SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 1472 Title : Ma Mammy Author(s): Rowena M Love Copyright holder(s): Rowena M Love Text Eydent, thon’s ma maw, nae yin tae staun arms plet. She’d raither knock hir pan in - bidin at peace jist maks hir fret. She hus a hert-likin fur hoosework that Ah fin gey queer - But as she redds up, Ah redd doon, sae Ah rackon Ah’m in the clear. Hir white washin pooder’s hir hoose-froo’s traisure, Fur daein a wash is mah mam’s greatest pleesure. She’ll ca’ throu claes fur the weest drooth; Gangs oot tae the green, basket fu’, pegs at mooth. Simmets then breeks in a perfit raw, A’ pegged jist richt tae get the blaw. Then bigger claes, colour-codet nae tae clash, Fur mixter-maxter’ll mak siccar that she’ll fash. Left tae me, wance oan the streetch, it’s therr an therr it bides. “Nae guid,” she mumps aneath hir braith, “ye mun toast claes baith sides!” She’s affy sweirt tae miss a day: she hates a mocket hoose. But never fear, she’ll fin a way - Maw Washer’s on the loose! Like gas oan the peep, she jouks in an oot, She’s in a reet tizz, fur the smirr’s aboot. Aw naw, the rain, it’s cam oan tae pelt, - ma mammy’s goanie froon. She cannae wash, but dis she fash? Naw, she jist stoors the hoose aroon! This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): General public: Males: Females: Audience size: 100+ Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 2004 Word count: 229 Text medium Magazine (e-zine): Periodical/journal: Web (webpages, discussion boards, newsgroups, chat rooms): Text publication details Published: Publisher: Makar Press Publication year: 2004 Place of publication: Ayrshire ISBN/ISSN: 0-9547084-0-7 Part of larger text: Contained in: The Chameleon of Happiness Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Private/personal: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 1068 Forenames: Rowena Initials: M Surname: Love Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1960 Educational attainment: University, PCGE and Maîtrise Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Teacher and writer Place of birth: Dumbarton Region of birth: Dunbarton Birthplace CSD dialect area: Dnbt Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Troon Region of residence: S Ayr Residence CSD dialect area: Ayr Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Master Mariner and Teacher Father's place of birth: Glasgow Father's region of birth: Glasgow Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Nurse Mother's place of birth: Rankinston Mother's region of birth: N Ayr Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: At work and home Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: At work, on holiday Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: At home, occasionally at work