Taiwan, Ukraine, Israel and Louisville among the topics discussed this morning with the super smart Los Angeleans. The French Presidents views on China also make the cut. By the time Sophie makes it out of the front door the sun is just beginning to rise over the horizon. Out at sea there's a large sleek warship moving south at high speed. Off to our right the local deer are walking , in a long line, across the brow of the hill. A sight that's more Serengeti than Scotland.
This years Easter Egg looked the part but was a bit of a disappointment. The piped sugar decoration was over the top and the chocolate had too much sugar. We both agree that the French do Easter better.
At the Jaffa Cake Cafe we see the local Minister park her little car and head off towards the old folks home. She's looking very determined and is in her full regalia so I assume this is one of those 'get here as soon as you can' start of day house calls.
The window displays have had a post Easter makeover. Anything practical that might appeal to dour locals has gone. Instead they're displaying lots and lots of tartan that will attract foreign visitors. The gentlemans outfitters has two mannequins in the window with a decidedly continental approach to male fashion. The market for ochre coloured linen jackets in these breezy parts is limited. This is the sort of thing golfers will buy when they discover they need a jacket to get into the club house. Buy in haste, repent at leisure fashion.
$1,790. Is this a belated April Fool joke ? :https://www.balenciaga.com/en-us/trash-bag-large-pouch--black-811010641.html
Who'd have thought it ? :https://twitter.com/Ned_Donovan/status/1645424656667619328
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Hari OM
That egg has the look of perhaps hanging around till Christmas. YAM xx
Not all visitors have got the hang of dressing for the cool, damp and windswept conditions of an East of Scotland Easter. Out for a walk at Forvie Sands on Saturday we saw a man wearing linen trousers of roughly the same colour as the jacket pictured above; the woman accompanying him sported a lime green ankle length cashmere coat. As my friend commented "I don't think they're from round here" I rapidly reined Nobby in before he could run up and and give them his customary muddy pawed greeting.
Cheers, Gail (who would be happy to help out with the Easter egg...)
How sad that the Easter egg didn't live up to expectations. I've long since given up anticipating the pleasure of anything seasonal in chocolate - usually it's too sweet.
The clothing shops are definitely awaiting the influx of "foreign" golfers - anyone south of the Scottish border, or much further afield.
The Easter egg certainly looks enticing and enormous as pictured. The sort of thing that once begun must be quickly consumed?
It's very strange - it just happens that we will be visiting both Nashville and Louisville next month. We have some free time between our son's last college track meet and his graduation and though it would be a good chance to see a bit of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Stephanie - Now it's out of the box it will be consumed quickly !
That egg looks so enticing, though, like others, I've been disappointed by 'occasion' chocolates. A friend brought me champagne truffles from Switzerland at Christmas time and they are SO stale. And, still in my fridge! By the way, those of us who live in Los Angeles refer to ourselves as Angelenos :)
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