JUNE 5, 2010: Love thy neighbour – and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier. Mae West

Gaen a rockin’. Refers to the meeting of neighbours at one another’s houses during the moonlight nights of winter and spring. The meetings were for social intercourse and work, as the women brought their rocks or distaffs — hence the name.

“Proverbs, proverbial expressions, and popular rhymes of Scotland“