Tag: Scots

Elsie’s New Creel

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Look at that massive smile… :😀👵🐟

Elsie the Fishwife is delighted because she knows she’ll now be travelling to our storytelling sessions in style!

I have been looking for an authentic fishwife’s creel for years, and finally I got one yesterday from Fancy That? in Edzell! (We enjoyed our nosey around at all the other amazing things and will have a nosey at their shop Ivy’s Emporium next time we’re in Banff)

The creel came from Whitehills near Banff and has been well looked after, so it’s perfect for another few decades use. If you would like a fully costumed storytelling fishwife for your event, please don’t hesitate to get in touch

A photo of an elderly female puppet dressed as a traditional fishwife from the north east of Scotland. She is wearing a white mutch cap on her grey hair, a cloak made of checked woollen material a white blouse and a red and white striped apron. She is sitting inside an antique woven creel which is just the perfect size to hold her.

Snow Day! Turra Visit Cancelled

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It won’t have escaped your notice that there is SNOW!!

Unfortunately this means I won’t make it to Turriff Academy today to visit the S2s as part of my Scottish Book Trust Residency 🙁

The students had been collecting stories from family members and friends and I was looking forward to hearing them – but that will now be postponed until January.

Oh well… I thought I’d find out what the fairies were up to!

Peterhead Christmas Lights

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After Mallku’s party it was a quick tidy up and off to Peterhead for the Light Up Peterhead event! There was so much on and I was lucky to be telling Christmas stories in the Muckle Kirk. (Just look at those stained glass windows!!)

Of course this required a quick costume change from Viking to Christmas Tree Fairy. See I’ve got my shiny tinsel crown and aathing!

I had some wonderful audiences throughout the afternoon and had the help of Fizzy the Fairy and my wee Tomte/Nisse pal – who is insisting he is not a gnome or a gonk!