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Derf
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They're looking at a permanent home in the Borders for it, although it seems to be generating some controversy (why would you spend money on that rather than a new school or whatever) - the tapestry take on it is here. No idea if they'd sew it together though.
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Jack the Lass
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Changing the subject, tonight it is snowing in Stirling and settling. I hope it has gone by morning (although judging by the temperature today I'm not going to hold my breath. Brrrr) as I have to drive the Elf Lass to nursery which happens to be in beautiful countryside but involves driving down a scary windy country road. Eek.
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Piglet
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Eek indeed - drive carefully. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
We had blowing snow for most of the afternoon today (although it only amounted to a few inches) and now we've got blowing rain, which at least might clear some of the snow ... ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Derf
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Still snowing here - the sczlet went to nursery all dressed up for snowman building! Drive safely Jack.
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North East Quine
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Perfect spring day here. The water butt has a skim of ice, but I'm looking out at a clear blue sky, and a bright day.
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North East Quine
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I'm heading south tomorrow, so I hope there won't be any transport delays. (wibble)
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Cottontail
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I hope you get there safely, NEQ. Surely the trains will be okay. Have a great time.
I live close to sea level in the warmer west, so although we had a few flurries of snow yesterday, nothing is lying.
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North East Quine
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I'm very excited. I am under strict instructions to shut up, and remain anonymous. Proud mothers are, apparently, embarrassing. Although despairing mothers posting on the "Help! I've got a teenager" thread are also embarrassing, so my embarrassing mother credentials are pretty solid.
The least the North East Loon can win tomorrow is £500, plus good publicity! ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Jack the Lass
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Well, it turns out Stirling looks lovely when it's covered in 2" of snow, but the roads are less lovely - the main roads were pretty clear, but the side roads were varying levels of hairy this morning! It seems to be melting now, so it looks less lovely covered in 2" of slush, I'm now just a bit worried about it freezing overnight as that will turn the place (or at least our road) into a skidpan.
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Piglet
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The pavements here were covered in Patches of Treachery™ this morning, turning me into Hobbling Piglet ... ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
PS Well done, North East Loon!
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Sarasa
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Congratulations to North East Loon! Were you an embarassment or did you manage to control yourself NEQ?
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North East Quine
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Thanks, Sarasa! I think I just squeaked in as "acceptable." It was an excellent day.
It's been a busy week, as I stayed down south to take part in the March of Women in Glasgow on Sat, which involved dressing in a long white dress, suffragette sash, hat, rosette and white gloves and marching from Glasgow Women's Library to Glasgow Green. Great fun!
Then today I was back in my suffragette frock for an International Women's Day event which included a Nigerian Gospel choir singing songs in the languages Mary Slessor spoke when she was in Nigeria. It was brilliant!
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daisymay
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/fjonadc/4685887973/
I can not get this just one picture, but you can also click o the right and left of it - and it shows much of Scotland and Blairgowrie where I lived.
I also have where my parents and there parents were put down and i would like to do that for me and my married one who is dead. But they have changed the people in charge and I do not know how the contact the others.
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Lothlorien
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Congratulations to him. Well done.
It was good to be able to see the clip. Too often news clips etc can't be seen down here. Thanks.
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Stercus Tauri
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Originally posted by North East Quine:
The loon on TV.
Brilliant! They did a great job of making the station as eerie as it was in the book. Hope we'll be there for the next completely illegible book signing.
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Piglet
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Well done, North East Loon!
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Uncle Pete
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Wonderful! I must search out a copy whilst in England after Easter. Is he at Waterstones?
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Alan Cresswell
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Looks like it
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Alan Cresswell
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Just to say I'm really jealous. Hope you have clear skies on Friday morning. Wish I was there.
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daisymay
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What is he weather getting OK ? How will it get fine !
I always love to camp in Scotland in various places to get to. I always enjoy when it is lovely blue sky and warm and dry as I camp.
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North East Quine
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There's been a lovely clear blue sky here, daisymay, but it's not warm!
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Piglet
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My sister and niece have just come back from a few days in Orkney, and judging by their photographs, they had absolutely gorgeous weather.
**stifles Green-eyed Monster** ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
Don't know about heat - you can't really tell from the pictures, but it was certainly sunny and bright.
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Baptist Trainfan
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I think it was up to 20 or 21 degrees (Celsius) - much warmer and nicer than what we East Anglian folk had, shivering under grey skies ...
Mind you, it's lovely this morning.
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Piglet
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quote:
Originally posted by Baptist Trainfan:
I think it was up to 20 or 21 degrees (Celsius) ...
In Orkney in April? Really???
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Alan Cresswell
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Don't you just mean "In Orkney? Really??"? The time of year is irrelevant in expresisng surprise at those temperatures.
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Piglet
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![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Alan Cresswell
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I see on the BBC News this morning that Google StreetView has gone on the water, with views from Loch Ness included. The seem to have found a great day to take the pictures, from the bit I've looked at.
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Alan Cresswell
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Oh, and a link thingy
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Baptist Trainfan
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This is a very intriguing article about a scientific "victim" of Nessie. It poses all sorts of questions, not least about the ways in which scientific institutions find it hard to cope with heterodox views.
Or perhaps he was just unpleasant to his colleagues and management were delighted to find an excuse for sacking him?
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daisymay
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Exactly where will you camp ? I also hope it will be OK as you are there.
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Piglet
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Because I hate camping with a passion normally reserved for axe-murderers, I find it hard to summon up sympathy, but ...
Seriously though - I hope you don't get snow, and enjoy yourselves.
![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif)
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North East Quine
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Good news for most of those camping in August; all the midgies will be heading for the midgie-fest in Dumfries.
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North East Quine
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quote:
Originally posted by Piglet:
Because I hate ....axe-murderers.
Oy! My great uncle was an axe-murderer! Some axe-murderers are perfectly nice people from respectable families!
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Baptist Trainfan
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So - how many axes did he murder? And did he do it nicely? We ought to know.
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North East Quine
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Machine gun jammed at Ypres. Hacked advancing Germans to death with trench hatchet. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
How many? When he was mentioned in dispatches, it said he hacked three to death. Regimental history said five. Local newspaper said nine.....
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Sandemaniac
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You're really rather chuffed with the family axe murderer, aren't you?
I suppose I do dine out occasionally on the rellie with the horse, mask, pistol, and frilly shirt (no, not Adam Ant!)...
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North East Quine
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Yup, always handy to remind my husband of my family's capabilities!
He got through the war unscathed, unlike his wife who died in childbirth in 1916 or his sister, my great grandmother, who died of Spanish flu in 1918.
Do tell more about your masked ancestor!
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Sandemaniac
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What? This one? No, not Solomon Joel Cohen, Dick Turpin!
Sadly I can't prove a direct link (and, as far as I am aware, he had no recorded children), but the same surname crops up on both sides of the family in the same village that he was born in.
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Piglet
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I understand there may be some very distant link in my wider family to this bloke.
He grew up in Stromness - no wonder he turned into a bad egg ...
A Kirkwallian Has Spoken.
PS Thanks for the Adam and the Ants video, Sandemaniac - that was a nice little blast from the past!
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daisymay
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I have just been in the Scottish kirk in London at 1pm. It is a lovely one!
And on Sunday I should be able to go at 6.30pm to it.
It's beautiful and also very really nice people!
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Lothlorien
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quote:
Originally posted by daisymay:
I have just been in the Scottish kirk in London at 1pm. It is a lovely one!
And on Sunday I should be able to go at 6.30pm to it.
It's beautiful and also very really nice people!
I hope you have a great time there, Daisymay.
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Piglet
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You had rain and snow showers while you were camping and you think the weather was "fairly kind"?
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Alan Cresswell
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Don't forget the hail.
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Alan Cresswell
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Though, the last time I camped I finished off with three broken tent poles. Though, with some liberal application of gaffer tape on one of the poles the tent stayed up and we stayed dry.
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To The Pain
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You had rain and snow showers while you were camping and you think the weather was "fairly kind"?
Oh yes, the weather was glorious on Friday afternoon, rainy only after we were mostly fed and overnight. Saturday morning was bright and fairly warm, I'm not sure what the weather did for the folks who headed for Balmoral but the walk around Loch Muick was mostly sunny with 4-5 short snow showers over the course of 3-4 hours and the evening was clear but a bit chilly (this is where a canvas tent with candle chandelier comes into its own, warms up in no time with 21 tealights going above a dozen warm bodies). Then Sunday was bright while we ate our overnight oats but the grey clouds rolled in so we decided to get the tents down and managed one before the hail started. Hail's not as bad as rain; it bounces off!
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Piglet
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Sorry, TTP, but you can still keep it. This little piglet likes her Creature Comforts. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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