Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Kerr, Peter, frey50

Thistle soup : a ladleful of Scottish life / a ladleful of Scottish life / by Peter Kerr. - 1st Lyons Press ed. - Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, 2004. - p. cm.

Originally published: Chichester, U.K. : Summersdale Publishers, c2002.

Leaning against the wind -- Gas masks, two Romeos, and a ghost -- The hen's march to the midden -- Matters of life and death -- The devil of Monument Hill -- The noisy passing of a quiet way of life -- A peedie piece o' peace -- Into the realm of the gypsy king -- Bending with the rising winds of change -- Bagpipes, boogie, and bullock breath -- Good fortune found, a treasure lost -- Tying knots and cutting ties -- From bagpipes to the Beatles and back again -- Going home -- Dame Fortune is a transvestite -- Balancing the scales of fate -- Of goblins, ghosts, and goodbyes.

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Kerr, Peter, 1940- --Homes and haunts--Scotland--East Lothian.


Country life--Scotland--East Lothian.
Farm life--Scotland--East Lothian.


East Lothian (Scotland)--Social life and customs.

DA880.E2 / K47 2004

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