Mouse in fancy dress on a box holding out her bag for treats while the ogre, standing beside a hot pot bellied stove, prepares to clobber her with his frying pan unaware that there is a giant mouse in the dark behind him about to clobber him with a massive uprooted tree.

Scottish Word: Forrit.

Tags: box, kilt, logs, mice, pan, stove, tree

Yer surprisingly forret fur a wee moose guising in the dark in this part o the wids. Whaur’s aw yer pals? Ye’ll be lookin for a sweet tae eat fur yer trouble ah suspect. But dae … Continue reading Forrit. →

box, kilt, logs, mice, pan, stove, tree

An eeeooooooeeoooooeee in the wilderness unsettles the mountain-top camper.

Scottish Word: Banshee.

Tags: camping, Death, ghost, hiking, hills, mountains, pot, stove, tea, tent, walking

“Oh Lord please please please dinni let it be a banshee ahm hearin ahint me makin that eldritch din.” Translate: banshee: a wailing female spirit forecasting death or disaster. “Oh Lord please please please do not … Continue reading Banshee. →