A Dillar a Dollar….
I’ve a wee Scottish Scholar. But more on that further in the post!
This morning began much more agreeably than yesterday. After doing a few chores, I wandered into the office and asked Mark if we could watch a little tv. After getting over the initial shock (as I rarely ever ask to watch tv) he said he wanted to show me something first….
Several years ago, he had recorded a show on the Learning Channel about Beavers. The show was so instructive, showing the underwater lodges and such. The cinematography was fabulous. Mark showed that particular show to Angus, who enjoys watching tv. I have no idea why, but Angus will become glued to the television whenever any nature or animal programs are on!
Well, there was a *new* version of the Beaver show, called Leave it to the Real Beavers. Mark grabbed the remote and put on the show. Immediately, Angus sat at attention and every muscle in his body tensed….as the show progressed, we needed to grab hold of his harness, lest he jump at the tv screen! It was just too funny!
After Angus’s shenanigans, Mark looked through several recorded programs called Rick Steve’s Europe. He finally found one just for me which was done in Edinburgh, Scotland.
I learned that the Scottish were amongst the first to educate their children, using the Bible as their “primer”. The Scots were very progressive regarding not only literature, but also math, and science. This program really gave me such a good glimpse into the city, and I remembered several places from things I had read on my Scottish friends’ blogs!
One of the most humorous things I heard on that program came from a guide at the castle who proclaimed, “We Scots have short arms and deep pockets!” Ah, what an eloquent way to profess frugality! Very clever!
After watching the show, I helped Mark get into the shower. When we came back into the office, low and behold! Look at Angus!
Yes, we actually found him with calculator in paw, with an engineering design book as well! Mark quizzed the little fellow what it was he wanted to accomplish with the calculator. I was sure being a “Scot”, he was just exercising his brain, but as Mark spoke with him, he was sure Angus was calculating how many cookies we owed the laddie!
Of course, Angus agreed with Mark. Ah well….
We went to town for a bit late this afternoon and as we drove up the road, I asked Mark to stop just for a moment…
The skies were an intense blue and that is the (unfocused) moon behind the branches. The day was so beautiful, with temperatures that hovered near 30 (F), but the winds were blowing wickedly!
Today turned out to be a rather relaxing day and everyone was mellow. With the weekend coming, the kids worked quietly on their schoolwork and life just seemed so much smoother than yesterday.
We will be watching the Sabres play hockey tonight….they have had a terrible losing streak and we are certainly praying it ends tonight!
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Sounds like today was a *much* better day! I’m looking forward to this weekend to just relax…. don’t know how well that going to happen, but I’m going to give one heck of a shot.
Hmmm the only thing Angus is missing is a plastic pocket protector!
Give Angus a scritch from us. Bert is our TV watcher. He also will notice an animal on TV without it making a sound. Glad to had a better day today. We are heading into bitter cold for the weekend. a high of zero and wind chills down to around 37 below or lower.
Slightly off the topic of the post, but what does ‘dillar’ mean? I’m aware of the nursery verse (or should I say verses since I’ve seen 10 o’clock, 11 o’clock and other times in it), but where does it originate from?
Re education, my local University in Glasgow was founded in 1481 and the secondary school I went to was founded in 1588 (some of the fittings looked original, but that’s a different story). As as you see we modified the intelligence genes in our animals as well!!
Terri, here is to a relaxing weekend! May you find some good rest! And, Angus is now wondering how we can attach that plastic pocket protector to his harness!
Dayna, WHOA! Welcome aboard the Polar Express!!! That is really cold! I thought we were headed into the deep freeze, but in looking at the forecast, our daytime temps look as though they will be a more balmy 20′s!
Bill, ah, you had to ask! In seeking out the term “dillar”, I found absolutely nada! The best answer I can give is that the rhyme is attributed to that evasive Mother Goose! And in reading about Mother Goose, the goose is about as evasive as the wind! No one can quite come to grips regarding who Mother Goose was! I did, however, enjoy reading through some of those nonsensical rhymes from my childhood. My mother bought a set of books when I was a small girl. She read from them quite frequently and I can still remember so many parts of the rhymes, if not the entire rhymes.
Scottish Terriers have been called “impossible” by folks unfamiliar with the breed. Many people think they are downright stupid, but if one has lived with them it is easy to understand that they are often (far) smarter than those who question their intelligence. Let’s see….how can I say this diplomatically? Scotties very much reflect the attributes of the people who first bred them! (how is that for diplomacy?)
They are very brave, stalwart, and (as President Bush, who owns two Scotties stated) “independent-minded”. (also read STUBBORN!) Thus, the Scottish people, in my book, have bred a very intelligent breed of canine, well suited to MY lifestyle!!!