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  • Other

    R’s new coffee station

    R has been very mysterious over the last few days about something he was getting.  I thought it might be a new computer powerful enough to run a local AI on, or even…

  • Other

    Moo, Two, Barney McGrew

    Today R bought me a surprise present from Maisie and Mac in Crossgate (one of my favourite shops).  They are three Heilan’ Coos and I have decided to call them Moo, Two and…

  • Other,  Walks

    Lavender

    I processed the lavender I pruned from Mum’s bushes in Helensburgh today. There was mounds of it, so the first job was to separate the heads from the stalks and vegetation.  I did…

  • Cats,  Other

    A shoe problem

    Since I had my triple joint fusion in my foot two years ago, my foot is quite rigid and slightly tilted to one side.  This doesn’t have much practical impact under normal circumstances,…

  • Nature,  Other

    In which J makes a new friend

    When I called down the stairs for J to come and get his dinner, I found him in a state of great excitement. For shits and giggles (very  appropriate under the circumstances) I…

  • Other,  Travel

    At the station

    R was away in Glasgow today and as I generally do, I met him at the station. There were some lovely flowers at the entrance. But I don’t know whether ScotRail are just…

  • Other

    Dishwasher

    R and I went to see my Mum in Rhu today (we went on a new route via the A9 which I thought was ok – a bit further round that the A91…

  • Cats,  Cupar,  Other

    Two for the bucket list

    When we lived right out in the back of beyond in Lochgoilhead, amongst the things I always really wanted to do was go to a “Pick your own fruit farm” and a decent…

  • Other

    Another wonderful night sky

    The fantastic view from my bedroom window very late at night.  It hardly gets dark at the moment which is in general great, but not conducive to sleep as the curtains in my…

  • Other

    These are pearls…

    A few months ago my Mum gave me the pearl necklace my Father (now deceased) gave her for an engagement present in 1963.  He bought them in Hendersons jewellers  in Glasgow, and 60…