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I’ve never tried adding a photo to a post before so thought I would give it a try. I chose this picture because it’s my grandfather, presumably on his wedding day in 1876 to his first wife.<\/p>\nI’ve never tried adding a photo to a post before so thought I would give it a try. I chose this picture because it’s my grandfather, presumably on his wedding day in 1876 to his first wife.<\/p>\n
The first time I saw this photo was on a trip to Scotland. One of my cousins had it and gave it to me. I thought I was seeing my father staring back at me when I first looked into the face of the man pictured. It was like seeing a ghost!<\/p>\n
This portrait plays a huge role in my first novel, Sarah’s Gift<\/strong><\/em>. It’s a large oil painting of the Laird and Lady of Weetshill–John and Elizabeth Robertson.<\/p>\n Now my character, Sarah, looks exactly like this young woman. Robert Robertson (grandson of the Laird) and David Robb (Sarah’s nurse) both look like the handsome young man.<\/p>\n Not to spoil things for those who haven’t read my first novel, I’ll not say anymore. For those who have read it, or a portion of it, or have seen my people and places in Sarah’s Gift<\/em><\/strong> pictures, you know what I’m talking about.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve never tried adding a photo to a post before so thought I would give it a try. I chose this picture because it’s my grandfather, presumably on his wedding day in 1876 to his first wife. The first time I saw this photo was on a trip to Scotland. One of my cousins had … Continue reading A PHOTO<\/span>