The number of visitors in town has suddenly risen. Overnight you'd think we'd become the 51st state. Even at six am golfers can be found happily heading towards their early morning tee offs. I'd thought the President might cancel his five day trip to Scotland but it seems he's already on his way. All Police leave here and in Ulster has been cancelled and every chauffeur driven car in the country has been booked to transport the entourage around : https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-scotsman/20250724/281582361673187 . Rental cars, not surprisingly, are only available at a huge premium.
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High tide this morning. The houses on the cliff face almost never come on the market. When they do they command Pebble Beach prices. The house at the far end with the balconies that look over the sea is owned by the Chairman of a large US pharmaceutical company. Next door a man who is something to do with Palantir has had his application for a new house turned down because it was 'out of keeping with the vernacular architectural style '.
The Catholic Chaplaincy has a new, young and ( we're told ) politically active priest. In the last six weeks an old 1950's era Formica kitchen has been removed from the Presbytery , walls knocked down and a new open plan 'drop in' communal dining area installed. This morning old furniture is being taken away. Builders are about to move into the main building to bring it out of the 1890's and into the 21st century. Double glazing has been installed and the doors and window frames freshly painted. New plumbing is promised along with 'remedial' works to the roof. The new incumbent seems to have exceedingly good connections in Rome or wherever these capital investment decisions are made.
We have made a booking here for some Swedish cooking :https://www.restauranthjem.co.uk/ It's also right on a stretch of Hadrians wall that's great for walking.
Grounded thinking :https://www.thenewatlantis.com/collections/how-the-system-works
'The Font' tells me this is fascinating :https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/six-little-red-dots-nearly-broke-universe-black-holes
The things people do :https://theconversation.com/orlando-bloom-tried-to-clean-his-blood-to-get-rid-of-microplastics-heres-what-the-science-says-261203
This takes some nerve :https://www.rediff.com/news/report/fake-embassy-scam-up-man-posed-as-west-arctica-envoy/20250723.htm
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I doubt a new Church of Scotland minister would be doing the same. They (because we have women ministers in Scotland) would likely be gratefully receiving what the new priest is chucking out. C of S parishes are being merged and manses sold off at a great rate.
Hari OM
I agree with The Font - the black hole article was fascinating! YAM xx
So, it was a rack of lamb, was it? One of my favourites, and so easy! Take off some/most of that fat, slap a herb, crushed nuts and breadcrumb stuffing over it and pop it into a hot oven. On the table in 20 minutes! Voila!
I suspect that Trump's trip to Scotland will be largely focused on arranging for the British Open to be played at Turnberry. He seems very fixated on symbolic kinds of things at this stage of his life - the Nobel Peace Prize and so on. But threatening may not work as well as he is accustomed to in this particular situation.
Bloody mindedness is a national trait.
Please excerpt the national trait. 51st State, my first thought was "the Canadians are in town."
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