In the States, today is Thanksgiving day; depending on who you ask it’s either a day to commemorate when the Pilgrims survived the vagaries of New England despite their ignorance and arrogance with considerable help from some of the indigenous folks (who would come to regret that kindness), or it’s a day to stuff yourself…
Category: Scotland
Know-vember: Mr Tumshie
All right, it’s not his real name, but if you’re on Twitter (as so many of us are) that’s how you know him. A canny chess player, a friendly chauffeur (^_^) and blipper of tunes, Mr Tumshie keeps us all amused with his sardonic humour. But he won’t let me tell you his real name…
Know-vember: Jeanne Andrew
Meet the fabulous Jeanne Andrew, a most amusing and lovely woman. I met her on Twitter, part of the extended network of Scots that I have somehow found myself amongst. She’s a “stand down” comedian and budding screenwriter and writes a blog appropriately named “Funny Girl” — and she’s a lot of fun. 1. What’s…
Know-vember: Lovely Dundee
We’re taking a brief detour from people to get to know a city: Dundee. I haven’t been to Scotland for decades! What a delight to return. And I had never been to Dundee, so it was all a pleasant surprise to me to get to know the land of McGonagall. The Tay gives the city…
BitchBuzz: NaNoWriMo
Lots of folks I know are knee-deep in NaNoWriMo; if you’ve ever thought about trying to write, it’s a good boost with a lot of support and encouragement. If I’m not doing it, it’s only because with me every month is NaNoWriMo at least in quantity although not always novel format (she says hastily trying…
K. A. Laity 