Redamber
@redamber.bsky.social
Awkward Squad. Scots/Norwegian. Pagan, Bi/Pan/Queer, linguist, HEMA, crafter, musician, Pratchett fan, cat parent, veggie, carer, diabetic, ginger, bigotry hater. ND. #Scots speaker. Co-organiser Sheffield Bi Social. She/they 🇳🇴 hen/hens - GQ/enby
We're planning on being somewhere on the Firth of Clyde - my maternal family were there. Gorgeous countryside and wildlife. Places like the Isle of Arran and Bute to take ferries to, Loch Lomond or Glasgow not far away. I'm really looking forward to it
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
We're planning on being somewhere on the Firth of Clyde - my maternal family were there. Gorgeous countryside and wildlife. Places like the Isle of Arran and Bute to take ferries to, Loch Lomond or Glasgow not far away. I'm really looking forward to it
Difficult times rn, but I'm stubborn and scrappy. Most important thing is getting my old friend through their health troubles, then on to hopeful things in beautiful places (like moving to Scotland - well, back there for me - when my love is ready to retire)
January 1, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Difficult times rn, but I'm stubborn and scrappy. Most important thing is getting my old friend through their health troubles, then on to hopeful things in beautiful places (like moving to Scotland - well, back there for me - when my love is ready to retire)
Yayyy! Happy New Year - hope you and Amy are thriving
January 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Yayyy! Happy New Year - hope you and Amy are thriving
I'm also trying to make sure that my friend and I take time to enjoy small things they/I have spoons for when possible. A very necessary recharge tactic. Yesterday it was watching a Cole Porter musical
January 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I'm also trying to make sure that my friend and I take time to enjoy small things they/I have spoons for when possible. A very necessary recharge tactic. Yesterday it was watching a Cole Porter musical
My partner - having had a similar cancer - is being an awesome backstop
December 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
My partner - having had a similar cancer - is being an awesome backstop
And I'm ok with it not being ok just now. Priorities
December 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
And I'm ok with it not being ok just now. Priorities
This comes on top of me being diagnosed in the past few months with an inherited autoimmune condition that's been sapping my energy too. I'll be ok eventually, it's just not going to get much easier for a while
December 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This comes on top of me being diagnosed in the past few months with an inherited autoimmune condition that's been sapping my energy too. I'll be ok eventually, it's just not going to get much easier for a while
Day 16: Nyaff. Many a time I've heard Mum muttering angrily about some 'wee nyaff' or other that had annoyed her. I was surprised it means annoying barking or chatter too #Scotstober
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Day 16: Nyaff. Many a time I've heard Mum muttering angrily about some 'wee nyaff' or other that had annoyed her. I was surprised it means annoying barking or chatter too #Scotstober
Day 15: Warlock. Not just a male witch,but also a scoundrel or even the de'il! #Scotstober
October 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Day 15: Warlock. Not just a male witch,but also a scoundrel or even the de'il! #Scotstober
Day 14: Sleekit. A famous word to describe a wee cowering timorous beastie! Smooth haired, soft. But can mean cunning too #Scotstober
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Day 14: Sleekit. A famous word to describe a wee cowering timorous beastie! Smooth haired, soft. But can mean cunning too #Scotstober
Day 13: Plooter. To potter about, splash around messily in mud etc, walk feebly in snow #Scotstober
October 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Day 13: Plooter. To potter about, splash around messily in mud etc, walk feebly in snow #Scotstober
Day 12: Patch. Modern Scots - ignore (a message) or break up (a relationship) #Scotstober
October 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Day 12: Patch. Modern Scots - ignore (a message) or break up (a relationship) #Scotstober
Day 11: Oxter. Yer oxters are yer airm pits! #Scotstober
October 23, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Day 11: Oxter. Yer oxters are yer airm pits! #Scotstober
Day 10: Swick. Swindle, cheat, swindler. Not a word I use often tbh #Scotstober
October 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Day 10: Swick. Swindle, cheat, swindler. Not a word I use often tbh #Scotstober
Day 9: Trauchle. Trample, trampled, bedraggled, spoiled. My Dad cussing that he'd 'trachelt' a golf stroke. Stragglers on a family walk being called 'trauchlers' by my Nanna #Scotstober
October 23, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Day 9: Trauchle. Trample, trampled, bedraggled, spoiled. My Dad cussing that he'd 'trachelt' a golf stroke. Stragglers on a family walk being called 'trauchlers' by my Nanna #Scotstober
I learned recently that my Gran's brother - always called 'oor Erchie' - was Alexander not Archibald!
October 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I learned recently that my Gran's brother - always called 'oor Erchie' - was Alexander not Archibald!
Day 7: Kinnen. Also spelled 'Kinning'. Rabbit #Scotstober
October 23, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Day 7: Kinnen. Also spelled 'Kinning'. Rabbit #Scotstober
Day 6: Quaire. As well as spellings that ask 'where' or describe part of a kirk, it's also in the title of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's A Scots Quaire. In this case it refers to a long literary work - a fabulous trilogy in Doric and Scottish English. It's set around Stonehaven #Scotstober
October 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Day 6: Quaire. As well as spellings that ask 'where' or describe part of a kirk, it's also in the title of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's A Scots Quaire. In this case it refers to a long literary work - a fabulous trilogy in Doric and Scottish English. It's set around Stonehaven #Scotstober
Day 5: Peedie. Like 'peerie'. 'Peedie means "little," but Peedie Tam was a strapping young giant of six feet. It turned out that he was merely known as "Peedie" Tam to distinguish him from his father, who was "Old" Tam.' (1936 magazine article) #Scotstober
October 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Day 5: Peedie. Like 'peerie'. 'Peedie means "little," but Peedie Tam was a strapping young giant of six feet. It turned out that he was merely known as "Peedie" Tam to distinguish him from his father, who was "Old" Tam.' (1936 magazine article) #Scotstober
Day 4: Dwang. An unfamiliar one for me - to compel or force, noun or verb #Scotstober
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Day 4: Dwang. An unfamiliar one for me - to compel or force, noun or verb #Scotstober
Day 3: Dewar. From Gàidhlig deoradh - pilgrim. Originally a hereditary role taking care of a saint's relics. Later a clan name and btw 'clan' just means 'child' in Gàidhlig! #Scotstober
October 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Day 3: Dewar. From Gàidhlig deoradh - pilgrim. Originally a hereditary role taking care of a saint's relics. Later a clan name and btw 'clan' just means 'child' in Gàidhlig! #Scotstober