Click Here To Purchase Jim Hewitson's Scottish Miscellany (Black & White Publishing)

Author: Jim Hewitson

Publisher: Black and White publishing

ISBN: 1-902927-84-2

 Jim Hewiston’s Scottish Miscellany is full of anything and everything a Scotsman (or woman!) or indeed anyone else needs to know. From off-the-wall observations to the most unusual tales of the highlands, this is laugh-out-loud funny and absurdly interesting.

Inside this gem you will find information on how to build your own Scottish anthem (you see what I mean!) and learn what are the top five Scottish lies.

These may be things you may not have thought you needed to know but might actually come in useful!

“Secret Delights of the Museum” is a part in this book I loved to come across. It mentions in brief some of the delights from the country’s museums. We read about Greyfriars Bobby, the dog who guarded his master’s grave in the city churchyard for fourteen years. The Museum of Edinburgh keeps the dog’s collar and bowl as a remembrance.

In the Museum of Childhood lays a century-old doll made from an shoe by a poor London child. This was indeed a world far away from computer games and square eyes!

The next amusing part of this book I came across was “The Complaining Scott” which features a list of complaints. One of them is: “This is to let you know that oor lavvie seat is broken and we cannot get BB2”

Even if you haven’t got a Scottish twang you can read these passages and quite easily hear the accent in them.  You will probably fall about laughing.

There are also some Scottish recipes to be found in this book so if you’re not of Scottish origin but want to have a taste of the highlands, you can bake something like the Scots - Fattie Cutties sounds delicious.

 And included is a helping hand if you ever feel bored of nights in front of the telly - learn the art of taghairm, a highland practice that helps you to achieve divine inspiration.

Not sure if I fancy freezing myself to death behind a waterfall wrapped only in an ox hide but some out there may be daft enough to try.

I was fascinated by the small list of French words that this book claims the Scots have pinched.

Apparently they stole the French word for farewell “bon aller” and changed it ever so slightly to “bonally”. Aren’t those Scots a sneaky lot?!

This book has too much to cover in a single review, loads more fun, unusual, fascinating and hilarious sections for you to read.

I loved this Scottish gem which I couldn’t put down. I can now tell my friends I know how to make “Gundie” and the famous Scottish kilt!!!!

Click Here To Purchase Jim Hewitson's Scottish Miscellany (Black & White Publishing)