The weather has been well behaved. It rained again last night but it's dry by sunrise and the forecast is for a warm cloudless day. With the youngsters gone life slows down. The town , never really busy at the best of times, is border line comatose. A few hard partying stragglers can be seen wandering the streets after last nights farewell festivities but apart from that we have the place to ourselves.
In the village the young American family are heading down the track to the beach. The children love the beach ( in that marveling way only four year olds can ) although the father seems less than enthusiastic at being up and about at six in the morning. With the end of the semester he's now finished at the university while she left her job teaching at the primary school on Friday. In the afternoon there was an impromptu 'thank you' party organized by the teachers. All the parents without exception were there. The party was an old fashioned cake and bunting affair. The local farmers don't usually take time off at this busy time of year but she sorted out the schools IT system and for that alone they were grateful. There was a mini traffic jam when a line of a dozen or so large green tractors parked on the double yellow lines outside the school gates caused a traffic 'tail back'. She, really, really doesn't want to leave. They fly to Austin next week.
This :https://apoemaday.tumblr.com/post/681712853114404864/storage
And as a counterpoint this :https://tovedanovich.substack.com/p/mary-oliver-has-a-store-now
Not to everyones taste :https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history/unusual-diet-18th-century-geologist-william-buckland
Hebridean music heard on the car radio on Sunday morning. A reminder ( in case we needed one ) we live a long way south in Scotland :https://youtu.be/UVaOMGgVi6I
A very Danish menu :https://hotelnordlandet.com/en/
10 comments:
It seems that "south" is always a relative concept. Nice to see one of the Scotties in its new home.
The ideal weather combination - rain overnight and sunny days.
The wonderful book 'Oxford' by Jan Morris has some very entertaining stuff about William Buckland.
Hari OM
One feels for the young American teacher... and, perhaps, the villagers upon whom she had impact. YAM xx
How sad for the American teacher. No doubt she'll soon settle back in the States
A mini traffic jam caused by a line of large green tractors...what a beautiful image of appreciation for the young woman.
The young family will have a lifetime of memories. We have a friend who spent a couple of years in France as a child, an experience she draws on daily. Nice Trugs.
It's cheering to see a Scottie again. My heart goes out to the young American woman who will miss Scotland. Living in America is highly unsettling at this time.
Hoping the American husband was offered a very fancy position. Loved seeing the Scottie in their own yard -- with a special entrance!
I love the trugs! I feel for the young American mother/teacher. She’ll adjust and have many memories.
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