On the last night at Wigtown the sweary words were released from their box and over the duration of the festival had magically transformed into a printed scroll tied with a red ribbon . They were eloquently read out by an important member of the Scottish press.

















680 words now and I am enjoying the combination of words that the  wigtown wordles  have been throwing up 

  • wigtown booze
  • supertastic venacular 
  • fractious freckle 
  • mitsubishi morning 
  • chocolate muppet 
  • shambolic skedaddle
  • incandescent lettuce   



The Wigtown words were donated to Jean Atkin a local poet and I had a poem delivery the next day.

chouette words for Wigtown: believe 
a crazy magpie backflipped round the bookshops. Mingle
tangerines and baked beans on trolleys. Scribble
fricative pastiche on a mawkit linguist. Zap 
his crepuscular cludgie with ribena. Toss
that pithy gentleman a sapphire.
This unicorn is foxed.  Guantanamera!
This Van is outstandingly frabjous. Squid!
This bosom is opalescent. Goolie!
This tent's a lurcher. Bum!
This rain's a scunner. Hum!

Keek!
at the glint in the polymath's eye;
Scamper!
from the totalwipeout tatties.
Huff!
at the squidgy princess.
Ogle!
the wanabee wicked.

get with the wistful interloper,shlep with the zealous tip-top cat,
clip that scrofulous jabberwock, sling that burger, stop that yak.

repeat these awesome wordy wordly words:
assert, splosh, egg, book;
flirt, lipstick, chick, book;
fantail, thump, fun, book;
nail-polish, green, ban, book;
curious, moose, name, book;
furious, scary, blame, book;
estatic, tangled, bed, book;
historic, fairtrade, red, book

bumptious, off the hook book
read book, write book love, book
book, look, book.

gusset shambolic gerrymandering serendipity skelly fusionless fankle slithering pugnacious phlegm mega bert loquacious banter propititious swither hunky-dory fleek calipigious dreich sapphire turnpined raging think scunner horses phantasmagoria peace guddle ballistic veer corrieneukin cadaverous smackered stooshie backerties pish sustain bigjessie heebyjeeby fanny cheese penis fantouche multicultural maybe swan amazing supercalafragilistic atlantean bibliophile mummy family fragrant seaside son marmaleise wifey festoon thanks love dick moss two chocolate gorgeous whimbel gay still ambit circumnavigate springtime television fecund pillywalley adrenalin discombobulated  chutzpah spatula cardigan tintinnabulation foxed area wonder lagom mooncalf sinister fractious fricative velvet pithy stumour eedjit reinverdire nuance fractious lagom paul sumptuous gooey feline bacherties crapulous zombie glaikit slightly gricer mawdlet flange crimson buarach chemical cackle sylphlike bailar chemical fink aubergine frabjous palimpsest stooshie lurcher pallid tropical skelf phosphorescent discharge elemental moist flaccid strathspey haughmagandy somnolent brother iconic thistles skeelish bumptious cool mega idiot stupid jaybob beast mental hard tatties tattiescones crazy magpie doodoo weird dumdee dog looloo sam scream poo fancat leave backflip sumsum fluffy crop zang oompaloompa collector mummamia OMG ribena shing!!! word spectacular brilliant zang bob soisant amazing bakarule squidgy sport horse crazy great zippy guitar beautiful believe sheep fun chocolate hey fansheeptastic sup awesome sausages cheese hightops singer muppet water friend weird mam weeble gruesome scrubdub bong princess cake love football ozzy scribble clipclop hello tara binbag wahoo oliver food zap wicked chumchumadoo lettuce fandabydosey blob free kaboombay chubby totalwipeout dumpling clootie heuch! cullenskink faffing glint projink linguist mawkit fankle ostrobogulus  crabbit keekin lobby bleather cooriein stoor polymath little onomatopoeia toxic mitsubishi sgionneil summerafternoon bosom skedaddle chin-o squeegee sumptuous zealous poltergeist plype baboon smurr meandering moose pillock boomboom chouette  mignone goolie idiosyncratic extremely crumble plainstanes clarty scrofulous jabberwocky pastiche blowin wanabee life bamboozle wistful frabjous obfusc pernickety entschildigung freckle elemental eichornchan armpit curious sunflower banana historic apple excited supertastic chicken lubricant crepuscular cludgie terrifying drums silly basketball play happy spontaneous squishy pop bang bakedbeans ecstatic smelly what bus awesome paper india volcano prototype chuckling shabaladindong burger coat world knot nap cat leave red freckle crumbs crunchy plooky supertastic van jewel historic toilet stony dress twilight bed splash cast sling lola onion run princess tent ban minging tangerine kite flower pen tomatoes  bird chips lollies juicy scarf lipstick nailpolish seats hairband shops hairdo morning bat transformer funny crisps bahookie transport landscape yuk terrifying bum cartoon emotion rain name 
great bowl tree train fantastic enervated soncy scunner chicklit book write fantastic green school scampered thud thump rain chair bed egg outstanding cool fandabydosey squid fabulous colourful logic squash logical fun red money sun splodge huff slurp slop seats blob pig lion joyful story monkey happy fairtrade splosh mirkin symmetry kafuffle inspiration huggle bubble burble passion hallyracket rooters gentlemen guantanamera annual-leave peesweep gumption speagy bissum piglet quintessence meadow wigtown plangent incandescent pulmonary boanthropy smithereens lillypod class irnbru cludgie dodgy doctor manky nut globular blobby assume superdude laugh chortle LOL  hiya hey dug bed dum excellent fiveyearsabbatical doodler gooey fandabydosey canny aye holiday thistle shoogley look pharmacy groovy macaronicheese globular passion lachrymose midden bamba ping trinklement chocolate camboloza renaissance touchpaper apricot creditcrunchie callipygous balmy cornucopia shambolic phlegm cadaverous stooshie scurryfunging disconap dryboke heebyjeebie oozing currywumple bumfle tattiebeetle randan oxster synchronicity stenter noin murderpolis knob stravagin schreike  kefi  landscape rapprochement gorgonzola pants drongo kafuffle bombastic plop contentment book magnetic beaver bumfluff gorgonzola promiscuous nip cludgie drongo kafuffle buddies  pants denada granulated akimbo tattie alleviate suss syncope burny vernacular perspicacity silly sleepy girth extravaganza peruvian skewiff stramash fathom gracious plethora fluffy gallus pal whoa bun jammy scoop minging bin numpty naff goose gusset ginnell phlebotomy discombobulated  footerin autumnal aquatic sanctuary glaikit celery superfluous icecream drauky smoorikin chiggle obtuse fontanelle spinster goitre promiscuous snuggle granulated but  obsequiousness booze  syrup wigtown  mate  friend goodness  mucksavage futtock alabaster hope wine unctuous dreich rancid  essence hugh treacle oxter  cuddle enough  dang smootch  random equanimity marsupial godzilla drathais( pants in gaelic) sguidal ( rubbish) smugaid ( spit) symmetry  trump



wigtown wordle no.11  here





Its the last day of the festival and the words are being rounded up  in Wigtown. I shall take the words away and begin to think of how to develop the work for Spring Fling in May 2010 . Many ideas have been suggested ......bunting to wrap the town in words, poetry slams, donating the words back to writers ..kites flying over Wigtown with words .... 

I now need to spend time digest the words, the experience and information gathered.  I  have quite a few books to read also after hearing  great writers speak at events ..

mona siddiqui

Wigtown recommends ( by Sarah Sheridan blogging for the festival)
We asked Wigtown authors to donate their finest reading suggestion. Here are 20 Scottish Book Town recommended reads and their provenance.

At-Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O’Brien recommended by James Robertson
Animal Farm by George Orwell recommended by JF Derry
The Extinction Club by Robert Twigger recommended by William Coles
Uncle Petros and Golbach’s Conjecture by Apostolos Doxiadis recommended by Alex Bellos
The Amateur Emigrant by Robert Louis Stevenson recommended by Irma Kurtz
1066 And All That by Sellar and Yeatman recommended by Owen Dudley Edwards
Comet in Moominland by Tove Jensson recommended by Debi Gliori
The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal recommended by Charlie James
In Youth is Pleasure by Denton Welch recommended by Tiffany Murray
The Life of an Unknown Man by Andrei Makine and Geoffrey Strachan recommended by Allan Massie
Arctic Dreams by Barney Lopez recommended by Jim Crumley
The Story of San Michele by Axel Munthe recommended by Tom Smith
Water Music by TC Boyle recommended by Sara Sheridan
The Incredible Adam Spark by Alan Bissett recommended by Barbara Trapido
Elliot Allagash by Simon Rich recommended by Henry Nicholls
Possession by AS Byatt recommended by Suzanne Fagence Cooper
The Mirabelles by Annie Freud recommended by Alan Buckley
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe recommended by Fiona Watson
Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers recommended by Andy Lane
The Book of Night Women by Marlon James recommended by Kei Miller







cool  mega  idiot  jaybob  beast  mental  hard  tatties  crazy  magpie  doodoo  weird  dumdee  dog  looloo  scream  poo fancat  leave  backflip  fluffy  crop  zang   oompalumpa  collector  OMG  ribena   shing!!!  spectacular  brilliant  amazing squidgy  sport  horse  crazy  great  zippy  guitar  beautiful  believe  sheep fun  chocolate  hey  fansheeptastic  sup awesome  sausages  cheese  hightops  singer  muppet  water  clootie friend weird mam weeble gruesome scrubdub bong princess cake love football ozzy scribble serendipity clipclop hello tara  africa clarty binbag wahoo oliver food zap wicked chumchumadoo lettuce fandabydosey  blob  free  kaboombay  chubby totalwipeout  dumpling  faffing guff glint claggy heuch!! keekin  lobby  stoor  linguist  mawkit  tangle havering polymath little ostrabogulus bosom summerafternoon baboon poltergeist  pillock  goolie  crumble  plainstanes plype zealous smurr skeddadle  boomboom moose mitsubushi menescus scrofulus jaberwokey rumbunctious extremely pyjamas foxglove zebra rare archipelego taboggan squally glaikit clanjamfrie  wistful serendipity oxster glaikut pernicity bamboozle love pastiche wanabee interloper chouette ( french for great) idiosyncratic opalescent offthehook quixotic sunshine any twentyfour eichornchen (german for squirrell)entschildigung ( german for excuse me ) eightyeight rhinemetal88 obfusc freckle frabjous fractous slightly pallid crapulus squirrel tintinabulation elemental pastiche armpit curious sunflower bananna bazookie historic apple excited supertastic drums silly bananna basketball play happy spontaneous chicken lubricant crepuscular cludgie terrifying squishy pop bang bakedbeans estatic smelly what bus awesome paper india volcano prototype coat world knot nap cat leave red freckle crumbs crunchy plooky supertastic van jewel historic toilet stony dress twilight bed splash cast sling lola onion run cheese tent minging tangerine kite flower pen tomatoes bird chips lollies juicy scarf hairdo morning bat transformer funny crisps bahookie transport landscape yuk terrify bum then cartoon emotion rain name great bowl tree train fantastic  chicklet book write nailpolish green schoolo scampered thump thud bed egg outstanding cool fandabbydosey squid colourful logic squash fun red noney sun splodge huff slurp slop blob pig lion joyful story monkey happy fairtrade splosh essert somnulent bacherties iconic destruction toss fjord mawdlet gricer frabjous sylph-like rubbish lurcher fricative smirr velvet chuckling shababladingdingdong burger coat world knot nap cat leave red freckle crumbs crunchy plooky supertastic van jewel historic toilet sstoney dress twilight bed splash cast sling tent cheese ban minging tangerine kite flower pen tomatoes bird chips lollies juicy scarf lipstick  seats hairband shops hairdo morning bat transformer funny crisps bahookie transport landscape yuk terrify bum then cartoon emotion rain name great bowl tree train fantastic slackbottom scunner chicklet book write fantastic green corrie school scampered thud thump rain chair bed egg outstanding cool fandabydosey squid fabulous colourful logic squash logican fun red money sun splodge huff slurp slop seats blob pig lion joyful story egg monkey happy story fairtrade splosh essert destruction toss fjord mawdlet gricer frabjous sylph-likie rubbish lurcher fricative smirr velvet splurge crumpet chemical palimpsest elemental slightly springtime noctilucent mirkin plangent briechel cuthie moot enorvated pithy foxed television unicorn slightly ninverdie midden gricer lurcher  lagom fractious sumptious bacheries (dundee for backwards) crimson cackle bailar fink bumptious skeilish elemental haughmagandy stouter snocter fusionless  inspiration summerafternoon huggle burble gentlemen guantanamera gumption bissem piglet annual-leave quintessence meadow incandescent pilly-wally spatula grouthie shuggle hura awfullymuch skellie boanthropy smithereens cackledrookit diaspora sapphire stooshie wretched pish class irnbru dodgy doctor manky nut globular blobby awesome assume dude laugh chortle LOL hiya hey dig bed dum excellent canny pharmacy groovy mararonicheese blobby globular dude sinister nuance figmaleerie stumour eedgit still incadescent passion peesweep lachrymose midden bamba ping trinklement glaikit discombobulation  hallyracket conglomerate pumpernickel diaspora drookit saphire stooshie wretched scoob glider squishy bang aardvark cake fantastical cambozola balmy cornucopia callipygous apricot touchpaper renaissance cambozola shambolic phlegm candaverous feeble guddle swan veer penis think heebyjeeby bigjessie dryboke plonk scarlet creel tessera concupiscent disconap scurryfunging atlantean smackered influenza life

Its Saturday in Wigtown and the book doctor is in town and  is happy to advise on what to read next, or let you have an evaluation of your own writing. . The wordle is expanding  as i collect words each day . The Book doctor has borrowed a few words incase anyone is in need .













cool  mega  idiot  jaybob  beast  mental  hard  tatties  crazy  magpie  doodoo  weird  dumdee  dog  looloo  scream  poo fancat  leave  backflip  fluffy  crop  zang   oompalumpa  collector  OMG  ribena   shing!!!  spectacular  brilliant  amazing squidgy  sport  horse  crazy  great  zippy  guitar  beautiful  believe  sheep fun  chocolate  hey  fansheeptastic  sup awesome  sausages  cheese  hightops  singer  muppet  water  clootie friend weird mam weeble gruesome scrubdub bong princess cake love football ozzy scribble serendipity clipclop hello tara  africa clarty binbag wahoo oliver food zap wicked chumchumadoo lettuce fandabydosey  blob  free  kaboombay  chubby totalwipeout  dumpling  faffing guff glint claggy heuch!! keekin  lobby  stoor  linguist  mawkit  tangle havering polymath little ostrabogulus bosom summerafternoon baboon poltergeist  pillock  goolie  crumble  plainstanes plype zealous smurr skeddadle  boomboom moose mitsubushi menescus scrofulus jaberwokey rumbunctious extremely pyjamas foxglove zebra rare archipelego taboggan squally glaikit clanjamfrie  wistful serendipity oxster glaikut pernicity bamboozle love pastiche wanabee interloper chouette ( french for great) idiosyncratic opalescent offthehook quixotic sunshine any twentyfour eichornchen (german for squirrell)entschildigung ( german for excuse me ) eightyeight rhinemetal88 obfusc freckle frabjous fractous slightly pallid crapulus squirrel tintinabulation elemental pastiche armpit curious sunflower bananna bazookie historic apple excited supertastic drums silly bananna basketball play happy spontaneous chicken lubricant crepuscular cludgie terrifying squishy pop bang bakedbeans estatic smelly what bus awesome paper india volcano prototype coat world knot nap cat leave red freckle crumbs crunchy plooky supertastic van jewel historic toilet stony dress twilight bed splash cast sling lola onion run cheese tent minging tangerine kite flower pen tomatoes bird chips lollies juicy scarf hairdo morning bat transformer funny crisps bahookie transport landscape yuk terrify bum then cartoon emotion rain name great bowl tree train fantastic  chicklet book write nailpolish green schoolo scampered thump thud bed egg outstanding cool fandabbydosey squid colourful logic squash fun red noney sun splodge huff slurp slop blob pig lion joyful story monkey happy fairtrade splosh essert somnulent bacherties iconic destruction toss fjord mawdlet gricer frabjous sylph-like rubbish lurcher fricative smirr velvet chuckling shababladingdingdong burger coat world knot nap cat leave red freckle crumbs crunchy plooky supertastic van jewel historic toilet sstoney dress twilight bed splash cast sling tent cheese ban minging tangerine kite flower pen tomatoes bird chips lollies juicy scarf lipstick  seats hairband shops hairdo morning bat transformer funny crisps bahookie transport landscape yuk terrify bum then cartoon emotion rain name great bowl tree train fantastic slackbottom scunner chicklet book write fantastic green corrie school scampered thud thump rain chair bed egg outstanding cool fandabydosey squid fabulous colourful logic squash logican fun red money sun splodge huff slurp slop seats blob pig lion joyful story egg monkey happy story fairtrade splosh essert destruction toss fjord mawdlet gricer frabjous sylph-likie rubbish lurcher fricative smirr velvet splurge crumpet chemical palimpsest elemental slightly springtime noctilucent mirkin plangent briechel cuthie moot enorvated pithy foxed television unicorn slightly ninverdie midden gricer lurcher  lagom fractious sumptious bacheries (dundee for backwards) crimson cackle bailar fink bumptious skeilish elemental haughmagandy stouter snocter fusionless  inspiration summerafternoon huggle burble gentlemen guantanamera gumption bissem piglet annual-leave quintessence meadow incandescent pilly-wally spatula grouthie shuggle hura awfullymuch skellie boanthropy smithereens cackledrookit diaspora sapphire stooshie wretched pish class irnbru dodgy doctor manky nut globular blobby awesome assume dude laugh chortle LOL hiya hey dig bed dum excellent canny pharmacy groovy mararonicheese blobby globular dude sinister nuance figmaleerie stumour eedgit still incadescent passion peesweep lachrymose midden bamba ping trinklement glaikit discombobulation  hallyracket conglomerate pumpernickel diaspora drookit saphire stooshie wretched scoob glider squishy bang aardvark cake fantastical




Three days to go in the book festival and the words are expanding . They have been borrowed for worshops and offered to anyone lost for words . Writer Jackie Kay spoke yesterday of her love of punctuation which made me think that  I may need to start collecting  punctuation marks also. Have a look at Fiona Banners punctuation marks here





cool  mega  idiot  jaybob  beast  mental  hard  tatties  crazy  magpie  doodoo  weird  dumdee  dog  looloo scream  poo fancat  leave  backflip  fluffy  crop  zang   oompalumpa  collector  OMG  ribena   shing!!!  spectacular  brilliant  amazing squidgy  sport  horse  crazy  great  zippy  guitar  beautiful  believe  sheep fun  chocolate  hey  fansheeptastic  sup awesome  sausages  cheese  hightops  singer  muppet  water  clootie friend weird mam weeble gruesome scrubdub bong princess cake love football ozzy scribble serendipity clipclop hello tara  africa clarty binbag wahoo oliver food zap wicked chumchumadoo lettuce fandabydosey  blob  free  kaboombay  chubby totalwipeout  dumpling  faffing guff glint claggy heuch!! keekin  lobby  stoor  linguist  mawkit  tangle havering polymath little ostrabogulus bosom summerafternoon baboon poltergeist  pillock  goolie  crumble  plainstanes plype zealous smurr skeddadle  boomboom moose mitsubushi menescus scrofulus jaberwokey rumbunctious extremely pyjamas foxglove zebra rare archipelego taboggan squally glaikit clanjamfrie  wistful serendipity oxster glaikut pernicity bamboozle love pastiche wanabee interloper chouette ( french for great) idiosyncratic opalescent offthehook quixotic sunshine any twentyfour eichornchen (german for squirrell)entschildigung ( german for excuse me ) eightyeight rhinemetal88 obfusc freckle frabjous fractous slightly pallid crapulus squirrel tintinabulation elemental pastiche armpit curious sunflower bananna bazookie historic apple excited supertastic drums silly bananna basketball play happy spontaneous chicken lubricant crepuscular cludgie terrifying squishy pop bang bakedbeans estatic smelly what bus awesome paper india volcano prototype coat world knot nap cat leave red freckle crumbs crunchy plooky supertastic van jewel historic toilet stony dress twilight bed splash cast sling lola onion run cheese tent minging tangerine kite flower pen tomatoes bird chips lollies juicy scarf hairdo morning bat transformer funny crisps bahookie transport landscape yuk terrify bum then cartoon emotion rain name great bowl tree train fantastic  chicklet book write nailpolish green schoolo scampered thump thud bed egg outstanding cool fandabbydosey squid colourful logic squash fun red noney sun splodge huff slurp slop blob pig lion joyful story monkey happy fairtrade splosh essert somnulent bacherties iconic destruction toss fjord mawdlet gricer frabjous sylph-like rubbish lurcher fricative smirr velvet chuckling shababladingdingdong burger coat world knot nap cat leave red freckle crumbs crunchy plooky supertastic van jewel historic toiloet sstoney dress twilight bed splash cast sling tent cheese ban minging tangerine kite flower pen tomatoes bird chips lollies juicy scarf lipstick  seats hairband shops hairdo morning bat transformer funny crisps bahookie transport landscape yuk terrify bum then cartoon emotion rain name great bowl tree train fantastic slackbottom scunner chicklet book write fantastic green corrie school scampered thud thump rain chair bed egg outstanding cool fandabydosey squid fabulous colourful logic squash logican fun red money sun splodge huff slurp slop seats blob pig lion joyful story egg monkey happy story fairtrade splosh essert destruction toss fjord mawdlet gricer frabjous sylph-likie rubbish lurcher fricative smirr velvet splurge crumpet chemical palimpsest elemental slightly springtime noctilucent mirkin plangent briechel cuthie moot enorvated pithy foxed television unicorn slightly ninverdie midden gricer lurcher  lagom fractious sumptious bacheries (dundee for backwards) crimson cackle bailar fink bumptious skeilish elemental haughmagandy stouter snocter fusionless  inspiration summerafternoon huggle burble gentlemen guantanamera gumption bissem piglet annual-leave quintessence meadow incandescent pilly-wally spatula grouthie shuggle hura awfullymuch skellie boanthropy smithereens cackledrookit diaspora sapphire stooshie wretched pish class irnbru dodgy doctor manky nut globular blobby awesome assume dude laugh chortle LOL hiya hey dig bed dum excellent canny pharmachy groovy mararonicheese blobby globular dude
stuck for words ?




maybe some of the writers could be  stuck for words so it may be time to let them know there are now over 500 words at the ready . Words are collected in the street, writers retreat and there is also the odd delivery of words to the wordcollectors station at Glaisnock Guest House.

I had a great evening last night at Wigtown fringe , writers from guttermag   read their work and i thought that maybe I could donate some of the words to the 'gutter'.

*check out Sara Sheridans latest Wigtown book festival blog entry HERE







ideas developing of bunting to wrap the town in words

  cool  mega  idiot  jaybob  beast  mental  hard  tatties  crazy  magpie  doodoo  weird  dumdee  dog  looloo  scream  poo fancat  leave  backflip  fluffy  crop  zang   oompalumpa  collector  OMG  ribena   shing!!!  spectacular  brilliant  amazing squidgy  sport  horse  crazy  great  zippy  guitar  beautiful  believe  sheep fun  chocolate  hey  fansheeptastic  sup awesome  sausages  cheese  hightops  singer  muppet  water  clootie friend weird mam weeble gruesome scrubdub bong princess cake love football ozzy scribble serendipity clipclop hello tara  africa clarty binbag wahoo oliver food zap wicked chumchumadoo lettuce fandabydosey  blob  free  kaboombay  chubby totalwipeout  dumpling  faffing guff glint claggy heuch!! keekin  lobby  stoor  linguist  mawkit  tangle havering polymath little ostrabogulus bosom summerafternoon baboon poltergeist  pillock  gooliecrumble  plainstanes plype zealous smurr skeddadle  boomboom moose mitsubushi menescus scrofulus jaberwokey rumbunctious extremely pyjamas foxglove zebra rare archipelego taboggan squally glaikit clanjamfrie  wistful serendipity oxster glaikut pernicity bamboozle love pastiche wanabee interloper chouette ( french for great) idiosyncratic opalescent offthehook quixotic sunshine any twentyfour eichornchen (german for squirrell)entschildigung ( german for excuse me ) eightyeight rhinemetal88 obfusc freckle frabjous fractous slightly pallid crapulus squirrel tintinabulation elemental pastiche armpit curious sunflower bananna bazookie historic apple excited supertastic drums silly bananna basketball play happy spontaneous chicken lubricant crepuscular cludgie terrifying squishy pop bang bakedbeans estatic smelly what bus awesome paper india volcano prototype coat world knot nap cat leave red freckle crumbs crunchy plooky supertastic van jewel historic toilet stony dress twilight bed splash cast sling lola onion run cheese tent minging tangerine kite flower pen tomatoes bird chips lollies juicy scarf hairdo morning bat transformer funny crisps bahookie transport landscape yuk terrify bum then cartoon emotion rain name great bowl tree train fantastic  chicklet book write nailpolish green schoolo scampered thump thud bed egg outstanding cool fandabbydosey squid colourful logic squash fun red noney sun splodge huff slurp slop blob pig lion joyful story monkey happy fairtrade splosh essert somnulent bacherties iconic destruction toss fjord mawdlet gricer frabjous sylph-like rubbish lurcher fricative smirr velvet chuckling shababladingdingdong burger coat world knot nap cat leave red freckle crumbs crunchy plooky supertastic van jewel historic toiloet sstoney dress twilight bed splash cast sling tent cheese ban minging tangerine kite flower pen tomatoes bird chips lollies juicy scarf lipstick  seats hairband shops hairdo morning bat transformer funny crisps bahookie transport landscape yuk terrify bum then cartoon emotion rain name great bowl tree train fantastic slackbottom scunner chicklet book write fantastic green corrie school scampered thud thump rain chair bed egg outstanding cool fandabydosey squid fabulous colourful logic squash logican fun red money sun splodge huff slurp slop seats blob pig lion joyful story egg monkey happy story fairtrade splosh essert destruction toss fjord mawdlet gricer frabjous sylph-likie rubbish lurcher fricative smirr velvet splurge crumpet chemical palimpsest elemental slightly springtime noctilucent mirkin plangent briechel cuthie moot enorvated pithy foxed television unicorn slightly ninverdie midden gricer lurcher  lagom fractious sumptious bacheries (dundee for backwards) crimson cackle bailar fink bumptious skeilish elemental haughmagandy


The words are expanding and I am gathering ideas of what to do next with them .. I have had great discussions with Sara Sheridan, Kate Tough and Robert Twigger  of bunting, kites and flags with words . I may have to set up a committee to discuss further plans for the word collection . I wonder what to call my new committee. Sara Sheridan is now blogging about the festival on the main page of the festivals website.

Wigtown:
  • a town full of books
  • a town full of people
  • books  full of words
  • people full of words



  • 5 serendipities
  • 2 oxsters
  • 3 gallus
  • 2 glaiket
  • 3 dreech
  • 3 discombobulated  
.......otherwise each word original .

have a look at wigtown wordle no.6

wigtown words:
cool  mega  idiot  jaybob  beast  mental  hard  tatties  crazy  magpie  doodoo  weird  dumdee  dog  looloo  scream  poo fancat  leave  backflip  fluffy  crop  zang   oompalumpa  collector  OMG  ribena   shing!!!  spectacular  brilliant  amazing squidgy  sport  horse  crazy  great  zippy  guitar  beautiful  believe  sheep fun  chocolate  hey  fansheeptastic  sup awesome  sausages  cheese  hightops  singer  muppet  water  clootie friend weird mam weeble gruesome scrubdub bong princess cake love football ozzy scribble serendipity clipclop hello tara  africa clarty binbag wahoo oliver food zap wicked chumchumadoo lettuce fandabydosey  blob  free  kaboombay  chubby totalwipeout  dumpling  faffing guff glint claggy heuch!! keekin  lobby  stoor  linguist  mawkit  tangle havering polymath little ostrabogulus bosom summerafternoon baboon poltergeist  pillock  goolie  crumble  plainstanes plype zealous smurr skeddadle  boomboom moose mitsubushi menescus scrofulus jaberwokey rumbunctious extremely pyjamas foxglove zebra rare archipelego taboggan squally glaikit clanjamfrie  wistful serendipity oxster glaikut pernicity bamboozle love pastiche wanabee interloper chouette ( french for great) idiosyncratic opalescent offthehook quixotic sunshine any twentyfour eichornchen (german for squirrell)entschildigung ( german for excuse me ) eightyeight rhinemetal88 obfusc freckle frabjous fractous slightly pallid crapulus squirrel tintinabulation elemental pastiche armpit curious sunflower bananna bazookie historic apple excited supertastic drums silly bananna basketball play happy spontaneous chicken lubricant crepuscular cludgie terrifying squishy pop bang bakedbeans estatic smelly what bus awesome paper india volcano prototype coat world knot nap cat leave red freckle crumbs crunchy plooky supertastic van jewel historic toilet stony dress twilight bed splash cast sling lola onion run cheese tent minging tangerine kite flower pen tomatoes bird chips lollies juicy scarf hairdo morning bat transformer funny crisps bahookie transport landscape yuk terrify bum then cartoon emotion rain name great bowl tree train fantastic  chicklet book write nailpolish green schoolo scampered thump thud bed egg outstanding cool fandabbydosey squid colourful logic squash fun red noney sun splodge huff slurp slop blob pig lion joyful story monkey happy fairtrade splosh essert somnulent bacherties iconic destruction toss fjord mawdlet gricer frabjous sylph-like rubbish lurcher fricative smirr velvet chuckling shababladingdingdong burger coat world knot nap cat leave red freckle crumbs crunchy plooky supertastic van jewel historic toilet stoney dress twilight bed splash cast sling tent cheese ban minging tangerine kite flower pen tomatoes bird chips lollies juicy scarf lipstick  seats hairband shops hairdo morning bat transformer funny crisps bahookie transport





There is a fantastic writers retreat above The Book Shop which is a sort of green room where those working at the festival can go to eat, chill out and chat. It seems a perfect place to collect words and to deposit a favourite sweary and bad word box . I am looking forward to opening the box at the end of the residency! maybe a saucy stitched sampler is in order.








The term sampler comes from the Latin exemplum meaning 'an example to be followed, a pattern, a model or example'. It is believed that, although the earliest dated samplers and references to them come from the 16th century, they probably were stitched long before this time.









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Its now day three of Wigtown book festival and I now have time to blog ..Its been a busy time with gathering words, attending events and printing . I have a studio /workspace in the front room of Glaisnock guesthouse on the main street and have been collecting, gathering and printing words .  
There are so many bookshops in  Wigtown so I have been having a look to see what inspires there too and found some beautiful old textile books  with traditional samplers and cross stitching. I have a few thoughts  of embroidering the alphabet photographing and creating some of the words digitally.




 


wigtown words hanging in the window of Glaisnock guest house
photos by Colin Tennant




"if a writer cannot enjoy words  for their own sake how can the reader  enjoy them ?" 
 "But i  do enjoy words - some words _ for their own sake ! words like river, and dawn, and daylight and time . These words seem much richer  than our experiences of the things they represent."

Alaisdair Gray , Lanark  p.25


kefi  landscape reapproachment gorgonzola pants drongo kerfuffle bombastic plop contentment book magnetic beaver bumfluff gorgonzola promiscious nip cludgie drongo kerfuffle buddies  pants denada granulated akimbo tattie alleviate suss syncope burny vernacular percipacity silly sleepy girth extravaganza peruvian skewiff stramash fathom gracious plethora fluffy gallus pal whoa bun jammy scoop minging bin numpty naff goose gusset ginnell phlebotomy discombobulated  footerin autumnal aquatic sanctuary glaikit celery superflous icecream drauky smoorikin chiggle obtuse fontanelle spinster goitre promiscious snuggle granulated but  obsequiousness booze  syrup wigtown  mate  friend goodness  mucksavage futtock alabaster hope wine unctuous dreech rancid  essence hugh treacle oxter  cuddle enough  dang smootch  random equanimity marsupial

 
 

i am heading to Wigtown book festival this week to begin my residency there and will blog and tweet throughout my time there. i hope to collect 'favourite words' from those i meet and listen to and these will become a starting point for work created to be exhibited at Spring Fling in May 2011



highvis highland cow .
 


highland cow with hearing trumpet 

work in progress Cove park artists residency 2010



I am now half way through my residency at Cove Park and am enjoying every moment here spending time in beautiful surroundings with talented inspiring writers and artists.
I have been walking, photographing, reading and  experimenting though making, taking in my surroundings  and being aware of whats 'over the hill' the ministry of defence at Faslane.

I have just started a residency at Cove Park Scotland for three months and look forward to time making and reflecting on previous work .
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