Cats View. :shock:
Good Morning Each,another sunny warmish one here but hope that chilly wind stays awayā¦nothing much to add except ā¦Iām bored,
Your cats have said it all Roxy 
Good morning ladies. Weather is the same here today. Like you May I wish the wind would die down a bit, still its better than rain. My usual walk today and then see what I feel like doing.
Hi again,the grass has been cut ā¦againā¦dandelions attacked with gusto 
ā¦more cleaning between paving on pathsā¦jeeeze.!.the outside of My House is almost as clean as the insideā¦Iāve also washed all My winter woollies,but wonāt put them away just yetā¦and Iām running out of stuff to discuss on the phone with Family etcā trying to avoid mentioning this shite plague :twisted:
Afternoon Ladies, Well I was up as usual at 6am, took dog out for an hour, came home and fell asleep again till Himself came in for lunch and woke me. 
Like you Iām bored rigidā¦I WANT MY LIFE BACK. 
Heading away for a shower then will try to find something to do.
LOL @ Roxyā¦donāt We allā¦well it turned out to be a lovely afternoon and Iāve spent most of it putting up curtains in the SH,adding pillows & cushions to make it more comfortable as it looks like Iām going to be spending a lorra lorra time in it this summerā¦
Did you see on the News tonight that we have to live with this Social distancing for the rest of the year. 
My worry just now are my toe nails, I canāt cut them myself as they grow wrong. I have to have a chiropodist do it and theyāre not working just now. Itās been 12 weeks since they were last done and I really need them done again as theyāre getting sore. 
Any ideas? :confused2:
Good morning Each,a bit of hazy sun here but fine and dry,
Canāt help You there Roxy except to hope Yer Man can clip them for You if You give 'em a good soak in hot water?
I donāt pay any attention to the uk govā advice as Our Own govā has more common sense. and tells Us the truthā¦I wonder if the tory leader of the pack will be forced to come out with his hands up when itās all over
Good morning ladies. Roxy hope you manage to get you manage to get something done with your toenails. May Iām looking to get stuff to clean the slabs in the back garden. Will pop into one of the local shops and see if they have it.
CORONA VIRUSā¦NICOLA STURGEON ABANDONS THE PRETENCE.
Perhaps it is the miasma of partisan politics. Perhaps it is scrutiny from the wicked media. Perhaps it is instinctive.
Whatever the cause, political leaders generally like to exude certainty. They will say: āI believe I have been completely clear about thisā Or: āLet me assure the Houseā¦ā¦ā
By contrast, many ministers of my acquaintance have been in an honourable lather of uncertainty much of the time. That is because the decisions confronting them are tough, really tough.
But they pretend otherwise. They fear to let it seem that they are havering or dovering, to use two fine Scots words.
Nicola Sturgeon has, to a large extent, abandoned the pretence. In all her remarkable pronouncements during this quite remarkable period, she has constantly stressed that she may have to change tack, that she is open to other ideas.
That she is, in short, uncertain. Indeed, she used the word āuncertaintyā repeatedly today as she set out her framework for a possible exit strategy.
Lifting of Scottish lockdown ālikely to be phasedā
She could not be sure when lockdown would be lifted. She could not be sure when a drug or a vaccine would emerge. She could not be entirely certain about the impact of future policies.
This was honesty, painful frankness from the first minister. And with a purpose. She wants us on her side. She needs us, the public, to engage in discourse about where we go next.
Firstly, to bring out ideas. But, secondly, because we will be more inclined to observe the constraints which will still be necessary if we feel we have played a part in formulating them.
If we feel that this is a collective decision for the common weal, rather than a dictat handed down.
The new normal.
But what a scenario she painted. Even after lockdown is eased, there will be a need for social distancing. That will affect business, sport, arts, leisure and schools.
This will be the new normal, if such a thing can be envisaged.
Ms Sturgeon acknowledged that she had perhaps been somewhat surprised by the extent of compliance with the lockdown. She would not have anticipated such ready backing.
But now, acting on scientific advice, she is asking for more. For continuing constraint. This will be, to use a word she also deployed frequently, tough.
It was a powerful performance by a first minister who is plainly working night and day on this issue, disdaining common policies
For example, she was asked in the opening question what she thought of the UK governmentās performance. It was an invitation to give Downing street a kicking. She demurred, sticking to her own record.
She was asked whether she could envisage Scotland going it alone on easing lockdown. She could - and was acutely aware of Scotlandās distinctive needs.
But she wasnāt pushing this. I think she is aware also of the possibility of confused messages for the public. She said - whether it was Scotland or the UK - what counted was tackling the virus.
And that was a section of her remarks which struck me. There was no acceptable proportion of infection. We could not let the disease rip. We had to counter it, to defeat it.
That was the primary concern. At the same time, we could not persist in total lockdown for ever and a day. There would be nothing left of the economy and precious little in the way of societal structure.
Common sense words from Scotlands First Minister so looks like We have a long way to go before Our NORMAL Lives can resumeā¦just have to grin & bear it Folksā¦Itās another fine sunny Morning here so more faffing about in the garden for Meā¦Iām catching up with My reading & writing more than Iāve done for yearsā¦have a good one Lassies and enjoy the weekend as much as You can.xx
Morning, I saw that on the News last night May and I thought at the time it was good, Iāll be more or less happy to continue with the changes as soon as the garages open and the Chiropodistās reopen, I canāt be the only one need bothā¦ā¦.like yesterday.
Grass Cutting AGAIN for me this afternoon, Just back from a very easy walk (for me) with the dog. We got to the beach to find it covered in Seagulls so Dageus had one of his favourite games, and chased them up n down for ages while I sat at one of the picnic tables and watched him. Heās flat out on the sofa at the moment totally knackeredā¦
Yep thatās a fact.
Good morning ladies. I watched the news last night as well. Its all very confusing to me. May Iāve started reading books again and also have crossword puzzles here. Roxy I was sat in thin th shops.e garden yesterday listening to the seagulls squawking and wishing I had a gun. The usual walk today and see what I can get
Heh heh,aint that the truth 
Iāve been changing the dĆ©cor inside the SH from cream & lilac to cream & pink,found frilly pink n white curtains and sofa covers to matchā¦I think Iām going into My 2nd/3rd Childhoodā¦:-pā¦anything to keep Me occupied.
Nae Seagulls here,just the usual Magpiesā¦keep safe Girls,Weāll soon be used to the ānew normalā 
Eveninā all,and what a glorious hot day it turned out to beā¦Iāve actually got some colour on My peelywally coupon ā¦wouldnāt be too bothered about self isolation if the weather stays like thisā¦which ā¦of course it wonātā¦oh wellā¦onwards & upwardsā¦see Ya.x
Hi May, just caught you posting again! Do hope you are keeping well. Whatās all this about the weather not staying like it is? It must be a case of being so cheerful that keeps you going! 
Good evening ladies and Baz. Really warm here today and I got some colour on my face. Went for my walk and popped into Tesco. Had a chat with a neighbour and then sat outside reading my book.
Good Morning Each,itās a cool cloudy one here at the moment but the promised sunshine will appear later on in the day,
Hey Baz,this is April in Scotland and it has been known to snow here in the past :-p
delivery from Iceland is on its way and It will be the last one Iāll order as Iām starting shopping in the Main St shops in Town within the next couple of weeksā¦just looked at My order and it has lots of chocā biscuits,crisps, & magnums on itā¦jeeze!..time to get a grip Methinks :shock: :-p
Morning May and others on here from that chillier part of the country!
Yes, May, I know and luckily I am only joshing with you. Knowing people from Scotland I do realise what the weather is often like compared with ādown southā ā arctic!
Sounds as if you are well stocked up with āgoodiesā to beat the weather ābluesā though!
Morning All, No sun here either but I have high hopes, and a towel wash on to be followed by a normal clothes one.
Back from the woods a wee while ago and stopped in at Tesco for a few things, so far today itās felt like a normal one lol. But thatās me home and will be working over at the stable after lunch.
Have a pleasant W/E everyone.