COLD DARK ROOM

[Kristoff]

I am going to have a bowl of cornflakes for my dinner.
I will pop back in later.
See you soon

Bon appetit

 

[Kristoff]

I had those for dinner yesterday[emoji28]

 

[JoesMum]

RIP, Lyn’s steaks.

I agree. Medium rare for me (or “à point” in France) [emoji23]

 

[Kristoff]

As it happens I had haggis at both breakfast and dinner today. I love it.

Haggis roam the Highlands of Scotland. They have ginger hair and have two legs shorter than the other two which helps them cope with steep mountains. [emoji56]

Yum! Guess your flight in a Lego plane was worth it after all.

 

[Kristoff]

I agree. Medium rare for me (or “à point” in France) [emoji23]

Me too. Or a properly done rare. Once I tasted it, there was no going back to anywhere above medium rare.

 

[JoesMum]

Some photos for you

First for @moozillion’s bucket list is Skara Brae

This is a 5000 year old neothlithic settlement. The stone houses were sunk into the ground and had covered passageways between them. All the furniture (dresser, beds, tank for storing fish) was made of stone where we would use wood. Trees are few and far between on Orkney so stone had to take the place of wood)

I remember going here on my school trip in 1980. Back then we could walk in the houses and through the passages. Now you have to view from above, but it’s still amazing

 

[Yvonne G]

The pharmacy is out of the antibiotic I was prescribed. Hopefully they’ll get it in soon. Ibprofin is my best friend right now. All the other meds are in but I’ll wait.

Didn't they offer to call around and find it for you?

 

[JoesMum]

There are 22 Nature Reserves on the main island of Orkney alone so, needless to say, we have done quite a lot of bird watching today.

We made our way to Marwick Head which has cliffs full of nesting seabirds in season... they’re just turning up now. Orkney is at least a month behind Kent; they’re still on Daffodils and primroses as spring flowers here.

It had clouded over by the time we got to Marwick Head.

View of the sea cliffs with the Kitchener Memorial dedicated to WWI Field Marshal Kitchener


View towards the island of Hoy


View towards the Brough of Birsay- an island linked by a causeway at low tide

 

[Yvonne G]

I am going to have a bowl of cornflakes for my dinner.
I will pop back in later.
See you soon

I had a nice steak (fried in GREASE!!!), a helping of green beans smothered in real butter and a nice baked potato (baked in olive oil). If that doesn't harden my arteries, I don't know what will. But, M-m-m-m-m it was good!!

 

[Yvonne G]

*rummages for a dictionary, finds it, can’t read a word in the dark anyway, hurls it in unknown direction*

Yipes! Be careful of hurling. If you hit one of those angry things that live in here, it could mean trouble for you.

 

[JoesMum]

And then we went to the Brough of Birsay. The island has a Viking village inhabited from c 600AD - 1100AD ... so only 1000 years old.

It is remarkably similar to its much older neighbour at Skara Brae, but they did have a drainage system so plumbing was a benefit!

We saw a puffin on the cliffs ...but the weather closed in and we escaped just before the rain got too bad


Nordic carving


More sea cliffs


Heading for the mainland

 

[JoesMum]

We are worn out. So it’s bedtime now!

Nos da everyone ... or “Oidhche mhath” in Scottish Gaelic

 

[CarolM]

I am going to have a bowl of cornflakes for my dinner.
I will pop back in later.
See you soon

Cereal is sometimes nice as a dinner. Lol

 

[CarolM]

*rummages for a dictionary, finds it, can’t read a word in the dark anyway, hurls it in unknown direction*

Lets help.

 

[Bambam1989]

I agree. Medium rare for me (or “à point” in France) [emoji23]

Me too!

 

[CarolM]

*rummages for a dictionary, finds it, can’t read a word in the dark anyway, hurls it in unknown direction*

2nd and 3rd

 

[Bambam1989]

Me too. Or a properly done rare. Once I tasted it, there was no going back to anywhere above medium rare.

Ooo now I want steaks.

 

[CarolM]

Not so dramatic. Just a substitute universe in case this one fails. I believe Adam has a status of a Gecko Grandpa or something over there.

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[Bambam1989]

I had a nice steak (fried in GREASE!!!), a helping of green beans smothered in real butter and a nice baked potato (baked in olive oil). If that doesn't harden my arteries, I don't know what will. But, M-m-m-m-m it was good!!

Sounds like my kinda meal

 

[CarolM]

Nor me. Of course.

No not you at all. Maybe Linda or Lyn? Orrrr even Sabine and Kathy.[emoji33] [emoji33] Definitly Yvonne and Dan and most especially Ed, Gillian, Adam, Luara and John. Did I leave anybody out?