snowdrop
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R is for Rottenrow
Rottenrow is a street in Townhead which dates back to medieval times. There is some disagreement over the origins of its name. Some say it is because there was a ‘row’ of rat infested cottages there; others that it was names after the route of the king – Rat-an-righ in Gaelic. By the mid-20th century…
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Snowdrops
[tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] The snowdrops are out. When I was a baby my dad called me snowdrop: I was a spring baby and the name of my mum’s ward in the maternity hospital was the Snowdrop Ward. My dad would have been 84 on the 17th of this month. Happy Birthday, Dad. [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com]