Abbotsford is Sir Walter Scott’s home, at Melrose in the Scottish Borders. The place is fascinating. Scott’s library is intact, and it is enormous. In fact I suspect that Scott’s books are worth as much as his house.
I learned something new about Scott. He had a favorite cat who often sat on his desk when he was writing. There is a portrait of the cat in the house; her name was Hinse. Any writer who had cats is sure to have at least one cat character in his novels. I need to do some research on that, and I can’t think of a better place to get started that tomorrow’s trip to Edinburgh for a lecture at the Sir Walter Scott Club.
I have many photos, and I’ll have more later. I have only an iPhone to work with while traveling, so I’ll save my photos until I’m back at home with a proper computer and Photoshop.
I plan to visit Berwick Upon Tweed on Friday.