General Chat

Beautiful day here in D&G - blue skies and sunshine; cold, but with the sun it's not too bad. A light dusting of snow down here on the coast but the hills are well covered. Rather have this than rain!

Morning all,

Light covering of snow here in Aberdeen this morning.

The sun is shining and blue sky so not too bad.

Stay warm all.

Emma :-)

I'll try OFITG!
The snow only lasted for about half an hour last night and left a good dusting on the ground and it froze... solid!

Dropped dau No 3 for a train at 7.20am ( minus 3 degrees) and it took best part of 15 minutes to defrost and scape the solid ice off the car windows
Brrrrrr

GlasgowLass - No need to share it so I should appreciate you keeping the snow up there in Glasgow :-D

brrrrrrrr I hate snow. I don't want to see another snowflake as long as I live :-(

We've had a storm every night for the last week and a half, thunder, lightning & torrential rain.... the next town south of us was battered with big hailstones on Saturday. Weird weather.

At the moment the sky is mostly blue, but there are a few grey clouds gathering in the hills....... another stormy night?

The snow has started in Glasgow!

Daughter just phoned from Glasgow, down with friends
for a long week-end and been doing some Xmas shopping.

Emma :-)

Mersey for goodness sake have you got ants in yer pants ;-) :-D

Mersey, Mersey, Mersey what are you up to????

My experience of Mersey people is that they are quiet.

Runs in thread>>>>> KNOCK KNOCK >>>>>>> counts 1 2 3 blows kiss>>>>>>>>>>>>Runs like the clappers!!! :-D :-D

Nice to see the thread revived.

Thank you.

Please, if you are in the West Galloway or South Ayrshire area would you keep your eyes out for this lost dog - she has been missing since 22nd Oct and her owners are desperately searching for her:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Find-Skye/693235297367716
or
http://www.lostdogs-scotland.org.uk/lost-dogs/item/skye-7

If you do see her please do not approach but phone the contact number on either of the above sites.

re the Duke of Wellington & his conehat...

I think it suits him :-D

Afternoon all, must admit forgot this thread.

Nice to hear you had a good time GL and agree
how dare they think of not giving the Duke his cone.

Emma :-)

Afternoon Anne - glad you enjoyed the ceilidh :-D

Maybe if they gave the grand old duke a decent cocked hat with lots of feathered plumage, similar to the type worn by General and Staff Officers from the mid 19th century, people would not feel the need to put a cone on his head and while they are at it they could put some plumage on the horses head as well ;-)

Where is everyone?
It's nearly a whole month since the last post.
Way back somewhere in the thread, I mentioned a 21st birthday party ceildh.
It was last Saturday and it was pretty wild
The Big Orcadian Strip The Willow was terrifying.... and I was only watching!

What do you think about The Duke Of Wellington and his traffic cone?
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/glasgow-wellington-statue-council-scraps-2783288

Whenever I pass and see the cone missing, I don't think he looks right.
I love his cone It's a 30yr old tradition and am glad that the council backed down. LOL

How attitudes have changed since the 1870's ;-)

Lost Edinburgh: The Ross Fountain

The Ross Fountain was finally unveiled to the grateful denizens of Edinburgh in 1872 – a year after the death of its benefactor. Opinion had been severely divided on whether it should be built or not.

The fountain’s abundance of sculptures exhibiting naked female flesh, a common feature in Parisian design of the era, was considered quite shocking to a good portion of Edinburgh’s less radical society.

One of the most vehemently opposed was the conservative-minded Dean Ramsay, of nearby St. John’s Church, who labelled the nudity-laden structure “Grossly indecent and disgusting; insulting and offensive to the moral feelings of the community and disgraceful to the city”.

Mr Daniel Ross had originally requested that his fountain be placed along the upper pathway of the gardens opposite Castle Street, while there were many who preferred other prominent locations such as Charlotte Square, George Street and Lothian Road. It is entirely possible that the presence of multiple bare-breasted and voluptuous ladies pouring water down their chests may have prompted the town council to opt for a more secluded location for the fountain.

The Ross Fountain’s eventual site under the imposing shadow of the castle rock appears to be the result of a heavily-debated compromise.

It still didn’t please everybody. As a response to the fountain’s erection in the then privately accessed gardens, one passionate objector complained: “I am sorry for the Castle, rock and the garden, and the feelings of any decent-eyed person who cannot avoid seeing this unseemly, and in its present condition nonsensical erection”.

Luckily for the future of the fountain, the initial grumbles did eventually die down and it was agreed that the fountain would operate ‘on a Sunday and when the band plays’. It is worth mentioning that the naming of the Ross Bandstand is unconnected, though you would be forgiven for failing to believe the coincidence.

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/what-s-on/lost-edinburgh-the-ross-fountain-1-3140485

early in this thread I gave my aunt's recipe for square sausage....... I'll repeat it if you can't find it.

:-)

It was nice to read in Scotland on Sunday that Edinburgh won Gold in the large city category of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom Awards last night.

Edinburgh Council environment convener Lesley Hinds, said: “This is fantastic news, I am delighted that Edinburgh has won such a prestigious award.

“This is entirely due to the talents and sheer hard work of our many Friends of Parks’ groups, community volunteers and the Council’s parks team.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/edinburgh-gets-gold-at-britain-in-bloom-awards-1-3139890

Thanks OFiTG,

Off to Iceland now.

Down here in Kent nearest I found to a decent Lorne Sausage is Plum Tree Farm;s Lorne Sausage - only £1 for 12 slices (720g) in Iceland and it is not to bad, my favourite breakfast is a couple of slices between 2 slices of buttered toast :-)