Town suddenly empty. The recent graduates ( and their families ) have gone and the remaining students are ensconced in the library as exam week looms. A lucky few who don't have exams are already starting to drift away. In an attempt to cover overheads restaurants that were booked solid earlier in the week are now offering 30% off their menu prices.
The weather remains well behaved. Mild(ish) and largely dry. In a couple of weeks the days will start to get longer. The moon over the last few nights has been spectacular. By three thirty in the afternoon it's already reflecting off the sea outside The last wee house before Denmark.
In town we're surprised to find that delivery men leave boxes outside front doors. An air fryer and other kitchen equipment sit on the stoop of a town centre front door from nine until the owners return at lunchtime.
'The Font' ordered some things from a shop in Malmo. For each of the last three days FedEx has e-mailed to say the parcel has arrived at their depot in Edinburgh and be with us by 10 pm. On the fourth day they don't text but they do unexpectedly deliver. The box has been crushed and the contents damaged. The customs people seem to have opened every carton and then drop the contents back in higgeldy-piggeldy. The driver throws the package onto the doorstep rather than ring the bell. By the time we find it he's long gone. Pre-Christmas deliveries are the root cause of much stress. Today a conversation will be had with the Swedish company we ordered from. What's the betting that customs damage is not covered by their insurance ? The seasonal joy of exclusionary clauses and small print.
The supermarket doesn't seem to have its inventories fully under control. A barricade of cream crackers has been piled up in front of the cheese counter.
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8 comments:
Oh, Angus; the Navy ad made me cry. I have a friend whose younger son, also Angus, is a submariner. He is only 21. It is heartbreaking to think of him and others in harm’s way
Watched that ad and teared up. Watched it again and the same thing happened.
Hari OM
They sky finally cleared late last night and I got to sit with that glorious moon for a little while. Courier deliveries can be a real beanfest, can't they? I'm waiting for stuff coming via Evri, possibly the very worst of the lot. At least I know the contents are not likely to get bruised or dinged... its all yarn.
Thanks for the sublime music. That foreign service report, subtle but damning.
That ad.... .... struth..... YAM xx
The sky was too hazy last night to see the full glory of the moon, but caught it this morning, just before dawn as it sank behind the hills opposite, when I let the dog out!
The ad had me in tears too and I feel for all those with loved ones serving in the forces. A wish for a peaceful Christmas everywhere.
I rarely buy online, so haven't experienced the delays and upset of receiving battered goods. What happened to good and reliable service and deliveries!
Coppa's Girl
Such a pretty place. The first dusting of snow for the season here in DC this morning.
The Navy ad made me tear up, too, but so did the report of the downsized and demoralized US Foreign Service.
Very stirring commentary this morning. Last night’s spectacular full moon was a reminder that we need to search for peace and goodness in the world. Visiting here in Arizona gave us a marvelous view of it. Snowing back home in Maryland this morning. Oh joy! (Sorry to hear of the Font’s delivery fiasco!)
JoAnn in Maryland (temporarily enjoying warm weather in Arizona)
I loved today's Christmas music. I also loved the British Navy ad - it's frightening, but it is the product of a serious people. My own country is not serious these days - witness the article on the foreign service - and I am so ashamed.
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