Good Evening am sitting here with the sunshine streaming in through the lounge window, I mention it as this is the only time of the year that we get any sun in this room as it is north facing so that means no sun all day this side of the house.

We set off this morning to go to St Andrews as we thought it was going to be lovely at the coast but someone did not tell the workmen digging up the motorway to let motorists know when they close a slip road so we set off full of hope of a nice breeze and some sunshine but the horrible men who dig up the road put paid to that. The slip road that we need to be on was closed and it meant a detour of about 25 miles for us to get back to the road we wanted to be on. The weather was very misty at that time but it did look better inland as we reached the high point on the motorway. We then thought again and decided to go to Perth instead and would keep St Andrews for another day. We do get the best coffee in the country in Perth so it was not a hardship. Spent time looking for shoes for this wedding we are going to but no luck yet do not want to spend a fortune on high heel that I don’t wear now but will have to for one afternoon. Gone are the days when I could strut about in 4 inch heels maybe that’s what behind the bad back, but I loved them at the time as I am only 5ft 1inch tall. Oh that’s better just switched on the fan it is very hot up here tonight most unusual we usually have cool evenings.

We are planning a run in the car tomorrow to somewhere we have not been for a while have not decided where yet but will take the camera and hope to get some new shots to show you later this week.

Still feeling a bit disappointed we did not get to the beach today but still as they say tomorrow is another day. Till next time. Love

        

 

 

    

Happy Birthday Dear Journal.

                  

Today is my journals 3rd birthday I can hardly believe it when I stared in 2005 I never thought I would still be here writing three years later. Living a very quiet life I have tried to keep you posted with my musings not a lot happens but I do try to keep it interesting and amusing too. Hope you will stay with me in the coming year.

The picture above is not Scottish (just for a change) it is of L’Alpe d’Huez we were treated to a lovely day on Wednesday while The Tour De France cycle race climbed this mountain among others the scenery was spectacular the sun was shinning as ‘The Tour’ climbed higher and higher we saw lots of mountains and a Glacier too it was a wonderful tour of the Alps.

We do not have so much sunshine today we have had a bit of east coast hare today hoping in will lift this afternoon will wait and see.

I was updating my Book Journal last night and just by chance discovered it too had a birthday this week it was one. I thin tried to put un a Journaling for One Year graphic and it has gone all narrow don’t know why and don’t know how to fix it anyone know what I did wrong. Will leave the address if you want to have a look.

Stuart and I will be going to a wedding in September my next door neighbour is getting wed she is in her late fifties and a spinster in every sense of the word but she has met up with an old boyfriend after many years and has sprung a very unexpected wedding on all her friends and relations. Am now trying to get myself and Stuart rigged out I have bought a dress and have a jacket that will be perfect for the occasion but I do need shoes with a killer heel lol but I do need a heel and of course a handbag.

Think that’s about it for today so thank you for taking the time to read my musings some of you have been with me from the start Jeannette (jottings) Ally Jan to name a few thank you for being there for me. Till next time Love

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Weather Pixie is back

                                             

Good Evening, just a quick entry to let you know that our beloved weather pixies are back have really missed her but she is now back in her rightful place on the sidebar. Will do a full entry soon.  Love

                          Joan. 

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Friday Friday oh its only Thursday

                

Good afternoon, I really did think it was Friday for a few moments there I have just been down to the village and that is my usual Friday outing but this week things are different this is T In the Park weekend when 80,000 music fans per day will be descending on our little village again. The weather today is perfect pouring rain and wind just as it nearly always is why does the rain try to spoil everything. The fields will be like swamps after all the rain we have had this month already and overnight and this morning will just have completed the job. The forecast is not great for the start of the music festival but it should be better by Sunday. While I was out the rain had just stopped and there was just a spit or two, in the chemist there were two girls being very hopeful buying sunglasses but I really think they would have been better with wellies. All the little shops are geared up with ponchos, sunscreen ,Wellington boots tent sleeping bags and not forgetting the beer. One of the stores was selling sledges to pull your beer along, on very novel idea. Stuart and I used to take a run up the hill behind Balado where the festival ground is to see all the lights the big wheel and all the tents are, but now the police close off all the roads around it and you have to be a resident to get passed it is annoying but it has become so big now compared with earlier years. I hope it all goes welland everybody has a great time, and the wind stays in the right direction so it blows away most of the noise, sorry but it is not my kind of music.

I think that’s about all for now, still have the feeling its Friday. Till next time, Love,

                                              

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Where is is everybody.....

                             

Good afternoon, am sitting here half watching the tennis and reading my alerts but I am wondering and worrying where everybody is, my mailbox is almost empty everyday and I am wondering if I am getting alerts. I am getting one ore two but none from some of my regular ladies. Have you all gone the same way as my beloved Weather Pixie she has ran off from my journal and I have checked other journals that have a pixie and she has ran away from them too wonder what has happened have they gone on holiday do you think? Up here we are not having any summer weather at all at the moment, June has been an awful month I hope that July is going to be better or summer will be gone and we will have missed it. After the wonderful weather we had in May I thought it was going to be such a good summer silly me.

We had a couple of outings last week one to St Andrews and one to Stirling on the bus. It was not such a good run this time there must have been some sort of breakdown and the bus company had put on what I would call a town bus meant for short journeys. By the time we got back my back was killing me hope its better next time.

Yesterday I headed out the front of the house to do a but of weeding armed with my trug, gloves and hand fork I had just started when the heavens opened so that was the end of that. I then came in made coffee and sat down to watch a film so weeding out the front is still needing done will get to it another day. Our schools came off for the summer holidays last Friday so that’s the end of the piece and quiet for seven weeks or so. We have a rented house two doors up from us and the guy who owns it will let it to anybody as he does not have to suffer the noise or disruption his tenants make. This time it’s the children, they have this giant trampoline in the garden and they scream every time they jump up and down and there can be three or four of them at a time on it at a time, and they are on it about 12 hours a day at the moment, it can become very annoying after a short time. It's not so bad for meI can switch off my two hearing aids and don’t hear a thing but Stuart and my other neighbours can’t but what can you do they are not the type you would dare complain too. Maybe it’s as well we have not had many days to sit out in our garden lately. Hope you are all well and look forward to hearing from you all soon. I think that’s about it for now so till next time. Off to watch the tennis now as Andy Murray will be on shortly fingers crossed. Love,

                                            

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A Sad Day.

                  

Good Afternoon, not good news today remember our fabulous Osprey family I have been watching on the RSPB video link well the youngest one died yesterday. It has been a bad week weather wise and food has been in short supply. The male bird has not been bringing in enough fish and the youngest chick suffered dreadful bullying from the his two siblings. It has been a bit like this all the time for the little chick and we have all had this bad feeling from the start. The female osprey does not usually fish until the chicks are up a bit but she has had to help out this week when the rain has stayed off long enough. Wet chicks are very vulnerable so she has to keep them dry. The other two chick are getting big now and should survive fingers crossed. If you have not had a look for a while you will be surprised how they have grown. They will be starting to exercise their wings any day now. That’s about it for today till next time Love

                                               

Here is the link for the Ospreys.....

http://www.rspb.org.uk/webcams/birdsofprey/lochgartenvideo.asp

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A Visit from Mickey

               

Good Afternoon, what a busy week very eventful for us and in between Royal Ascot oh I do like to see all the lovely hats and dresses. With the wind they have had this week the ladies have done wonders with their hatpins and kirby grips. The Queen’s hat today was a real winner. Stuart and I have both picked winners at good prices but nether of us risked our pennies.

On Monday morning we had an appointment with Mickey Mouse as pictured above, we were having Sky + installed. We have had Sky for many years but I have read so much about how easy Sky + is we thought we would have it. It is all that it is said to be, it is so simple to use it is unbelievable none of this setting timers seeing if you have enough room on the disc having it on the right channel on click on the name of the program and your done its absolutely fabulous can’t speak highly enough about it. We were invited again to Ellen’s school on Wednesday her class were doing a little concert about Scotland all about Burke and Hare, Mary Queen of Scots and a bit of Country Dancing, we were served tea and coffee after the performance we had a lovely time.

Stuart took unwell during Wednesday night he seemed to have picked up some type of tummy bug, he must have been bad during the night as he actually woke me up which is very rare. He stayed put in bed yesterday morning and took it easy and I put on my nurse’s hat. After lunch we managed to get up and as the rest of the day progressed he recovered fine and today he is back to normal.

It’s a lovely afternoon here sunny if a bit blowy. Tomorrow is the longest day and the forecast is not very good hopefully warm summer days will return soon. I think that’s about it for today so till next time. Love,