer with an underplanting of blue lobelia, in recognition of friends in Ukraine but, strangely, one remained in bloom for the occasion. Then, as the piper played ‘Flowers of the Forest’ fading into the distance as he walked away from us, a ‘haar’ descended. (a Scottish sea fog)
As Rev Jim Reid said afterwards, nature has a way of reflecting the atmosphere of the occasion and speaking to us in a way that nothing else quite matches.
We were treated with soup and coffee in the Church (Hall) by the scouts, after which folks walked around reading the the wreaths from local organisations and groups in Kinghorn.
Filed under Events, Fife, The Great War, WW1
Diana Jackson 