by Ruth | Sep 22, 2022 | English Language School immersion activities, Language School Food and Drink, Learn English and Scottish Culture, Learn English in Perthshire, Meet the Makers English Immersion, Tips for English Learners
Giving you Marketing Tips from one of Perthshire’s Top Producers Last week, Mark Bush welcomed the Great Perthshire business network for a tour of the Summer Harvest farm and business – a tour we also feature on Blue Noun’s Meet the Makers immersion...
by Ruth | Jun 29, 2022 | Free English Learning Support, Meet the Makers English Immersion, Tips for English Learners
We’re rewarding our newsletter subscribers with FREE Video English Lessons! And in our latest video series, I do a bit of frank talking. I’m ‘Spilling the Beans!’ That is to say, I have quite a few opinions about contemporary English...
by Ruth | Apr 26, 2022 | Language School Food and Drink, Learn English in Perthshire, Meet the Makers English Immersion
At Blue Noun Language hub, our English language holidays introduce EFL English learners to a variety of artists and makers. Ordinarily, this involves travelling to their studios and workshops. (In truth, it’s no hardship really, artist workshops tend to be...
by Ruth | Mar 11, 2022 | English Language School immersion activities, Language School Social Events, Learn English in Perthshire, Learn English with Scottish Art, Meet the Makers English Immersion
Perthshire Creative | Jenna McDonald Today I’m going to introduce you to the creative work and workshops of local Perthshire jeweller Jenna McDonald. We are delighted to say that Jenna is one of the artists we work with on our English immersion holidays. Jenna...
by Ruth | Dec 14, 2021 | Learn English and Scottish Culture, Learn English with Scottish Art, Meet the Makers English Immersion
Cherie with her dog, Wilma. Photo credit: Nobadphotos Odd Advert | Buy your Abandoned Trolleys Calendar My eye was recently drawn to an advert on our local Facebook selling site, “Buy your 2022 Abandoned Trolleys Calendar,” it read. This was something very different...
by Ruth | Nov 1, 2021 | Meet the Makers English Immersion, Tips for English Learners
A Scottish Holiday Souvineer This blog is the story of the making of a jacket from an upcycled remnant of Scottish tartan. Creative seamstress Susan Brebner kindly shares the story of her time in Crieff in Perthshire and her reasons for making the jacket back home in...