Great Chieftain o' the puddin-race! 26/366

Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,

Great chieftain o' the puddin-race!

Aboon them a' ye tak your place,

Painch, tripe, or thairm:

Weel are ye wordy o' a grace

As lang's my arm.

(1st Verse of Address to a Haggis by Robert Burns)

I love poetry and I love Scots language. It's a dying language and we are struggling in our schools to keep it alive for our pupils especially at this time of year. Now I know that Burn's Day was yesterday but I celebrated with Haggis, Neeps and Tatties tonight because my Mum was coming over for her tea (dinner). Some of my favourite Scottish words are . . .

Wheesht - be quiet

Blether - talking to much or talking rubbish

Glaikit - stupid or stupid looking

Gallus - impressive

Mauchit - really dirty 

fankle - entangled (I get my self in a fankle quiet often)

Eejit - idiot

When it all gets too much just lie on the floor! - 25/366

Happy Burns Day! It was a day filled with Scottish celebration at work today which meant lots of Irn Bru and shortbread on the go but it was tiring day. Little Grumpinator had a tough day too as he was still feeling poorly.

When I went to his Gran's to pick him up he was so tired he kept lying down on the floor. I sometimes wonder if I would get away with that at work, just curl up in the Nursery library for a nap.