We were going to Edinburgh to look at the picture of the two chaffinches but the weather is what you might politely call variable - bright one minute with face battering rain squalls the next. We'll go down by train next week. There's a number of fishing boats sheltering in the bay which is a pretty good indicator that the wind is going to be both strong and with us all day. Travel can wait. The farmers wife informs us that 'Puppy' once again managed to get out of the garden and make her way onto the golf course. This morning the groundsmen are being taken a Battenburg cake by way of apology.
The railings outside the hotel that's being refurbished have been freshly painted. One of the workmen has left a half finished Irn Bru can on the parapet. The new general manager rushes out to remove it. He doesn't say anything but he does harrumph loudly. We book ourselves into the hotels fish restaurant on the first night it's open to the public. First nights are difficult but we want to show willing. We're hoping for great things and will happily settle for something close to passable.
Yesterdays papers still on their stand in the supermarket. The lady who puts them out is late in to work this morning. From the number of copies remaining unsold I'd have to wonder how long it is before the supermarkets stop selling them. The headlines are all pretty uniform. Events seem to have united all shades of the political spectrum. Of all the recent takes on what's really going on behind the bombast I found this analysis to be both independent and insightful . It's written by an economist who used to have a Bloomberg column and now writes one of the half dozen or so substacks we subscribe to :https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/america-is-being-sold-out-by-its If he's right about the enormity of change then the British PMs visit next week will be 'interesting' and not in a good way. I quietly wonder why anyone would want to be Prime Minister.
Archie and pals out on the beach. Up by the golf museum a young couple are deep in conversation with an intensity that's peculiar to late teens. I'll put money on the fact that they're not talking about world affairs.
A bowl of daffodils in a second floor window reminds us that Spring is on the way and that the world is a beautiful place.
India's first no-electricity restaurant although there must (surely) be some in the kitchen ? :https://x.com/shivrattandhil1/status/1892061398835847235?s=48
Love and kisses :https://theconversation.com/x-has-been-used-to-represent-love-and-kisses-for-centuries-but-how-did-it-start-248124
9 comments:
Tulips!
You have captured such a feeling of serenity in your picture of Archie and friends,
Yes, they're Tulips!! Do you think Puppy is going to stay with her farming family and not be adopted? I've a soft spot for her, she's such a livewire!
The golf course ground staff supply Puppy with fragments of their breakfast bacon rolls. This may explain her enthusiasm for travel.
I also enjoyed the photo of Archie and friends, although whenever you post these shots, I wonder if I would have the fortitude to be out there strolling in your weather. The linked Substack was good food for thought, although, at least as to the US, it doesn't seem there is any real plan, just a torrent of chaos driven by resentment and greed.
Hari OM
Parked by the Clyde in Dunoon, rocking and rolling in 60mph gusts and lashing rain. 12'C though, so some compensation.
The restaurant is part of the Leela Hotels group, so yes, the kitchen will be fully modern as they take pride in their hygiene etc.
Aw Puppy... between crackers at TLWCBD and bacon snacks at the Old Course, what's a galdog expected to do??? YAM xx
Maybe the groundsmen are happy for Puppy’s visits as it seems they get some wonderful baked goods in return. Besides, I am sure she makes them smile. She is a charmer.
I think Puppy and the golf course staff have developed a good all around plan, except perhaps for the farmer's wife (unless she's a baker at heart). Yes, those flowers look suspiciously like tulips.
Yes, I noticed those were tulips too. I think puppy is building up a network of willing admirers that she can escape to whenever someone leaves the gate open! She certainly likes to visit you and 'The Font'.
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