Unst rambling - February 2006

Are there any real Shetland bloggers or are all,like me,Soothmoothers?

I have just done a stupid. I forgot about the contribute button and added my next entry as a comment at the end of all your replies. I don't know if it will pass the censors so here goes again.
The reason for my question. I have spent hours reading this site and the Shetlink one only to find that most voices seem to be Soothmoothers. That includes the ferryloupers like the gorgeous SwanQueen. The only one to identify themselves as a local was Scallowaywife.
For the curious. I am An Unst Travelled Yorkie. I arrived here in May 1970 at the age of 36years and 6 months and if I live to my birthday in November I will be 73 and able to claim,for one day only,to have spent half my life pre Unst and half post Unst arrival.
After a year enjoying this beautiful island I married a local wife who told me that I would have to learn the dialect because she wasn't going to knap to me. This I did with pleasure for she had a large collection of dialect writing,and have hoped ever since that the use of dialect would increase. Last years conference showed promise but the new Shetland Dictionary seems very slow to get underway.
Please keep the comments flowing.