I live a few hundred yards from where Christopher Murray Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid) lived out his days at Brownsbank. He unashamedly utilised Jameson's.
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Like Douglas Young and many others, MacDiarmid was inspired by the infinite expression in local dialects. Robert MacFarlane is another fellow traveller finding delight and inspiration in this rich furrow.
In years langsyne (afore I wisnae sae much buckled as deid-doun) I used tae wander in Knoydart wae my auld scunner Frazer. He took a dauner doon the Craw Road last year. I miss him ower much at times. Ah still hae mind o' pitchin' oor tent in the larach o' a clearance hoose. We kinnelt up a fire in the lee o' the broken dyke and sipped drams in the how-dum-deid wae a' the stars keekin' doon at us. Ye could still tell that even efter 250 years that thone wee larach hud aince been a gairden tae somebody an' their faimlie. Their auld tummled wa's geid us shelter on a nicht when we needed it. We kipped at Sourlie's the next nicht.
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