Good day to get your kayak out!
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Good day to get your kayak out!
For sure this weekend!
ps - don’t forget your PFD too.
Yes.. i dont wanna pay a fine
Good afternooning all.
Today’s weather has been varied. Glorious calm sunshine, thunderstorms, hail, windy... I think we have had most things except snow and fog.
i went out for my walk in sunshine and drowned coming home as a thunderstorm came out of nowhere and started hurling marble sized hail stones at me. They hurt! I had a good coat on, but my jeans and shoes were waterlogged in the 10 minutes it took to get home!
Other than that, nothing much to report. Friday is cleaning day and, as JoesDad is now working as well as Son, that left more for me and Daughter to do. (Boo!
) Son and JoesDad will clean the rooms they’re using as their office space tomorrow. Life is so fascinating right now ?
I secured a supermarket delivery slot for a week today! This makes me very happy as I honestly thought I stood no chance for the next few weeks.
JoesDad and I should have been going bird/wildlife watching in the Shetland Islands a week tomorrow. Needless to say, that isn’t happening. The Shetlands are actually nearer Norway than the UK and are part of Scotland from the UK’s point of view. I am disappointed partly because I have a good friend who lives there (his accent is impenetrable) and I shan’t be seeing him
I have decided to do some research and make my menus Scottish inspired for next weekend. Haggis, Scotch Broth, Clootie Dumpling, Cranachan all come to mind. I’ll let you know how I get on
Today’s weather has been varied. Glorious calm sunshine, thunderstorms, hail, windy... I think we have had most things except snow and fog.
i went out for my walk in sunshine and drowned coming home as a thunderstorm came out of nowhere and started hurling marble sized hail stones at me. They hurt! I had a good coat on, but my jeans and shoes were waterlogged in the 10 minutes it took to get home!
Other than that, nothing much to report. Friday is cleaning day and, as JoesDad is now working as well as Son, that left more for me and Daughter to do. (Boo!
) Son and JoesDad will clean the rooms they’re using as their office space tomorrow. Life is so fascinating right now ?I secured a supermarket delivery slot for a week today! This makes me very happy as I honestly thought I stood no chance for the next few weeks.
JoesDad and I should have been going bird/wildlife watching in the Shetland Islands a week tomorrow. Needless to say, that isn’t happening. The Shetlands are actually nearer Norway than the UK and are part of Scotland from the UK’s point of view. I am disappointed partly because I have a good friend who lives there (his accent is impenetrable) and I shan’t be seeing him
I have decided to do some research and make my menus Scottish inspired for next weekend. Haggis, Scotch Broth, Clootie Dumpling, Cranachan all come to mind. I’ll let you know how I get on
You and your brother are always in my thoughts Lyn. Hang in there.
Well done. Sounds like you had a really busy day. At least you can say you are not bored.
Tomorrow I will be painting the inside of the big one, then I can move it to where it needs to go and I will post a picture for you all to see.
And very glad to know that you are back and that your internet problems are sorted. I did wonder where you had gone. And very glad that it was only internet and not the covid-19.
Good afternooning all.
Today’s weather has been varied. Glorious calm sunshine, thunderstorms, hail, windy... I think we have had most things except snow and fog.
i went out for my walk in sunshine and drowned coming home as a thunderstorm came out of nowhere and started hurling marble sized hail stones at me. They hurt! I had a good coat on, but my jeans and shoes were waterlogged in the 10 minutes it took to get home!
Other than that, nothing much to report. Friday is cleaning day and, as JoesDad is now working as well as Son, that left more for me and Daughter to do. (Boo!
I secured a supermarket delivery slot for a week today! This makes me very happy as I honestly thought I stood no chance for the next few weeks.
JoesDad and I should have been going bird/wildlife watching in the Shetland Islands a week tomorrow. Needless to say, that isn’t happening. The Shetlands are actually nearer Norway than the UK and are part of Scotland from the UK’s point of view. I am disappointed partly because I have a good friend who lives there (his accent is impenetrable) and I shan’t be seeing him
I have decided to do some research and make my menus Scottish inspired for next weekend. Haggis, Scotch Broth, Clootie Dumpling, Cranachan all come to mind. I’ll let you know how I get on
Sounds great! I’m sure that i had cranachan a few times..
Cranachan
| Course | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Scotland |
| Main ingredients | Whipped cream, whisky, honey (preferably heather honey), raspberries, oatmeal |
Thank you for that Mark. As I did not know what Cranachan was.Sounds great! I’m sure that i had cranachan a few times..
Cranachan
Cranachan (Scottish Gaelic: Crannachan pronounced [ˈkʰɾan̪ˠəxan]) is a traditional Scottish dessert. It was originally a celebration of harvest, made following the raspberry harvest in June. The dessert of cream and fresh seasonal raspberries is bolstered by Scottish oats and whisky. It has been called 'the uncontested king of Scottish dessert'. Cranachan owes its origins to crowdie, a popular breakfast in which crowdie cheese is combined with lightly toasted oatmeal, cream, and local honey. Raspberries, when in season, might be added to the breakfast.
Course Dessert Place of origin Scotland Main ingredients Whipped cream, whisky, honey (preferably heather honey), raspberries, oatmeal
Well that is me all caught up. We have not heard anything from Maggie and Yvonne, Does anybody know if they have been online? I don't go into the other thread only come into the cold dark rooms. As I need the cooler rooms to combat the heat from outside.
Today our level four started. Which means that more shops are allowed to open and some of them can sell un essential items. So I was able to buy a paint brush. So tomorrow I will be painting my last flower pot that I made and then can move it to the front garden.
I am waiting for the garden centres to open as I need some for potting soil. And I need some more items to make those pots that Mark showed me.
I also need to find an old plastic doll, so that I can use the head as a mold for my planter which will look like a head. Or at least a mask or something. Oh wait I can ask my son to 3d print a mold for me. There you go, you guys helped me figure out what I was going to do for a mask.
It is 21.45 here and dark, that reminds me I need to ask our complex guy to change the lights from summer timing to winter timing.
Until tomorrow. Have an awesome Friday everyone.
Today our level four started. Which means that more shops are allowed to open and some of them can sell un essential items. So I was able to buy a paint brush. So tomorrow I will be painting my last flower pot that I made and then can move it to the front garden.
I am waiting for the garden centres to open as I need some for potting soil. And I need some more items to make those pots that Mark showed me.
I also need to find an old plastic doll, so that I can use the head as a mold for my planter which will look like a head. Or at least a mask or something. Oh wait I can ask my son to 3d print a mold for me. There you go, you guys helped me figure out what I was going to do for a mask.
It is 21.45 here and dark, that reminds me I need to ask our complex guy to change the lights from summer timing to winter timing.
Until tomorrow. Have an awesome Friday everyone.
Hello. It's wonderful that your brother can now just recuperate from it all. When I was really ill it would've been just as good to get a phone call. I was so tired. The visits really cheered me up but I could only stay awake for a little while. Then I felt like I was being rude to my guests if I snored...
Ok it's a Razberri antic for you. She was posed and it was so cute but she caught me trying to shoot her.
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Sunny & bright already this morning. Hope the sun is shining on one n all today!
I’m off kayaking....catch you all later. Enjoy ?????
I’m off kayaking....catch you all later. Enjoy ?????
I understand the depression.. I can’t stand being stuck inside for any amount of time! Hopefully today has dawned brighter .. warmth and sunshine sent your way!
I think the straw roof will be adorable though I can’t imagine any of your work not being a hit.
That’s too bad about the bird watching trip... hopefully you will get to reschedule...Good afternooning all.
Today’s weather has been varied. Glorious calm sunshine, thunderstorms, hail, windy... I think we have had most things except snow and fog.
i went out for my walk in sunshine and drowned coming home as a thunderstorm came out of nowhere and started hurling marble sized hail stones at me. They hurt! I had a good coat on, but my jeans and shoes were waterlogged in the 10 minutes it took to get home!
Other than that, nothing much to report. Friday is cleaning day and, as JoesDad is now working as well as Son, that left more for me and Daughter to do. (Boo!
I secured a supermarket delivery slot for a week today! This makes me very happy as I honestly thought I stood no chance for the next few weeks.
JoesDad and I should have been going bird/wildlife watching in the Shetland Islands a week tomorrow. Needless to say, that isn’t happening. The Shetlands are actually nearer Norway than the UK and are part of Scotland from the UK’s point of view. I am disappointed partly because I have a good friend who lives there (his accent is impenetrable) and I shan’t be seeing him
I have decided to do some research and make my menus Scottish inspired for next weekend. Haggis, Scotch Broth, Clootie Dumpling, Cranachan all come to mind. I’ll let you know how I get on
How exciting for us about the Scottish fare! I enjoy seeing all your fares and even trying something new now and again..
Good morning! They have lifted our travel restriction and allowed some of the non-essential businesses to open to 25% capacity!
We promptly loaded up ATV’s and camper and headed out. Us and two other couples have all migrated to another friends in North Louisiana who lives way out in the country. We are going to boil some crawfish, drink some beers , and have a great time .( 6 ft apart) ...lol.
We promptly loaded up ATV’s and camper and headed out. Us and two other couples have all migrated to another friends in North Louisiana who lives way out in the country. We are going to boil some crawfish, drink some beers , and have a great time .( 6 ft apart) ...lol.
Good afternooning all
I checked our trail cameras this morning and finally have photographic confirmation that we have a hedgehog in the garden again. In 2018 we had 3 visiting our feed station and then, mysteriously, they disappeared last year. We have opened up a couple more hedgehog holes on our boundary and it’s good to see we are back on the route. The image is very grainy, but it’s definitely a hedgehog
Out on my Permitted Exercise, I make sure to pass a pond where Moorhens hatched their brood of 8 on Good Friday so they’re 3 weeks old. This week’s bad weather hasn’t been good news and the 8 seen last weekend has declined to 5. They look very cute lined up on a plank floating in among the duck weed. Dad appears to be in charge of crowd control. Mum has been refurbishing the nest this week and has started sitting again today. Google tells me the first brood will help rear the second.
I checked our trail cameras this morning and finally have photographic confirmation that we have a hedgehog in the garden again. In 2018 we had 3 visiting our feed station and then, mysteriously, they disappeared last year. We have opened up a couple more hedgehog holes on our boundary and it’s good to see we are back on the route. The image is very grainy, but it’s definitely a hedgehog
Out on my Permitted Exercise, I make sure to pass a pond where Moorhens hatched their brood of 8 on Good Friday so they’re 3 weeks old. This week’s bad weather hasn’t been good news and the 8 seen last weekend has declined to 5. They look very cute lined up on a plank floating in among the duck weed. Dad appears to be in charge of crowd control. Mum has been refurbishing the nest this week and has started sitting again today. Google tells me the first brood will help rear the second.
