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A Little Respect

Posted by: Duncan

09 Aug 08 - 11:38

Hello aw, howp ye ar aw daein weill an managed tae survive the hinmaist week wiout a blog frae me tae keep ye gaein. I micht be awa up tae the heilands neist week, sae I'll pit a bittie mair intae this ane nor ordinar in case I dinna get tae dae nest week's ane on time.

Nou, I'm shair mair no... more

Scots Theatre

Posted by: Duncan

27 Jul 08 - 11:24

Hello aw, howp ye's daein weil.

I stairtit readin David Lindsay's "Thrie Estatis" the ithir day, certaint ane tae be recommendit tae aw fowk (that's not fashed by sweiry wurds an laich humour!).

It got me thinkin about weil kent Scots plays - or raither the want o thaim furth o linguis... more

Langauge chynges...

Posted by: Duncan

13 Jul 08 - 11:17

Hello aw, how ye hae been makkin the maist o this...this...simmer? Na, that's no the wurd, canna be... Ah, weil - I howp ye hae been makkin the maist o white'er fowk want tae cry this time o year.

Jist a wee thocht - I wis bletherin awa wi a frein o mine about Scots an tryin tae get him tae ... more

Scots Leid Forum

Posted by: Duncan

07 Jul 08 - 01:22

Heya aw, howo ye'r aw daein weil.

I hae faimily comin up frae Kendal the day, sae the hous is aw in an affy fankle an I ainlie hae time for a wee blog the nou.

The heidmaist thing I'm wantin tae say this week is that I'm warkin on settin up a Scots forum ower at http://scotsleidforum.pr... more

A braw nicht, thanks tae the SLC

Posted by: Duncan

27 Jun 08 - 12:15

Hello aw, howp ye hae been makkin the maist o wit braw simmer...or the twa-thrie braw hours we hae been gettin. Michael wis sayin this wad be the year fer a bonnie simmer - but sae faur it's ainlie been sunny whan I'm warkin inbye, an whan I'm daein pentin outside it buckets doun!

It wis ma 1... more

Chorin Stanes...

Posted by: Duncan

23 Jun 08 - 12:24

Hello aw, howp ye hae aw been fine this hinmaist week. I'm nippin out in a bit, sae jist time fer a wee blog this week

I hae been feil thrang, I can tell ye that. Syne I'll be daein Scottish History at Uni in September, I decidit tae get a heid stairt a while back an read aw the Scottish his... more

Lumsk - Troll

Fitbaw: whit a scunner + Norrowegian fowkies an glaikit trowes

Posted by: Duncan

13 Jun 08 - 02:17

I dinna ken hou monie o ye haes been watchin the fitbaw frae Austrick an Swisserland ower the hinmaist week or twa, but I maun say - sum o it's been pretty guid. Whan ye see hou kintras like Romania, Swaden an Turkey, ye canna hulp but feel a wee bit scunnered that Scotland's no there...again. ... more

Wintersunlogo

Estate agents in fremmit airtins, an a challenge

Posted by: Duncan

30 May 08 - 04:01

Hello aw, walcome tae this week's blog.

It's a raither dreich day in Edinburgh the nou, tho yesterday wis braw, sae braw in fack, that whan Michael an I met wi ilk ithir up toun fer a wee chat anent the SLC we waled tae sit outbye in the sun.

We blethered anent twa-thrie things, includi... more

Gaein fer a Daunner

Posted by: Duncan

23 May 08 - 01:27

Hello aw, howp ye hae been keipin weil ower the hinmaist week.

I hae been kepin masel busy wi wark, mainly, but also readin mair nor is guid fer me an a wee bit screivin whan I haed time. I picked up a braw buik anent St. Kilda - facinatin place, nae dout. In fack, there's a lecture anent th... more

Posted by: Duncan

23 May 08 - 01:18

Hello aw, howp ye hae been keipin weil ower the hinmaist week.

I hae been kepin masel busy wi wark, mainly, but also readin mair nor is guid fer me an a wee bit screivin whan I haed time. I picked up a braw buik anent St. Kilda - facinatin place, nae dout. In fack, there's a lecture anent th... more