Hallo all. Just back to hotel from day with friend.
Rosy: Sounds like an exciting day for the 12-iyear-old.
I'll be here for another night, then heading hom early Monday.....
Have a good Sunday everyone.
Lindybird said:I watched the Tebay programmes with interest. We discovered the unusual place when it had not long been opened, many years ago. For those who don't know it, and our friends not in UK, it is a family run business rather than a chain, and it's ethic has always been to serve locally grown fruit, veg, and even meats! You can get lunch or go into the excellent shop to buy top quality food. All at a price, of course!
I've read about Tebay but it's too far south for us to pass through it on our way to Scotland. We tend to do the A14 - A1 - A66 - M6 route.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
The roads tire Limpy very quickly. I'm very lucky as I love to drive but congestion (and idiots) will still have me cursing.
Morning all: Sounds like some of us are facing various family-related challenges. Hope things settle down and become more predictable for everyone. Kids in our area went back to school last week, the university starts in-person classes third week in September or thereabouts, so we'll see what happens. We're all having to wear masks inside again, but that's okay although I was just getting used to not wearing one. If it weren't for all those unvaccinated twits.....
LINDYBIRD: That must be hard for your OH to have such a family tradition of hospitality. I'm not sure we need to struggle with our parents' expectations, but we do.... Hope things get sorted with your brother.... sounds sticky. :-(
Thanks for nice videos and links... :-)
Don't know how I came out with Amaryliss for the blue flowers- they are Aliums, of course! Members of the onion family- if you've ever grown onions and let them flower, their white flowers are very similar. Ive been too tired lately to think straight.
Had a phone conversation with a doctor and tried to explain myself and my health problems to someone I don't know, who doesn't know me either, and who was obviously keen to tick a box and say she'd given me advice then gone on to the next patient. She wants me to have more blood tests in about a month, so the saga continues. I must stop using Ibuprofen for my arthritis symptoms and use paracetamol instead. I seem to be a little anaemic but I've alway had that tendency so I'm not worried ( and I'm not going to eat liver, either!!) It was sunny enough for us to sit out in the garden today, and Sue came around to chat and catch up on gossip. She was sympathetic also, about my family problem, as she has had similar events in her own family. Ho hum. I loved the farmers tribute to his mother, with the sheep. Its now doing the rounds on the Web.
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home
I’ve been feeling a bit off this week, not sure if something I ate, or fed-up-ness with covid, or perhaps the dreaded dentist appt this morn. 2 fillings, one to repair broken tooth. Dentist should have no trouble feeding his family this week!