The Rowan: building our apartment
Some photos & notes
the Rowan at 47
Some photos & notes
‘Row’ rhymes with ‘Wow’.
This is the Scottish pronunciation.
It is therefore correct.
Variously known as the Mountain Ash, The Tree of Life and the Traveller's Tree, the Rowan is said to have magical properties. It protects against malevolent beings and it saves those on a journey from being lost. It symbolises courage, wisdom and protection. Rowans are members of the Rose family and its bright red berries have been sacred symbols of blood and protection for thousands of years.
Most people have a tree that they love. Often it has ties to home and family. The Rowan is the Celtic Tree of Life. It was E'beth's special family tree in Scotland where she was born. A pair of entwined Rowans grew at the home of her grandparents. Every Hogmanay the two favourite aunts sang a duet - the Rowan Tree, a Scottish ballad. This song was often sung by the Kirkintilloch Junior Choir as it toured around the UK and E'beth was a member of the choir in the forties and fifties. Now nearing dotage, and sentimental, E'beth ponders home and hearth and the protection of the family. She got naming rights on the apartment.
It could only ever be Greg Hill
Accent on Building Group Raoul Harrison
Our very own irrepressible Shelley Howells
Interference contributed by Ebeth McKendry
