Cousin in Glasgow suggested I be on a talk show there (about my book) now I'm thinking - Glasgow I'm coming back - just one more time
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June Ahern commented on Scott Marshall's photo
the blues, the sky! The colors in Scotland are so strong yet soft and glorious - like the whiskey, I guess. : )
Beautiful shot.
Global Warming Affects Scots Gies a hug. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzBrxXwzdI&feature=player_embedded
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June Ahern commented on Maggie Barclay's photo
big heid thinking of traveling the ocean wide in search of....
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My novel set in Glasgow & San Francisco, free give away for some states. Contact me for details.
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Cannae keep a good Scot doon
A friend sent this to me just in the nick of time ~ you've all probably seen it, I hadn't. It gave a wee laugh to me and reminded me you canne keep a good Scot doon fer lang. Proud to be a Glaswegian Scot.I can hear ma big sister saying, go on hen, enjoy yer life. I'll be herewhen yer ready. http://http://video.yahoo.com/watch/7464575?fr=yvmtfI can hear ma big sister saying, go on hen, enjoy yer life. I'll be here when yer ready. See More
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MY SISTER
My big sister, Ellen Burgoyne Callaghan Pearson, passed away last Friday unexpectedly. When passing the obituary in the paper my mother said make sure you say Ellen was a proud Scot. Of course, how could I forget? We immigrated to the US in 1956 when Ellen was 16 years. She was not happy to leave her Granny, most of all, and then her boyfriend, Bobby (something) she gave to her best friend. We were from Partick Glasgow and the stories of my father's heyday fights - Celtic fan - and my mother's…See More
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Seeking a poem - growing Glasgow's youth gangs, knives etc. It's funny - era 1960's. My mother had it years ago. Anyone remember?
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I Belang to Glasgow.
The magic of Scotland ~Although I emigrated to San Francisco, California in 1956 at 6 yrs. old, our household remained very Scottish; food, language, holidays and attitude. One of the songs my father sang often was "I Belong to Glasgow" - dear old Glasgow town. What's a matter with Glasgow....Four years ago on my Honeymoon my American born husband wanted to see where I grew up, and I did too as did my sister who happened to be there at the same time. We went to our "first old flat" a single-end…See More
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June Ahern replied to Our Scotland (Sean Whittaker)'s discussion 'FOR SALE'
The Skye in June, my novel about a Scottish family who, after a tragedy (in Glasgow) emigrates to San Francisco, California for a new life. A mystery, a coming of age, and a story of reconciliation and acceptance. www.juneahern.com ~ contact for a…
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- Where do you stay or have your business?
- San Francisco
- About you
- I was born in Glasgow, Partick, left in 1956 for America-San Francisco which I call home now. Been hame a few times. Wrote The Skye in June novel about a Scottish immigrant family living in SF. Besides that I'm a wife, mother, daughter, sister, love my animals, ocean/nature, dancing and laugh. Have to have a wee laugh
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- http://www.juneahern.com
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- San Francisco, Scotland, Mexico, New York City, anyway by the sea, Martha's Vineyard, Santa Cruz (California), Brazil
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Summer Read Give-Away. My novel, "The Skye in June", is in 10 countries & 33 states and ready to add Alaska, Montana, Tennessee and Maine. Free book for those in: . One book per state.
The Skye in June, is a story about a Catholic Scottish immigrant family set in Glasgow Scotland and San Francisco during mid-1950's to the start of the Haight/Ashbury scene early '60's when the four girls come of age. The youngest is… Continue
Posted on July 3, 2010 at 7:00pm
Cannae keep a good Scot doon
A friend sent this to me just in the nick of time ~ you've all probably seen it, I hadn't. It gave a wee laugh to me and reminded me you canne keep a good Scot doon fer lang. Proud to be a Glaswegian Scot.
I can hear ma big sister saying, go on hen, enjoy yer life. I'll be here when yer ready.
http://http://video.yahoo.com/watch/7464575?fr=yvmtf
I can hear ma big sister saying, go on hen, enjoy yer… Continue
I can hear ma big sister saying, go on hen, enjoy yer life. I'll be here when yer ready.
http://http://video.yahoo.com/watch/7464575?fr=yvmtf
I can hear ma big sister saying, go on hen, enjoy yer… Continue
Posted on May 11, 2010 at 1:27am
MY SISTER
My big sister, Ellen Burgoyne Callaghan Pearson, passed away last Friday unexpectedly. When passing the obituary in the paper my mother said make sure you say Ellen was a proud Scot. Of course, how could I forget? We immigrated to the US in 1956 when Ellen was 16 years. She was not happy to leave her Granny, most of all, and then her boyfriend, Bobby (something) she gave to her best friend. We were from Partick Glasgow and the stories of my father's… Continue
Posted on May 7, 2010 at 2:41am
I Belang to Glasgow.
The magic of Scotland ~
Although I emigrated to San Francisco, California in 1956 at 6 yrs. old, our household remained very Scottish; food, language, holidays and attitude. One of the songs my father sang often was "I Belong to Glasgow" - dear old Glasgow town. What's a matter with Glasgow....
Four years ago on my Honeymoon my American born husband wanted to see where I grew up, and I did too as did my sister who happened to be there at the same time. We went to our "first old… Continue
Although I emigrated to San Francisco, California in 1956 at 6 yrs. old, our household remained very Scottish; food, language, holidays and attitude. One of the songs my father sang often was "I Belong to Glasgow" - dear old Glasgow town. What's a matter with Glasgow....
Four years ago on my Honeymoon my American born husband wanted to see where I grew up, and I did too as did my sister who happened to be there at the same time. We went to our "first old… Continue
Posted on March 25, 2010 at 2:36am
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- At 9:57pm on May 8, 2010,
Jesie Peñaloza said… - June! thanks again for sharing this. i know what you mean, something similar happend to me, with my best friend and step father. we don´t know why, and it´s a hard moment, but i think: thank god for put them in our lives, such a beautiful people. and we are what we are, and we are here for what we´ve learned from them.
God bless June.
is nice to be your friend!
Jesie
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