Well Sheilz, that was an interesting history lesson, thank you; you could have teamed up with Billy Connolly and the other young Scotsman who does documentaries about bonny wee Scotland! I presume Richard Whittington is one and the same "Dick Whittington"? I'm too young to remember the history of the battles between England and Scotland and don't read much; (75 this year!) but I got a sense of the rugged beauty of Scotland in your essay(novel LOL) especially when reading about Black Agnes. Love all the historic notes in your quilt too.