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    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…

  • Food,  Other

    Back at the fruit farm

    Cairnie’s fruit farm opened their gooseberries for picking this week, and seeing as how you can’t reliably buy them in the shops any more, J and I went and did “Pick your own”.…

  • Food,  Other

    Fruit Farm

    R and I went to Cairnie’s fruit farm just outside town today.  We had been going to “pick our own” but it was a very changeable day weather wise, and although the sun…

  • Other

    Packaging

    I will not name the company which perpetrated this because their stuff is good value and I like their physical shops – but honestly.  I bought some very cheap crockery from them and…

  • Food,  Other,  Travel

    Birthday Tea

    We went to Rhu on the West Coast today for N’s birthday.    It is a long drive but quite a pleasant one – today we took R’s rather convoluted route involving three…

  • Cupar,  Other

    Fife Show

    The three of us went to the Fife show today – it was just over the other side of town so we walked rather than ending up getting stuck in a massive traffic…

  • Cats,  Other

    Doh!

    Lidl (as you may have read) have just changed their loyalty scheme.  So instead of the fun of having a free bakery treat, or saving up to get 10% off a big shop,…

  • Other

    Voting

    Today was the Scottish Elections.  R and I went out first thing and were finished with it by 8am – I voted for our current MP who I think does a good job…