Dumfries, Scotland

Here I am in Bonnie Scotland with Annie and Jock Simpson and I am learning lowland Scots eg: footerin = fidgeting, a besom= a broom or a girl who mistreats your son ie a bad wee besom, glaikit= silly or stupid, crabbit= grumpy, I am scunnered= I am fed up ! This morning we visited Robbie Burns pub, The Globe Inn and the house where he died and his mausoleum at St Michaels Kirk. We also drove out to the picturesque New Abbey with its 1000 year old Sweetheart Abbey built by Lady Devorgilla. We drove through Shambellie Woods(see photo). Annie was head teacher here for 9 years.Later we went to the coast at Solway Firth where we visited Caerlaverock Castle which is a medieval castle with only three sides, a moat and a trebuchet or catapult.