“In Scotland, you know you're in good company when a friend or family member pats a small space on their couch and invites you to "coorie in". Squashed in next to them, you might not have an awful lot of room but at least you're snug.”
Source: The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way
“Coorie has long been synonymous with nestling affectionately into a loved one, but only recently has it entered everyday parlance as a way to describe a scene.
One equally warm and comforting where a cosy room lit by a flickering fire provides refuge from the banshee wind and horizontal rain outside.”
Source: The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way
“The ideal coorie scene should reflect a balance of the outside and in.
Bring to mind a day spent Munro-bagging or loch swimming, bookended by a bowl of something hot and nourishing as you dry off next to a heat source with a contended dog at your side.
Don't forget smell: faint lanolin clinging to woollen blankets, cinnamon dissolving into porridge cooking slowly on the hob, the frosty pinch of winter air when you step into a Trossachs morning.
If a King Creosote album is playing as you road trip across the humpbacked north-west Highlands then all the better.
The more homegrown ingredients are added to the mix, the coorier life will be.”
Source: The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way
“Coorie's newfound role has been helped along by the fact it is a beautiful word.
Derived from Old Scots, there is something soothing about the look, sound and shape of coorie: soft in the mouth and easy for both natives and non-natives to pronounce.
A kind of dove's trill for the human tongue.”
“Robertson also believes coorie is especially relevant in the winter when it suggests shelter.
"When it's cold, wet and windy outside, and night has fallen, there's nothing better than to be cooried in by the fireside," he adds.”
Source: The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way
“It tipped "cosagach" , similar to coorie, as a trend.
The Gaelic word loosely translates to mean cosy; the tourist board encourages visitors staying in Highland log cabins to get comfy beside a roaring fire with a book, a hot toddy and good friends.”
Source: The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way
“For some, this idea was a shade too close to the lifestyles our Nordic cousins.
Hygge and lagom, the Danish and Swedish movements of living well.
But while these movements laid the groundwork for a similar trend to emerge in Scotland, coorie has some obvious differences.
Where hygge is concerned with the pursuit of happiness through candles, coffee and togetherness, coorie seeks to make the most of what comes from Scotland to feel satisfied.
Lagom is the art of balancing frugality and fairness to create a balanced existence. Coorie takes into account being kind to the earth and our wallets, but can also extend to premium experiences once in a while.
Crucially, neither of these Scandinavian lifestyle approaches took their starting point from what is dug out of the earth.
Coorie is more than simply being cosy.
Sure, it is linked, but more importantly it focuses on working out how to be in tune with our surroundings to evoke that feeling.”
Source: The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way
“Scots are an inquisitive bunch.
They ask questions, pick over the finer details and want counter-arguments backed up.
Sometimes there can be a weariness of the unknown.
Coorie offers a familiar newness, a fresh take on an old word extolling the virtues of things we have always know.”
Source: The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way
“On these pages are ruminations on identity past and present.
The key to a coorie life is right in front of us - all that's needed is the desire to build on an awareness of Scotland.”
Source: The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way
“As a woman, your standards for how men treat you should be set so high that you would rather walk alone, even if it meant watching humanity fade into extinction, than ever allow a disrespectful man to lay a finger on you, speak down to you, or benefit from your presence, your love, or your energy. Your worth is not up for compromise, and your dignity should never be the price of companionship. Let your boundaries be a fortress, and your self-respect, non-negotiable.”