Blog Announcements/Messages

3rd February Blogs

2012-02-03T00:01:00.000Z

If there be rain
on St Swarfega's Day
You'll be nice and clean
'Til the end of May

2nd February Blogs

2012-02-02T00:01:00.000Z

All of a dank pugnacious dawn
I was merrily picking sedge
The capercaillie was on the lawn
Having sneaked in through the hedge
The kettle boiled, the fern uncoiled
Astrological zeppelins tipped
Over the cusp and far away
Where the storm from the teacup sipped

1st February Blogs

2012-02-01T00:01:00.000Z

A balloon full of hair
Does not have the flair
Of the traditional tight-stretched type
That's filled up with air
With a skin taught and fair
And a neck that resembles a pipe

31st January Blogs

2012-01-31T00:01:00.001Z

When my dog
Decided to blog
And his was better than mine
I hid his computer,
Disconnected the router
And faked a fault on the line

30th January Blogs

2012-01-30T00:01:00.002Z

A bird who likes parsnips
must not suffer pique
It's a fate that the Wise
would not seek
For this lover of root
Is able to shoot
From the bit that's
not next to his beak

29th January Blogs

2012-01-29T00:01:00.002Z

Writers' block can be a mere lock
Of air in the mental plumbing 
But if you think it through, 
With the help of some brew
Your creation will soon be forthcoming.

28th January Blogs

2012-01-28T00:01:00.002Z

The whispering grasses
Would not tell the trees,
They simply would not divulge;
Their tales of seeds
And huge purple weeds
And bugs with eyes that bulge.

27th January Blogs

2012-01-27T10:13:00.002Z

The moon's a balloon
That cost a good thruppence
In a tuppenny store
But when it is full
Of wonderful struppence
I think it could cost much more

26th January Blogs

2012-01-26T00:01:00.000Z

The owl, as we know
Is a very wise fowl 
Who enjoys the use of a ladder
When harvesting fruit 
With laughter he'll hoot 
For he knows that
Nothing looks madder

25th January Blogs

2012-01-25T00:01:00.001Z

What can be found
For under a pound
In jolly humdrummery things?
A cat and some flowers,
A clock with no hours
And a bell made of paper that rings.

24th January Blogs

2012-01-24T00:01:00.001Z

Inky spots on the nose
During crafting of prose
Is something that writers expect
But a dignified glare
At those who will stare 
Will gain enormous respect

23rd January Blogs

2012-01-23T00:01:00.004Z

You can lead a horse to water

But you cannot make her drink

Bess may prefer a G&T

To keep her in the pink

22nd January Blogs

2012-01-22T00:01:00.001Z

A tiny wee bird
Lived high in a tree
This was the place
Where he got his degree
Straight A's in Flying,
Mystometry and Pie
There was more to him
Than met the eye

21st January Blogs

2012-01-21T00:01:00.002Z

Triangular rain
Can be such a pain
When it falls on
The unsuspecting
For whichever way round
It comes tumbling down
There's a pointy bit
one's not expecting

20th January blogs

2012-01-20T00:01:00.000Z

The mulberry bush is somewhere
Round robins form a ring
And also where square squirrels go
To admire their tails each spring

19th January blogs

2012-01-19T00:01:00.001Z

The moon the moon
As big as a spoon
Is riding wide and high
It'd sound just like a big bassoon
If we could hear it fly

18th January blogs

2012-01-18T00:01:00.001Z

The stately pines got in a huff,
And ruffled in the breeze;
They smoothed their needles
Down with pride
Then made the hazel sneeze

17th January blogs

2012-01-17T00:01:00.000Z

Owls get grumpity
When kept up all night
When they just want to go to bed
Those twinkity stars
That party all night
Give them a frumpity head

16th January blogs

2012-01-16T00:01:00.003Z

At this time of year
It's true my dear
The barometer can get quite flirty
With temperatures wild
The thermometer filed
Minus four up to centigrade thirty

15th January blogs

2012-01-15T00:01:00.000Z

Precipitation affects the nation
Especially in the hills
In the form of rain or mist or snow
The clouds will have their spills

14th January blogs

2012-01-14T00:01:00.000Z

An owl called Zip will always be hip
If he flies about lighting fires
When the weather is chill
He provides quite a thrill
Warming sensitive parts of the shires

13th January blogs

2012-01-13T00:01:00.000Z

There was a large bee from Torquay 
Who stung a young man  on the knee 
His yell of surprise 
Near caused the demise 
Of that bee, who now lives out at sea

12th January blogs

2012-01-12T00:01:00.000Z

Out of the ether and into the wires
Communications flying
Little sparks that light the fires
No wonder our brains are frying

11th January blogs

2012-01-11T00:01:00.001Z

The dewy flower at an early hour 
Looked disgustingly fresh and new 
The disgruntled owl 
(Up all night) with a scowl
Said, "terwitt berluddy toowoo"

10th January blogs

2012-01-10T09:24:00.000Z

A twinkly star beamed down from afar
And asked which direction to shine
Of a very small cat
In a tweedy old hat
Who'd been out drinking buttercup wine

9th January blogs

2012-01-09T09:22:00.000Z

Though stars are usually very bright
And twinkle throughout the night
A recalcitrant quark may stay quite dark
And refuse to give off much light

8th January blogs

2012-01-08T00:01:00.000Z

It's the time of year
When things grow queer
In every nook and cranny
Puffballs and toadstools
And mushroomy things
That look just like your granny

7th January blogs

2012-01-07T00:01:00.001Z

The yellow birds were naughty
And the blossom pink and haughty
Meanwhile the moon
Got up way too soon
And the temperature soared up to forty

6th January blogs

2012-01-06T00:01:00.001Z

The egg was very mellow
In its middle very yellow
And the moths were all going crazy
The toast was brown
The moon was down
And the butter was Friday lazy

5th January blogs

2012-01-05T10:03:00.001Z

Life on the banks of Loch Glow
Of a Thursday can be rather slow
For the fish will not swim
When the light is too dim
And the solars are covered in snow

4th January blogs

2012-01-05T10:02:00.002Z

Old Mother Hubble
Went to so much trouble
To get some cheese from space
But when she got there
The planet was bare -
The moon-mice had left not a trace!

3rd January Blogs

2012-01-05T10:01:00.002Z

Beneath the moon
As bright as a spoon
That's been polished in whisky and rye
The strangest of things
As though pulled on strings
Waver upwards into the night sky

2nd January Blogs

2012-01-05T10:00:00.002Z

Dawn lit up in the shed
Where candlelight, organdie wed:
With a moth that did sing
Of the bee and its sting
And wine that goes straight to your head

1st January Blogs

2012-01-01T00:01:00.001Z

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR

to all at the PURPLE COO!!!!

31st December Blogs

2011-12-31T00:01:00.000Z

The patron saints of Holiday
Floated inland in a crowd
St Sou'wester was leading
Saints Welly, Brolly and Cloud

30th December Blogs

2011-12-30T00:01:00.000Z

One misty moisty morning
(The kind the night time brings)
Just as the sun was dawning
I thought of many things:
Of sheep and straw and what they'd do
With snails and balls of string,
Of umbels and bus tickets too,
And what makes a bluebell ring

29th December Blogs

2011-12-29T00:01:00.000Z

Knocker the Farmhouse rat
Keeps his secrets under his hat
But what is alarming
Is when he gets charming -
His flowers charm even the cat

28th December Blogs

2011-12-28T00:01:00.000Z

If you're feeling comfubtastic
And your mind is quite elastic
Blow your nose
And scrub your toes
And make your life fantastic

27th December Blogs

2011-12-27T00:01:00.001Z

A great big flower
Beset by yellow birds 
Was amazed by their intelligence 
(But thought that they were nerds)

26th December Blogs

2011-12-26T10:17:00.000Z

I met a man upon the stair
A little man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
The winds had led him quite astray

25th December Blogs

2011-12-25T00:01:00.001Z

WesterWitch & Matron, with a Super Squaddie in Attendance,
distribute treats to the Good People of Cowarts

A Very Merry Christmas to All at The Purple Coo!

24th December Blogs

2011-12-24T00:01:00.000Z

The wayney stars without a moon
Did it by themselves
They lit the sky with great festoons
And frightened all the elves . . .

Hope everyone's decorations are
in good order & ready for tomorrow!

23rd December Blogs

2011-12-23T00:01:00.000Z

Wood pigeons do-doodle
And doves do canoodle
Seagulls go quite barking mad
Crows make a racket
But sparrows can hack it
When a rollicking time's to be had

22nd December Blogs

2011-12-22T00:01:00.000Z

The silliest thoughts
Come into my head
Just when I am being most sensible
Crosses and noughts
And pink sandwich spread
And many things most reprehensible

21st December Blogs

2011-12-21T00:01:00.000Z

When a rose is born
A fairy sneezes
When an icicle burps
Your drainpipe freezes

20th December Blogs

2011-12-20T00:01:00.000Z

When harvesting fruit
 It can be a hoot
 If Harold is stuck up the ladder
 For sooner or later
 The moment will suit
 When he'll need to empty his bladder

The Cowarts Christmas Party

2011-12-19T23:09:00.005Z

Santa slopes off behind the bike-shed . . .

They can both come in!

2011-12-19T22:20:00.002Z

George or Rupert? Rupert or George . . . hmmmmm

Hooray for Party

2011-12-19T21:29:00.004Z

I think I see WesterWitch approaching . . .

The Lights are ON!

2011-12-19T19:26:00.004Z

Hooray, the doors are open, the hall is lit - PARTY!

19th December Blogs

2011-12-19T00:01:00.000Z

Whenever your horrucks are flusted
Against a contuble sky
It's because your porrucks have rusted
But they'll ease up bye and bye

18th December Blogs

2011-12-18T13:37:00.001Z

A thimble of wine
Went down just fine
For one bacchanalian boy
He made whoopee
High up in a tree
'Til his wings did fail to deploy

17th December Blogs

2011-12-16T00:01:00.002Z

The canteloupe began to whoop
 As the melon melody sang
 The radishes were ravishing
 The turnips without a pang

16th December Blogs

2011-12-16T00:01:00.000Z

Tiny cakes are really good
 Presented on a doiley
 They eat well and improve the mood
 When feeling hot and boiley

15th December Blogs

2011-12-15T00:01:00.000Z

Nuts and bolts
 When in their place
 Make quite a useful junction
 But out of place
 They take up space
 And have no useful function

14th December Blogs

2011-12-14T00:01:00.000Z

The Waters of Leith
 Bring a feeling of peace
 To all those who go wandering by
 But if you should find
 You've forgotten your teeth
 You won't eat your picnic of pie

13th December Blogs

2011-12-13T00:01:00.000Z

The Waters of Leith
 Bring a feeling of peace
 To all those who go wandering by
 But if you should find
 You've forgotten your teeth
 You won't eat your picnic of pie

12th December Blogs

2011-12-12T10:40:00.002Z

When your plums are grown peculiar
 And your apples are reet strange
 It might time to try new ways
 - Grow carrots for a change?

11th December Blogs

2011-12-11T10:41:00.001Z

Going round in circles?
 We've all observed the trend
 And in the means of doing
 We've all gone round the bend

10th December Blogs

2011-12-10T00:01:00.000Z

When my dog
Decided to blog
And his was better than mine
I hid his computer,
Disconnected the router
And faked a fault on the line

9th December Blogs

2011-12-09T10:23:00.001Z

A bird who likes parsnips
must not suffer pique
It's a fate that the Wise
would not seek
For this lover of root
Is able to shoot
From the bit that's
not next to his beak

8th December Blogs

2011-12-08T00:01:00.000Z

Writers' block can be a mere lock
 Of air in the mental plumbing 
But if you think it through, 
With the help of some brew
Your creation will soon be forthcoming

7th December Blogs

2011-12-07T00:01:00.000Z

The whispering grass
 Would not tell the trees
 They simply would not condescend
 But the tales of the weeds
 That grew up from seed
 Would make your hair stand up on end

6th December Blogs

2011-12-06T00:01:00.000Z

The moon's a balloon
 That cost a good thruppence
 In a tuppenny store
 But when it is full
 Of wonderful struppence
 I think it could cost much more

5th December Blogs

2011-12-05T00:01:00.000Z

The owl, as we know
 Is a very wise fowl 
Who enjoys the use of a ladder
 When harvesting fruit 
With laughter he'll hoot 
For he knows that
 Nothing looks madder

4th December Blogs

2011-12-04T00:01:00.000Z

The kindness of violets
Wrapped up in a leaf
With other humdrummery things:
A small sugar mouse,
A tree with a house
And a bell made of paper that rings

3rd December Blogs

2011-12-03T00:01:00.000Z

Inky spots on the nose
 During crafting of prose
 Is something that writers expect
 But a dignified glare
 At those who will stare 
Will gain enormous respect

2nd December Blogs

2011-12-02T00:01:00.001Z

You can lead a horse to water
But you cannot make it drink
Perhaps a G&T for Bess
Works better than you'd think

1st December Blogs

2011-12-01T00:01:00.000Z

A tiny wee bird
Lived high in a tree
This was the place
Where he got his degree
Straight A's in Flying,
Mystometry and Pie
There was more to him
Than met the eye

30th November Blogs

2011-11-30T00:01:00.000Z

Triangular rain
Can be such a pain
When it falls on
The unsuspecting
For whichever way round
It comes tumbling down
There's a pointy bit
one's not expecting

29th November Blogs

2011-11-29T00:01:00.000Z

The moon the moon
As big as a spoon
Is riding wide and high
It'd sound just like a big bassoon
If we could hear it fly

28th November Blogs

2011-11-28T00:01:00.000Z

The stately pines got in a huff,
And ruffled in the breeze;
They smoothed their needles
Down with pride
Then made the hazel sneeze

27th November Blogs

2011-11-27T00:01:00.001Z

Owls get grumpity
When kept up all night
When they just want to go to bed
Those twinkity stars
That party all night
Give them a frumpity head

26th November Blogs

2011-11-26T00:01:00.000Z

At this time of year
It's true my dear
The barometer can get quite flirty
With temperatures wild
The thermometer filed
Minus four up to centigrade thirty

25th November Blogs

2011-11-25T12:30:00.001Z

The mulberry bush is somewhere
Round robins form a ring
And also where square squirrels go
To admire their tails each spring

We're Back Again

2011-11-25T09:14:00.001Z

I just thought that seeing as we have moved back to the old homestead I would start up the good old blog announcements page again - so welcome back to all who would like to announce their blogs here! It's lovely to be back, much love to all, Lixtroll xx

8th June Blogs

2011-06-07T23:59:00.000+01:00

The canteloupe began to whoop
 As the melon melody sang
 The radishes were ravishing
 The turnips without a pang

7th June Blogs

2011-06-06T23:59:00.000+01:00

Tiny cakes are really good
 Presented on a doiley
 They eat well and improve the mood
 When feeling hot and boiley

6th June Blogs

2011-06-05T23:59:00.000+01:00

Nuts and bolts
 When in their place
 Make quite a useful junction
 But out of place
 They take up space
 And have no useful function

5th June Blogs

2011-06-04T23:59:00.000+01:00

Into the garden,
 Dear Maud please come
 And visit the rose and nasturtium
 The rain has been falling
 In volume appalling
 So put on your boots of gum

4th June Blogs

2011-06-03T23:59:00.000+01:00

The Waters of Leith
 Bring a feeling of peace
 To all those who go wandering by
 But if you should find
 You've forgotten your teeth
 You won't eat your picnic of pie

3rd June Blogs

2011-06-02T23:59:00.000+01:00

Going round in circles?
 We've all observed the trend
 And in the means of doing
 We've all gone round the bend

2nd June Blogs

2011-06-01T23:59:00.000+01:00

When your plums are grown peculiar
 And your apples are reet strange
 It might time to try new ways
 - Grow carrots for a change?

1st June Blogs

2011-05-31T23:59:00.000+01:00

If it should rain
On your WD40
On the 1st of June it's awful
For the next 8 weeks
Will be full of freaks
Claiming rust on your sprockets is lawful

31st May Blogs

2011-05-30T23:59:00.000+01:00

I couldn't be bothered to hoover
So I swept it under the mat
Where later on a manoeuvre
By Knockers the Farm House rat
Involved it being eaten
With gusto and delight
It must have been quite delicious
For he whiffed throughout the night

30th May Blogs

2011-05-29T23:59:00.000+01:00

If there be rain
on St Swarfega's Day
You'll be nice and clean
'Til the end of May

29th May Blogs

2011-05-28T23:59:00.000+01:00

All of a dank pugnacious dawn
 I was merrily picking sedge
 The capercaillie was on the lawn
 Having sneaked in through the hedge
 The kettle boiled, the fern uncoiled
 Astrological zeppelins tipped
 Over the cusp and far away
 Where the storm from the teacup sipped

28th May Blogs

2011-05-27T23:59:00.000+01:00

A balloon full of hair
Does not have the flair
Of the traditional tight-stretched type
That's filled up with air
With a skin taught and fair
And a neck that resembles a pipe

27th May Blogs

2011-05-26T23:59:00.000+01:00

When my dog
Decided to blog
And his was better than mine
I hid his computer,
Disconnected the router
And faked a fault on the line

26th May Blogs

2011-05-25T23:59:00.000+01:00

A bird who likes parsnips
must not suffer pique
It's a fate that the Wise
would not seek
For this lover of root
Is able to shoot
From the bit that's
not next to his beak

25th May Blogs

2011-05-24T23:59:00.000+01:00

Writers' block can be a mere lock
 Of air in the mental plumbing 
But if you think it through, 
With the help of some brew
Your creation will soon be forthcoming

24th May Blogs

2011-05-23T23:59:00.000+01:00

The whispering grass
 Would not tell the trees
 They simply would not condescend
 But the tales of the weeds
 That grew up from seed
 Would make your hair stand up on end

23rd May Blogs

2011-05-22T23:59:00.000+01:00

The moon's a balloon
 That cost a good thruppence
 In a tuppenny store
 But when it is full
 Of wonderful struppence
 I think it could cost much more

22nd May Blogs

2011-05-21T23:59:00.000+01:00

The owl, as we know
 Is a very wise fowl 
Who enjoys the use of a ladder
 When harvesting fruit 
With laughter he'll hoot 
For he knows that
 Nothing looks madder

21st May Blogs

2011-05-20T23:59:00.000+01:00

The kindness of violets
Wrapped up in a leaf
With other humdrummery things:
A small sugar mouse,
A tree with a house
And a bell made of paper that rings

20th May Blogs

2011-05-19T23:59:00.000+01:00

Inky spots on the nose
 During crafting of prose
 Is something that writers expect
 But a dignified glare
 At those who will stare 
Will gain enormous respect

19th May Blogs

2011-05-18T23:59:00.001+01:00

You can lead a horse to water
But you cannot make it drink
Perhaps a G&T for Bess
Works better than you'd think

18th May Blogs

2011-05-18T20:27:00.000+01:00

A tiny wee bird
Lived high in a tree
This was the place
Where he got his degree
Straight A's in Flying,
Mystometry and Pie
There was more to him
Than met the eye

17th May Blogs

2011-05-18T20:23:00.002+01:00

The mulberry bush is somewhere
Round robins form a ring
And also where square squirrels go
To admire their tails each spring

16th May Blogs

2011-05-18T20:22:00.000+01:00

The moon the moon
As big as a spoon
Is riding wide and high
It'd sound just like a big bassoon
If we could hear it fly