SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 1476 Title : Preston Mill Author(s): Rowena M Love Copyright holder(s): Rowena M Love Text The mill stands poised like a fashion model, displaying tones and textures from Nature’s Collection. Red pantiles drape the roof with Madras cloth checks; cornerstones seam sandstone walls in shades of sorrel; a skirt of grass borders the buildings in a lush green velvet polka-dotted with ducks. A lamé pond shines like sequins in sun, its silver surface slubbed with the wake of waterfowl. The mill wheel bobbin purls water from the stream; white cotton yarn unravels from every paddle. Beyond the drawn-thread fence, is the corduroy of ploughed fields: light and shadow ruffle the nap into ripples of russet and chestnut. Above, doves are appliquéd on sky’s azure bunting, pin feathers pointing to Phantassie and dreams. 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: 2001 Word count: 122 Text medium Magazine (e-zine): Periodical/journal: Web (webpages, discussion boards, newsgroups, chat rooms): Text publication details Published: Publisher: D C Thomson Publication year: 2001 Place of publication: Dundee Part of larger text: Contained in: The Fireside Book 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