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Auch
Just back from a few days in Perthshire, we stayed at Auchteralyth Steadings which are highly recommended, Anne Fedele, the owner, has done everything to furnish the cottages to five star level, it’s all very dog friendly and you will be checked out by Kashka the Rhodesian Ridgeback dog. There are hens and horses too,…
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Sheryl
Yesterday we went to the wedding of Sheryl Thomson and Peter Ritchie, in the Randolph Room at Glasgow University. It was a hugely moving ceremony, the bride looked stunning and the music was highly emotive. Here are some pictures of the happy couple
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Do be do be do..
be do be doobie.. * I have ranted before about the exploitation of collectors, be it of stamps, coins, used tea bags, whatever. The issuing bodies are milking it dry these days. I was about to launch into this one again tonight, when I came home to another advice note for new stamps here in…
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Eye eye
Today we went to Eyemouth for lunch with Johnny and Yvonne on the occasion of their wedding anniversary. It was a glorious drive there and back, as the early spring sunshine picked out the new born lambs in the fields. Pease Bay looked particularly attractive from up above, and the meal itself in Oblo was…
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Too good…
..to be true? If you haven’t heard the Tesco/Asda story, here it is as explained to me by my friend Gillian yesterday. Asda will price match your shopping against the other big four supermarkets, simply enter your till receipt’s unique code on line and you will receive a voucher for the difference, should your shopping…
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Cooking the books
Finally made the chocolate beetroot cake last night and I would think that if you were in a particularly fried frame of mind it would prove a wonderful release, since it does leave the kitchen reminiscent of a Schlesinger gore fest. Went to Andrew Carnegie’s birthplace museum yesterday, it’s in Dunfy. It’s certainly a well…
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Nick’s 21st
We were excited and delighted to be invited. Sir Nicholas asked us to attend as adults who would lend a certain amount of gravitas to the proceedings. There goes my rock n roll rep then. We were entertained with a beautiful meal and many heartfelt speeches.
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Tsunami
So far I have heard that Rieko in Tokyo and Lehua in Hawai’i are ok; shaken and disturbed but ok. Having watched the events unfold, and the horrific tv footage, I’m lost for words. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted by this.
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Bend It
So, I’m back home from Pilates, having done more with my intercostal and abdominal muscles in 1 hour than in the previous 336, including band practice last night, and I am just looking ahead to what the weekend will bring. As ever, detail will be in retrospect, but it’s shaping up to be a busy…
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They’re here
it’s just like me to overstay my welcome, man let’s sing and rhyme let’s give it one more time let’s show the kids how to do it © REM All the Best 2011 ….and I haven’t even started the Elbow album yet.