a great place to be *from* …
[Bit of background here. I'm Scottish, but I live in Toronto. Canada is big, Scotland isn't.] There’s this thing I like to call The East Dunbartonshire Conspiracy. I used to live in Kirkintilloch in...
View Articletablet recipe revisited
Before revising (and moving) my tablet recipe, it needs some clarification: I damp the sugar with about ¼ cup milk. The amount isn’t critical; too little, and you risk burning the mix. Too much, it...
View Articlewe’re shite and we … invented the modern world
(a rant for St Andrew’s Day) It must have been great to be part of the Scottish Enlightenment. This wee country seemed to blossom, from a muddy backwater to a world leader in economics, philosophy,...
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A real BBC News headline: Cold Weather Hits Scots Fixtures <insert obligatory kilt-related humour here>
View Articleoch jings, we won!
Scotland beat France 1-0 yesterday. Here are some Scots enjoying the health benefits of smoking in the drizzle:
View ArticleIn which we prove that we invented everything after all
Wikipædia, the first encyclopædia in the Scots leid. (and although I’m Scottish, and Scotland’s about the size of a Wal*Mart parking lot, I don’t know anyone who uses the word leid for language....
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