03/06/2010, 06:17
It's just after six. The sun is already up. There's a stillness and warmth that offers promise for the coming day. Birds are already active punctuating the quiet with chatter and song. An engine here and there indicates the beginning of the morning rush to work. I've just watched a big black crow lift one of our bird feeders off its hook on the bird feeder stand and try to make off with it. That's why the feeder was twenty yards away when we came home from London and had to be reclaimed. A quick shooing and a subsequent wiring(in dressing gown and slippers) will hopefully halt any further removal of the feeders. What a cheeky bird!
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02/06/2010, 08:31
Yesterday we had one of those typical west coast days. It began with heavy downpours in the morning which by afternoon had passed over to reveal blue skies and summer sunshine.
The morning offered time to catch up with washing, do a bit of beading, shop locally for food, a new tax disc and repeat prescriptions, before getting out into the afternoon sun to attend to growing plants and the potting-up of newly purchased ones. New compost was needed, together with bird food, so another trip to Rosneath was needed for supplies.
We decided that the local shops would be a priority this week after the recent spate of travelling, although the ferry may well beckon to take us further afield later in the week.
Our young and very tall visitor is more than happen to have nice long lies and is happily occupied into the wee small hours on computer and TV. He still makes a good cup of coffee and is a dab hand at shaking a martini 007 style.
The sun is already shining today, so it'll be an at-home pottering day. A bit of painting, a bit of window-cleaning and a bit of Dougal walking.
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01/06/2010, 07:04
Yesterday was Joan's birthday, so we headed for Moffat to meet her brother Keith and his wife Brenda who are staying just south of the border for a week or two. A special birthday surprise was that Marshall, Joan's eldest grandson was with them and had his bag packed to come to stay with us for the remainder of this week. The boy, who we've had visiting every year since he was four, is now taller than his uncle Keith, and towering above the old crocs he'll be making coffee for this week.
It was lovely to spend time with them all, and of course we had to visit each and every one of the shops in this lovely wee town, with a purchase here and another purchase there.
By the time we were ready to travel home, the boot was full to bursting......surprise surprise.
Today it's raining. The busy-ness of the holiday week-end has passed and we HOPE to have a nice quiet week to recover from our spell of travelling.
And speaking of recovering.....our friend Dot has been in hospital for open heart surgery, and will be home later this week. She is an amazing lady, who looks the picture of health despite all that she has just been through. She is rarely seen without her make-up on, and even immediately after the op she had arranged for the lipstick to be near at hand to be put on as soon as she came round.
We saw her on Sunday, and were full of admiration. She is up and about walking more each day and raring to get home to allow the full healing process to begin. If the NHS need a positive advert for major surgery.....she is it!
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28/05/2010, 21:24
The two old crocs walking are now home! And one wee brown-eyed spaniel is very pleased to see us, even although he was 'ruined' while we were away!!!Thanks MTD and Katie!!
It was good to go......but it's nice to be home, delivered to and from the door by our own personal chauffeur!!! Thanks E!! My wee vegetable garden is blooming-a lot ready to eat. Once again thanks are needed to J who watered them with care during our absence.
How lucky we are to have such wonderful friends and family around us!
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27/05/2010, 16:41
Pavement pounding is something we don't do often. We may never again! On the go from 8.30, we walked miles up and down escalators, as we navigated our way to Oxford Street, Regent Street, Carnaby Street and Picadilly, in and out of stores as we went. As the crow flies, not really many miles, but it FELT like we had walked a marathon!
We're now lying with our feet up at 4.30, absolutely 'walked out'.
This is our final evening before the journey north and home tomorrow. We won't be doing a lot other than packing and enjoying our final evening meal. It's been a busy few days. We haven't done anything like we planned to, but that's the way of it, especially when strains and falls hamper things. The crocs on our feet were not the only crocs here this week! But we've managed to accomplish a lot and will return again later in the year since the whole deal is a good one worth repeating. Maybe next time we'll see a show and visit some of the cultural sights that escaped us this time.
Spotted all of the above over the last two days.
Sally Lindsay sat beside Joan on the tube.
Christopher Timothy was on the escalator opposite us at Waterloo.
Michael Caine crossed the road with us at Selfridges.
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