Good morning. Rox hope you have a nice quiet walk with Daegus. May enjoy your day. Jean I wouldnāt want to attempt a bungee jump Iām a coward. Pixie have thought about getting an air fryer, but not to sure about it. Hairdressers today, then some shopping its my nephews 16th birthday coming so a wee party for him tonight. Staying overnight in Glasgow at my nieces then come home tomorrow.
This had me in fits. 
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Ha ha.luv itā¦Iāll bet Ruth the mooth gorra a bit oā a shock there 
Iāve been doing a bit of shrub pruning in the front garden,I know itās a bit early but those near the path & gate have grown enormous over this Summer and I get soaked walking up the path when it rainsā¦garden binās full to the brim so hope it getās emptied soon.
My cancer specialist told me that positivity really helps & I believe him because I am still here 11 years after a very aggressive cancer.
My sister had an astigmatism in the eye, so they had to go a bit deeper but she now has almost perfect vision.
I, and I am sure everyone else here, is hoping that all goes well & you will be well rewarded for your positive attitude. Please let us know when you can!
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There seems to be a more than usual interest in Us Scots recentlyā¦so thought Iād add a verse of this lovely wee song. 
CALEDONIA.
I donāt know if you can see
The changes that have come over me
In these last few days Iāve been afraid
That I might drift away
Iāve been telling old stories, singing songs
That make me think about where Iāve come from
Thatās the reason why I seem
So far away today
[Chorus:]
Let me tell you that I love you
That I think about you all the time
Caledonia, youāre calling me, now Iām going home
But if I should become a stranger
Know that it would make me more than sad
Caledoniaās been everything Iāve ever had.
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Itās because there is no better place to be 
Except when it rainsā¦ 
Here it is by my favourite band. Celtic Thunder. 
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Well, the strikes are overā¦For now.
BBC News - Unions call off Scottish school and bin strikes
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Well Nicola is rightā¦its not a bottomless pit of money, and while she might try and fight for more, its difficult for her to actually get any more from Westminster (for example)ā¦since their Govt is in chaos at the moment. Glad she did her best anywayā¦god knows, I couldnāt sit in a meeting for 11 hours! 
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No I couldnāt either, my BP couldnāt handle it. But they got 10%, who else is going to strike for that.
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Good Morning Each,a mild breezy dull dreich one here (suits My mood)
The Clan have gone up North in the camper vans hill walking,fishing etcāā¦away from the madding crowdsā¦Son works 12 hour backshifts,and Sil has been working 6/7 days a week for yonks so this is His first weekend off,
I may venture out for a walk later if it stays dryā¦then again I may not ā¦The weight is beginning to increase again but Iām in the mood for eating stodgeā¦better gie Masel a shake!
Enjoy Your Celtic music festā Rox,and have a good Day All whatever Youāre doing.x
Afternoon everyoneā¦chucking it down right now 
I was reading this in the Scotsmanā¦Nicola has her work cut out for sure
She said:
āSo there is no bottomless pit of money. Weāre going to have to make choices about how we target our resources to help people who need it most.ā
She urged the UK Government to ādo its jobā by freezing energy bills, providing more funding for struggling people and giving ādevolved governments more wherewithal within our budgets to protect public services and public sector workersā.
- aye, good luck with that Nicola!
Nicola & the Scottish Government just doesnāt exist as far as the Tories in Westminster are concernedā¦strange how They still want to hang on to Scotland though aint it
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Morning, Lots of wind n rain today, nothing much planned just walking The Hairy One and some catch up around here. The grounds soft with all the rain and my tubs are wrecked sooooooo Iām going to get them emptied and also have a cut back on the tomato plants in the greenhouse as they are not getting many new ones now.
Have a nice dayā¦hopefully dry.
Good morning everybody. Pouring with rain here at the moment. Had a lovely time with the family at Rhyseās birthday dinner. Then it was off to the shows and back to his granās. His niece Elsie was there and wanted to paly party games, so it was pass the parcel and musical statutes. Rox hope you enjoyed your concert. May I cut back some shrubs a few weeks ago.It was the end of the Viking Festival last night, and for the first time it was just outside of here, lovely watching all the different colours.
Morning everyoneā¦yes the rain is lashing down. Humidity is really high and I need to have another look at getting a proper dehumidifier. Some are quite expensive - for me anyway. 
Jess, those party games bring back memories, haha! āsleeping lionsā was another one (so the adults could get a break!)
Yes Jess it was great to be at a Celtic Festival once again. Hereās a couple of photos from it.
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Pixie we had a good laugh to ourselves playing party games, we hadnāt played for years. Rox looks like it was a lot of fun at the Festival, I used to love folk music in my younger days. Been busy tidying up and putting more stuff into bags for the Charity shop. Rains stopped here so Iāll venture out to the shops.