Monday night sees us at the bookstore for one of those 'Meet the author' evenings. The speaker is a 30 something political scientist. He starts his remarks by observing that at lunchtime he ordered a Mac and Cheese from room service . It came with fries rather than salad. 'It was at this point I knew Scotland was my real home and these were my people'.
The forecast threatened snow but it didn't arrive. However, the temperature has fallen to freezing and the eviscerating wind that's been blowing in from Norway has now upped its tempo into a full on gale. Sophie's gradualist fur trimming stopped three weeks ago. It may well be suspended for another month.
This morning a frisky golden arrives , says hello and departs before Sophie has a chance to decide whether she wants to play ... or not.
In the car park by the sand dunes the family diva is harnessed up. Visitors drive along the access road at speeds that defy common sense. Speed bumps every couple of hundred yards don't seem to deter them. This morning the family diva ignores a runner but is alarmed by a gentleman standing by a small red car doing calisthenics. She has never seen this form of human gyration before and goes into 'alert' mode. 'Alert' mode for Sophie is stopping and screaming.
At the good coffee cafe a black dog sits and cries loudly. The owners seem unperturbed by this. We've always had vocal dogs ( it's a breed thing ) but never ones that cried. The black dog is spoken to by students but nothing seems to distract it from whimpering .
The 'intriguing. window in the house opposite the cinema has a new display.
The family diva returns home to the warmth for a restorative nap. Constant adventure takes it out of a girl. The house has been busy. The kitchen fitters came yesterday and promise to start on May 22nd. They say it will take a week. That seems optimistic by why knock it ? The bathroom people also show up. They have us in the diary for a June 6th start date. This morning the garden room people are expected at nine for a final sign off. A newspaper has a story that these musicians will not have their songs played at Coronation parties due to their anti-monarchist views. The musicians in question are now over 60 and haven't had a hit in some time so there may be less to this story than meets the eye. It might just be a slow coronation news day :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNBXud3ejQA
10 comments:
Hari OM
Hmmmm... it seems there may be a garden somewhere behind the intriguing window! And that video mashup was fabulous! YAM xx
If only we could understand and sheer the black dog up
Sophie will probably be very glad of the extra fur if you're expecting arctic conditions. In contrast I've just turned my heating off!
Intrigued to see how the garden behind the window shapes up, though it looks as though there are seedlings for planting out later.
Enjoyed the dance video - but why no Fred and Ginger?
Sophie looks so comfortable! Does she ever sleep in the chair?
EAS - Sophie only sleeps on chairs or sofas when there's a thunderstorm about.
Loved the link this morning Angus. Great fun to watch.
All your pics are wonderful but we especially loved the first one of Sophie
Wendy (Wales)
The link has done a great deal to brighten my morning!
That was a great video. I had forgotten about that song, it's a good one.
Loved seeing long-gone favorites.
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