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things I didn't think I would do on my holiday
don't worry, its all good.
I spent 2hrs this morning with Bro at the allotment that he and J look after/have access to. Such a phenomenon the allotment, all very cute. Basically a big piece of dirt you can grow what you like in. Most people grow fruit and veg, some have great flowers. There is a tiny cute wooden tool shed per plot. It's great. I have been there 3 times now with them and have been picking raspberries! and strawbs, spinach, peas, lettuce, potatoes. The rasps are most fun though one tends to come up with thorn splinters. Today we weeded the allium patch. yes that is pretty amusing for a girl who can't eat them. They are growing onions, shallots, garlic and leeks. My grandfather had an allotment before they left England so this is a bit of flavour of the past as well as keeping my new gardening habit fed. Bro and J are pretty lucky to have the use of one. There is a 5yr waiting list but they are caretaking this one for friends of theirs.
This arvo we went to a great shop, it does remaindered stuff. I went slightly mad and bought 3 pairs of sunglasses. Well I have two dodgy broken pairs at home and none with me. They were also very well priced. Also got a great pair of shoes, olive green with a strap and quite a high heel. They also do homewares - wanted to take about half of that home with me but contented myself with just one handtowel (cream and gold ,lush foliate design).
Then we climbed up a hill called Arthur's Seat. This is just off the foot of the Royal mile and gives one a view over pretty much the whole of Edinburgh. It was VERY windy. Much caution employed until we were off the rocky part.
Last night we came back from a four day excursion to the Orkney islands. One day each way driving and two days there. It is a very pretty place and we had a lovely time. Lots of world class neolithic stuff to look at, gentle rolling countryside, vast numbers of very healthy looking cattle and so green. One of the things that would prevent me from settling there is the lack of trees. Outside of the major towns there are pretty much no trees at all. We even managed to see a pair of puffins!.
Tomorrow I think I will aim to get to Stirling to see both town and castle.
Hope all are well there. I have only skim read the journal entries for the last week, not much time online. I did check the BOM site to see that there has been a bit of rain at home. So hopefully my garden is not dead. Until later I leave you.
I spent 2hrs this morning with Bro at the allotment that he and J look after/have access to. Such a phenomenon the allotment, all very cute. Basically a big piece of dirt you can grow what you like in. Most people grow fruit and veg, some have great flowers. There is a tiny cute wooden tool shed per plot. It's great. I have been there 3 times now with them and have been picking raspberries! and strawbs, spinach, peas, lettuce, potatoes. The rasps are most fun though one tends to come up with thorn splinters. Today we weeded the allium patch. yes that is pretty amusing for a girl who can't eat them. They are growing onions, shallots, garlic and leeks. My grandfather had an allotment before they left England so this is a bit of flavour of the past as well as keeping my new gardening habit fed. Bro and J are pretty lucky to have the use of one. There is a 5yr waiting list but they are caretaking this one for friends of theirs.
This arvo we went to a great shop, it does remaindered stuff. I went slightly mad and bought 3 pairs of sunglasses. Well I have two dodgy broken pairs at home and none with me. They were also very well priced. Also got a great pair of shoes, olive green with a strap and quite a high heel. They also do homewares - wanted to take about half of that home with me but contented myself with just one handtowel (cream and gold ,lush foliate design).
Then we climbed up a hill called Arthur's Seat. This is just off the foot of the Royal mile and gives one a view over pretty much the whole of Edinburgh. It was VERY windy. Much caution employed until we were off the rocky part.
Last night we came back from a four day excursion to the Orkney islands. One day each way driving and two days there. It is a very pretty place and we had a lovely time. Lots of world class neolithic stuff to look at, gentle rolling countryside, vast numbers of very healthy looking cattle and so green. One of the things that would prevent me from settling there is the lack of trees. Outside of the major towns there are pretty much no trees at all. We even managed to see a pair of puffins!.
Tomorrow I think I will aim to get to Stirling to see both town and castle.
Hope all are well there. I have only skim read the journal entries for the last week, not much time online. I did check the BOM site to see that there has been a bit of rain at home. So hopefully my garden is not dead. Until later I leave you.
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Happy travels; sounds like you are enjoying your time away.
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