Category: Observations

Mrs B Buys a Ticket

Mar 30, 1939

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Mrs Barrowsgate buys a ticket and then gets on the wrong train.
A Mystery

Mar 23, 1939

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Mrs Barrowsgate explains how the wireless works and Barrowsgate goes to the BBC.
J Barrowsgate, Builder

Mar 16, 1939

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate builds a new henhouse
Helpin’ Peter

Mar 9, 1939

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate helps Peter put on his spare wheel
Eggstraordinar’

Mar 2, 1939

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate praises the simple egg
A Little Knowledge

Feb 23, 1939

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

One of Barrowsgate’s cows is ill. He learns that his neighbour also had an unwell cow, to which he gave a pint of turpentine. Barrowsgate does the same to his cow and it dies. Turns out he only had half the story.
Tarves – Turra’ an’ my Tammy

Feb 16, 1939

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate gets his tammy back – it had been borrowed by his brother in law (from Tarves) for a performance he was giving in Turriff. Sandy was a commercial traveller.
My Tammy’s Awa’

Feb 9, 1939

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate’s brother-in-law borrows his Tammy to wear in a play in which he is due to appear in Turriff.
Jingle Bells

Feb 2, 1939

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Mistress B toboggans on a ladder.
On Mormon Braes

Jan 26, 1939

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Mistress B shows Fitey how to toboggan – using a ladder.