Woohoo!  It’s official – I’m going to learn a new language!

We just bought the Irish course from Rosetta Stone – I know it’s not the same as Scottish Gaelic, but it’s the closest I could get and I figure it must be somewhat similar, enough to get the gist of Scottish anyways.

HUGE gratitude to my wonderful client, Jeff, for randomly giving me an awesome bonus that enabled me to finally buy this course – thank you, thank you!  Or should I say:

Tapadh leat  – that’s in Scottish, say it: TAHpuh LAHT – hey that kinda sounds like “Thanks a lot”!

Or, Go raibh maith agat – that’s in Irish, say it: gurra mah aggut.  Hmm, those don’t look very similar to me…  Oh well, what are you gonna do?

Here’s another that I use all the time and I’m so happy I found it in the Scottish Gaelic:

Mar sin leibh an dràsda (mar shin LEHeev un DRAHStuh) – Ta ta for now!

I never would have thought, but after my last post showing my latest felted creation I decided to do a bit of research on whether or not Vampires were (are?) in Scotland.

Aha!  It’s true!

Here is an historical account:

“Location: Blair Atholl (Perth and Kinross) – Glen Tilt, north of the town
Type: Vampire
Date / Time: Early twentieth century?
Further Comments: Two poachers shacking up in a bothy reported being attacked by a creature that attacked and drank blood from one of them. The pair managed to fight the creature off, and it flew away. The story is very similar to the vampire tale that happened at Fealaar, Aberdeenshire.”

Or I also found a great article about Vampires in Scotland with a bunch of cool topics:

• MacDracula?
• The Vampire of Glamis Castle – The Vampire Monk
• The Baobahn Sith (pronounced Baa’-van-shee), Scotland’s version of it’s own vampire also known as a White Woman
• and more nifty stories

I love it!  I’m one of those strange folks that think Vampires are interesting, so the fact that some of these legends tie in with my own history is awesome!

I remembered that this site was supposed to reflect my passions as well as my quest for all things MacGregor, so here is my latest creation!

Bwahahahahahaha!  He’s so scary!  It was a birthday present for my sister-in-law, Shendah, from one Vampire lover to another, I called him “The Count”.

Are there any vampire legends in Scotland?  Hmmm, I doubt it but you never know!