tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post5682794255012012315..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: A Shetland Pattern Book - Mary Smith and Maggie TwattDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-30576467381667536502021-11-06T18:59:26.345+00:002021-11-06T18:59:26.345+00:00Hi Mark, thank you for that. Twatt is a common pla...Hi Mark, thank you for that. Twatt is a common place name in Orkney and Shetland, perhaps linked to places good for growing the straw that would be used for thatch?Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-73102166564389842432021-11-06T08:46:39.428+00:002021-11-06T08:46:39.428+00:00Very interesting post. As a 'wordy' person...Very interesting post. As a 'wordy' person Maggie's surname literally means 'thatch' as in cottages. Thought you might like to know.<br /><br />poemblog28.blogspot.com is going down very well<br /><br />toodles, Marky.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514267486746083195noreply@blogger.com