Scotland Sundays: Writers' Museum

Welcome to another edition of Scotland Sundays (you didn't think I forgot about it, did you?).  I am super excited to highlight a really cool museum in Edinburgh called the Writers' Museum.

It's tucked away just off the Royal Mile through 'Lady Stair's Close', one of the many 'closes' or alleyways leading off the main historical road in Edinburgh:

The museum is small but packed with goodies and best of all, the entrance is free!  It is dedicated to three major Scottish writers: Sir Walter Scott, Robert Burns and Robert Louis Stevenson.  There are rooms dedicated to each writer with lots of neat historical artifacts, photos and samples of writing. There is even the printing press on which Sir Walter Scott's Waverly Novels were first produced! The museum also gives a bit of the history of the building which dates from 1622 and has been restored to much of it's original grandeur:

For this little outing, I donned a few of my me-mades.  I'm wearing my me-made 1950's Betty Blouse under my Ness Fair Isle jumper and my Simplicity 3688 Trousers (a reprinted pattern from 1941).

I also really love the outside of the museum.  On flagstones throughout the square are some lovely quotes from Scottish figures.  Here are a few of my favourites:

 
Though, very much the dork that I am...my favourite part is the lampost in the middle of the square.  Does it not look like the Chronicles of Narnia lampost??  I really want it to snow one day and then come to the lampost...maybe Mr. Tumnus will be waiting...

Happy Sunday everyone!