Nov
04
Glad you’ve found me – my name is Kateri and I live in Scotland with my husband and some super cute rats (see my other blog for their pics). Just like Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) I’m a librarian by day but, unlike her, I spend my evenings crafting, reading or doing stuff for Girlguiding – I’m a leader for Scottish …
Nov
04
This ‘Bears from Fame’ was created for a challenge ages ago but it still has pride of place in the living room.
Nov
04
What is a Bear Bahoochie? Bahoochie is Scots for bottom, bum or backside. Pronounced ba-hook-ee, it is used in a friendly manner, often with children. Since Scots is a spoken language there are different spellings of bahoochie including bahookie and behouchie. Bahoochie was chosen as the spelling because “Animal ABC; a Scots alphabet by Susan …
Nov
01
I was at a Guiding event in Edinburgh the other week and I have a travelling bear (part of the centenary fun) anyway I made said bear a green beanie hat and a green sling bag. Though more excitingly from a Guiding perspective was that the bear is named Dinah after the current Scottish Chief Guide and at the …
Nov
01
Speed Hallowe’en Costume and cunning literary joke in one. I read Walter Mosley’s Devil in a Blue Dress this week. Loved it. Lots of good stuff for Higher kids doing personal studies but much more excitingly a really good story and I love the character of Easy Rawlins. I admit that the main reason I …
Nov
01
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