More Country Pictures
Posted in Travel on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
The French, the French, the French have soggy feet
but ours are nice and dry. Hooray for the Iron Duke,
and his crazy rubber boot!
Splish, Splosh, Splish
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Back from the Country!
Posted in Travel on March 30, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m back from my weekend in the country. My friend Sid the Pict has a chalet oot by wee towns Cumineston and Garmond. Lots of small toons oot there, some not much more than a group of three or four stone cottages. I spent the weekend drinking coffee and splashing around the clarty dubs… thanks to the [...]
Horrible Weather Again
Posted in Travel on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Not unexpected but the weather is cold, very windy, and very wet. Can’t do much but look out the window, cup of tea in hand, and say ‘ och! It’s afaa dreack.’
My friend Sid is picking me up today after his work and we are heading out to the back of beyond. He has a [...]
Me an ma Dram
Posted in Travel on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Just hame from the toon. I got some pics for ye.
Drink Ribena or I’ll punch Ya!
Posted in Travel on March 26, 2008 | No Comments »
See you Jimmy!
Into Toon fer a Wander
Posted in Travel on March 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Out and about again just a few pics … me in the ‘Schoolhouse’ having a whisky… ‘Hey Gerritt!’
Next just a shot in front of Provost Skene’s House:
Out for a paper
Posted in Travel on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Just went for a walk to the local shoppie for a tabloid and a chocolate bar.
Then down the street for a while… the weather seems to be improving. i stopped in at the off license(where you buy booze). The fellow there remembered me from the last time. I am heading out to the country to [...]
Arctic Freeze!
Posted in Travel on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Och! It’s just been terrible weather. I was told that they were having a very mild winter… until the day we arrived. It is good Scottish weather as well. It will be sunny and calm, then 10 minutes later it will be blowing a gale, the skies will be black, and snow blasting you in [...]
Out and about today
Posted in Travel on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Just a couple of pictures from wandering about. First, a sausage sandwich to fortify us.
next… heading down little belmont street…
Then a pint of Guiness in O’Neils Pub… thinking about my friends in NM.
We Made It!
Posted in Travel on March 23, 2008 | No Comments »
After about 20 odd hours off travel… we have arrived. We had enough energy to eat our fish and chips (fae the Ashvale, of course). It was lovely. We were very ‘chuffed’.
It is Easter and we are going to Simon & Clare’s for our family supper. They are really nice and we should have lots [...]
