Hi everyone. Happy Sunday! As usual, check out the last few entries of the previous week's chat to find out who left a plant at the supermarket checkout counter and ate a bag of chocolate donuts for lunch.
Brought Oro for home visit today; was lovely and sunny and daughter sat in the garden feeding him treats. He had a little snooze and then while my daughter took a nap Oro and I went to the beach and walked along the grassy area behind the sand for about a mile or so. (No trash cans to crash into!) Marvellous afternoon with brisk breeze and big surf, but now they're forecasting more rain for Monday through Wednesday!
Morning original goldfinch. I hope I haven't totally spoiled the image of being a gentle soul. I think I just like being scared and I am a very gentle soul. I also read horror stories as well and have done since my teens. I read lots of other stuff as well though. Really they don't come much softer than me, you should see the way I look after my garden birds who are thoroughly spoilt whatever the weather. I wonder I have not had frost bite at times. I have a pair of pied wagtails visiting every day and they spend anb awful lot of time in my garden. Today I even put some worms on the ground for them as they seem to prefer to eat that way. I have just noticed one of my squirrels is in the garden busy eating and burying. I want to go out there but won't because I don't like to disturb him. My husband laughs at me and the way I pander to my birds but they deserve it as they give me a lot of joy.
Have a good day and take care.
Margobird
Morning Alan pleased to hear all is well with Lady P.
Just to let everyone know there is a new blog and Rothes still moving around on new ground.
Hi everyone.I feeling a lot better this morning, and certainly have a lot more energy than I did a few days ago. Thankfully my tastebuds are nearly back to normal. It's very overcast and ominous looking in these parts, as if there's going to be a lot of rain.Annette: Sorry to hear about your cornbread getting attacked by ants. Certainly not a pleasent experience.Caerann: Thanks for the eagle link. Bald eagles are fantastic looking birds. I'm sure I heared somewhere they're related to white-tailed sea eagles.Diane: I read Cell about two or three years ago. I thought it was okay but probably suffered from being the first horror book to come out after the final installment of the Dark Tower series. Alan: Thanks for posting the link to To A Mouse. It's a great poem. I'm a big fan of Tam O'Shanter. Like the avatar.
Have a great Monday everyone.
Paul.
Warning! This post contains atrocious spelling, and terrible grammar. Approach with extreme edginess.
Alan, that poem takes me back to school, when a Scottish teacher made us all learn it. This sassenach will be celebrating Burns night with our Scottish neighbour, who holds her annual dinner tonight. Her husband ( who has been told he will die within this year) is a Londoner and is determined that he is going to address the Haggis this year. Just can't imagine what it is going to sound like.
Many Thanks to Alan, on this Burns Night! for both the Burns poem & especially the translation of same! Knew that it came from the poem about a timorous mouse, & somewhere in it was the 'best laid plans' line often quoted, but havn't read the poem for ages- really enjoyed it today. We shall have a whisky but will pass on the haggis- I'm not a great lover of offal, I'm afraid. Our local supermarket has a huge display of haggis, & in the past when I've been in there on this day, have seen they have a special parade through the shop, complete with their kilts on, with a trayful, & a ceremonial blessing of the haggis!
(Have just rewritten the above as I made it sound as if the haggis were wearing the kilts, which is a wonderfully funny mental picture, but unfortunately not true)
Hope Lady P is alright, Alan, & all is resolved.
og: Agree with you about the revelation of Margobird's 'dark side', I'm sure she is still the gentle soul we love, but perhaps vents her feelings by reading & watching less kind mortals. Sympathise with you re furniture rearranging: however much you measure & plan, there is nothing for it but to put the stuff where you think it should be, just to see how it looks. My plant is some new kind (?) of large primula, on a tall stalk, dark pink & much larger than primulas are usually.
Annette: Your beach walk with Oro sounded lovely- I could just hear the crashing waves. I do love to be by the sea. Good luck with those b..**#^^ing ants.
patriciat: Yes, the new puppy is a little border collie. She is to be called 'Meg' which I think is a great name, & apparently is sleeping a lot at present (I havn't seen her yet but hope to soon.) They had a border collie who was much loved, & she died last Autumn aged about 13.
Caerann: Sorry to hear that John is still not too good- agree that the damp will not help. Hope he recovers soon. We love the film "Shawshank Redemption" and my son and I sat through every episode of the 1st part of "Twin Peaks", we were gripped by the way it was not as predictable as some other series of that type.
Diane; How we loved Woody Woodpecker when we were children! So cheeky! Now that you tell us, I can see the resemblance to the pileated woodpeckers. Loved the film about the agates, & your description of the early settlers in your parts. Times must have been so hard for everyone, then.
AQ: Saw on our TV yesterday, that they are now publishing the data on all the early convicts sent to Australia, on the Ancestry website. It sounded interesting.
We went yesterday into Manchester, to see a concert/show called "Steppin' Out" with Anton du Beke & Erin Boag of Strictly Come Dancing fame. Very enjoyable, lovely costumes, how they floated over the floor! A singer we don't know performed some of the jolly songs of yesteryear & all the middle aged ladies in the audience drifted away..... especially when he sang "Moon River" and she floated all around in a wonderful blue creation. We had good seats but the best part was, I had a child sitting in front of me so was able to see the whole stage, bliss!
Latest from Dunedin ospreys in Florida:
Lindybird : The idea of haggis in kilts made me laugh too.
FAB
Diane in Indiana - Thank you so much for explaining about homesteading. When you speak about warrior strength,gentle dispositions and great dignity and humour I am reminded of my own father and his parents and those before them. My paternal grandmother was born about 1870 in a wild and pretty unaccessable part of the West Highlands of Scotland. She could not read or write in English or Gaelic and signed documents with a x. Despite that, my father, her first son, made it to medical school. We have much to be proud about, haven't we? Kindest regards - Heather.
Morning/afternoon all: Cloudy again here with showers tonight and heavy rain tomorrow - just in time for daughter's second follow up visit to doc. She's insisting on going home tomorrow - she's suffering from terminal cabin fever and getting depressed. She's well enough to get up and about and really misses her friends and neighbors who stop in on their way to and from work, the store, etc. We are just far enough away that "stopping by" isn't easy, though she's on the phone to them a lot. We're a bit concerned and I've made her promise to follow docs orders tomorrow. Thing is, I'm close enough that I can pop up there every day or at least every other day with nourshing meals, etc.
Tiger: Spring and Autumn in NY are the best times; summer can be horribly humid. And of course it's a big noisy (but exciting) city. Oh what a shame that your Dad couldn't share his tales.
Alan: Happy Burns night. Didn't realize "best laid schemes...."came from To A Mouse. The things we learn on this blog!
Margobird: Hmmmm. Still waters run deep - I also wouldn't've pegged you for a horror fan (but I do like the suspense that some of those stories have).
Lindybird: You mean haggis don't wear kilts? Meg very pretty name. Interesting re convict data.
Off for little outing with daughter before rain arrives.
Annette - ( First of all, how do I get your name in heavier print? Can someone tell me?). I have every sympathy with you and daughter. Maybe she is just homesick, you know how it is, doesn't matter how much they love us, home is where they want to be and I suspect that we would be the same if the situation was reversed----. You have been absolutely super but she is' needing hame' as my old man would say. It's great that you will still be able to drop by with the essentials).
LINDEYBIRD....I couldn't stop laughing at the thought of the Haggis wearing kilts and being on parade.
ALAN.......Love....' To A Mouse'. Can I throw a (wee) spanner in the works ? I always thought that 'sleekit'
meant sly? Correct me if I am wrong.
Maureen