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October 26 Childhood MemoriesHello Everybody!
How are you all doing?
I am sorry ive not been here for such a long time. I paid a 'Royal' visit to my college last week and discovered that the last time I showed face there was in JULY!!! <no kidding>
  As for my work? They are also still waiting for me to 'show face' And Ive got a meeting with my boss on Wednesday...
oh joy ...
 So.. no work, no college, and it's fair to say that ive not had my 'blog head' on either.
Ive probably left it too late to do a 'Halloween' page, if I do one it will probably be a miracle!
On Friday night I was out with my old pal from work, Jack.
I have mentioned him in dispatches before on here. We go to a certain pub for holiday drinkies. That's it..just holidays, so it doesnt amount to more than a few times over a Year.
But the regulars know us. and it feels like our 'local'
If we go on a Friday (which we did this time)
*yeah i know i'm not at work right now.. i know i know <ahem>
 But Friday is kareoke Night.
Ive not managed to embarrass myself (or jack) so far by Havin a go.. but there are some bloomin good singers in there, I wouldn't dare try and compete!
On friday night One of the off duty barmaids got up and sang a Rousing Rendition of 'Sailor'
EVERYBODY in the pub joined in....
That song reminds me of my childhood...I used to hear it at my gran's house
Sailor stop your roaming....
Sailor, leave the sea Sailor, when the tide turns... Come home safe to me As you sail across the sea All my love is there beside you! In Capri or Amsterdam Honolulu or Siam! To the harbour of my heart
I will send my love to guide you... As I call across the sea Come home to me! Well this gal here has been Missing...roamed away from these shores!
*that's a pub joke, cos youre supposed to say what shore's? and then I say...
Make mine a double!!!
 <ahem>I will publish some pictures of our new bedroom <yaaaay> after we get our new Blind fitted.
No piccies of sore toes I promise...
I hope you'all have a brilliant week! I will swing by as soon as a I can and throw my hat into your spaces and say 'hello'
 mags x
September 17 Of 'Beads' ..... Hello Everybody,
Funny old thing 'beads' aah 'beads' let me count the ways... but maybe more of that later...
(i have had other stuff to ponder on lately believe me) <ahem>
Have any of you been required, to really focus your mind on a task in hand,only to find that your said 'mind' runs scurrying away from you, hurtling down blind alleys or like rats up the old drainpipe?... That's what my mind has been like lately...trying to escape, from the reality, the reality which has been all about the imminent re-decoration of our bedroom (to include a new ceiling going up there)-oh yes. It's been excrutiatingly painful, waving goodbye to all those old friends of mine,
(that's clothes, shoes and handbags to y'all)
But on this urgent quest for an empty bedroom, I have actually been visited by old friends, (REAL friends)
Ive been utterly astonished to be reminded, that many years ago.. (cough) many of my friends
actually sent me letters. We corresponded with each other in letters. Some of us even lived in the same city as each other at the time. I suppose it's fair to say that the majority of these letters came at a time in our young lives when we were approaching a 'change' in our circumstances. I have a few letters from various friends, where we discuss our pregnancies. One of those letters arrived from my old school friend, who was living in Libyia at the time. (sadly she has now since passed away)  *Not the friend who I mentioned in my previous blog.
but to read those letters, from friends, and family members, as I sat there on my bed..surrounded by all those -about to be discared clothes and STUFF- it really did feel quite poignant. What happened to letter writing eh? Oh I know that some people manage their correspondence, perfectly well now by e-mail these days, thank you very much! and GOD knows the postal service is nothing to write home about! 'Did you see what I just did there?'
 But there was a 'thrill' was there not? to receive a hand written letter, with a stamp on it and everything, come popping through your letter box. Hey? and ive not even started on yet about 'LOVE Letters' OMG i better watch what i'm saying...hubby will probably read this...ahem I have tried to make a promise to myself to write some (unsuspecting) soul a letter... *yeah yeah yous are probably right of course... a flippin e-mail now and again wouldn't go amiss either.. I just had to take a break from Spaces, It was only meant to be a day or two..I apologise for disappearing on yous. In truth i don't think that i will be on Spaces very often for quite a few weeks yet. Not untill we finally get our bedroom restored to us. I will probably be going to stay with family. cos we'll have no bed for a few days. And then of course there is my TOE...  or toenail to be more precise. I am getting it removed on Mondaythat's THIS monday coming! HALLELUJAH! oh but i'm dreading it, i really am, so please will yous say a little prayer for me? 11.15 am my appointment is. Monday 21st September. thank you! xxx Where was I?
Oh yeah...'beads' welll? I mean you got 'beads of sweat', and weve seen a few of that sort around here
lately I can tell you. Then theres tiny little 'beads' of corriander seeds. They look just like tiny little beads. (they do)
I opened a packet of them last week, one little packet contains about 500 of them
I accidently burst the bag and about 399 of them fell on the floor. Today we had to dispose of a LARGE clear polythene sack. Guess what it contained? You know those little polystyrene..BEADS?
its the sort that are used to fill a bean bag. My husband decided to give the bag a little ((shake))
and guess what happened?
Let's not go there.... How many beads do you think that a LARGE polythene sack contain, large Enough for to fill a bean bag? answers on a VERY large Postcard please! Or?....... a letter might be nice!
 mags x *I would like to thank those of you who kept in touch with me, through this
difficult time. New friends AND old. I promise I will visit yous all just as soon
as I can. thanks for keeping the faith with me xxx  September 05 Such a Long Lonely Walk Home Hello Everybody!
I can hardly believe this, but it is now 18 months ago that a dear friend of mine passed away. She suffered a short illness, but regrettably (owing to circumstances) I was unaware that she had died, and I didn't even get to attend her funeral! It upset me more than I can say, but I later found out that she was laid to rest on the date of my birthday, and the connection of these two dates has comforted me, whenever I reflect on her passing.
My friend often visits me in my dreams, especially if they are stressful or distressing! It's happened soo often that even in my sub-conscious, I sometimes think ..'oooh? this might be a dream then?'
But more of my friend later...
I had a terrible dream last night, one which could only be described as a 'nightmare'
One of those dreams, - ye know? - soo vivid, It was 'real life' as far as I could make out! and such a sad dream it was too!
I was dreaming about a young family, ( this is a real family, mum dad, and 2 little girls, but in truth, i barely know them) that's the most bizzare thing about this dream,
but anyway, in the dream I was in the street,and I was in conversation with some friends and their kids, and also this 'afore said' family. After a while the mum and dad wanted to walk on a couple of blocks to visit a supermarket,
I was about to say 'goodbye' to them, but their youngest daughter, wanted to stay behind with me for a while
(she's not even 3 years old)
I was chatting with these other friends, so I said I would look after her, untill her folks got back from the shop!
ooooooooooooooh dear!
 As we were all chatting, the kids in our company were all running about (like they do) but all of a sudden, one of the oldest ones yelled that the little girl was nowhere to be seen!
OMG ...
 anyway...long story short, this little girl, she didn't turn up..she was MISSING!
The next part of the dream I remember, Is me being summoned into a room for some kind of conference, which was attended by (god knows who) There were cops there, but also a man, who looked vaguely farmiliar to me but he had an 'axe' to grind with me and he said something very sarcastic. .... ANYway...
In walks the little girl's Mum and Dad!
and i will never ever forget the look that was on their faces....
They didn't look at me as they took their seats!
I was put through a wringer, of unimaginable proportions, and the conclusion,at the end of this meeting was, that although the girl had disappeared, I was not negligent!
(i dunno -this was the dream)
After the meeting I forced myself to approach the parents, They were both unbelievable, they looked as shattered as you could imagine, but they didn't blank me, and actually told me that they didn't blame me for their daughter's disappearance. I made the mistake of trying to hug them, but that was definitely a 'no -goer'
hardly surprising?
In the next part of the dream I was in the city centre, and I was waiting for someone (i'm not sure who) but while I was waiting, who should appear but my friend, (who I mentioned at the top of the blog?)
When I saw her I was thinking 'waaait a minute? haang on?' But she didn't stop, she smiled and moved on out of sight.
(my friend has never spoken to me in these dreams)
The last part of my dream involved me making my way home (alone)
I can't describe how I felt...(so how would the little girl's mum and dad be feeling eh?)
.....and then I woke up!!!
 I just had to write this dream down, the 'atmosphere' of it has hung around me all day, as if it was something that actually happened.
It makes me wonder why we dream the dreams that we do.
As I said, this was a REAL family, but I barely know them! Why would I have such a detailed dream centering around folks that I hardly know?
What happened to the little girl?
Well she's ok THANK GOD!!!! because it was all only a dream....
a NIGHTMARE actually! but a dream nonetheless....
thanks for listening...I just had to get that off my chest,
and thank you my late friend for visiting me, in one of the worst dreams I have ever had in my life!
mags x
 August 19 The Piano's on mah Foot!Hello Everybody,
One of the many things I love about spaces is how we can get inspiration from our fellow friends.
For example,
Jen, left me a comment asking..
" hey do you know 'the pianos on ma foot?' noo you hum it and il play it"
Yes folks my sore toe is still bleeding all over spaces (sorry)
 But Jen's comment really tickled me, because I had a picture in my folder which I had intended posting in her guest-book.
Here it is ....
 It was going to be accompanied by a (well worn) joke....
which goes like this:
(ooh? and i'm assuming yous all know already 'bout my sore toe? LMAO
 )kk so...here's the joke....
'I goes to the nurse and she fixes my toe'....(well she hasn't fixed it, up just yet sorry) never mind, just keep up gentle readers
'so the nurse fixes my toe, and I say to her, 'will I be able to play the piano now with my toes?' and the nurse says,
'of course! there's no reason why not!' and I say 'ooh NICE, becaaause....
I couldnt do that.... before!
okay...
the old jokes are the best....
 but ive still got to return and get more stuff removed from this sodden toe....
i go back to the nurse on friday....for round TWO! < ding ding! >
 watch this space! Cheers! <wane smiley>
 mags x
and no..the piano hasn't been drinking!
August 17 The Nurse is Out Hello Everybody,
When I go to go see the Nurse tomorrow, OH how I will be longing to see that sign!
Hey? I'm a Woman, normally I can 'do' pain! Ive given Birth for goodess sake!!! Yeah yeah I know, 'yadder yadder yadder' <ahem>
But I mean? an Ingrown toenail? and in INFECTED one at that! <nods>
Ive been in agonies with this bugger, anti-biotics and everything-the LOT! And now my return to work has now been delayed because of it, (oh I'm dead sorry about that right enough LOL ) but I managed to get an emergency appointment at the Podiatry Clinic. 'PODIATRY' i'd never heard that word in my life!!! Whatever happened to a good old fashioned 'Chiropodist' eh?
OMG, i must have gone beyond the help of a safe hands Chiropodist. I'm in Podiatry territory now!
So I go tomorrow, I am DREADING this, please wish me luck folks...
Maybe the nurse will be 'out' hey? But i guess that will solve nowt!
So untill tomorrow, or maybe the next day (or so) I wish you all well, don't ignore your feet (my toe became infected while i was on holiday and i failed to get it inspected, BIG MISTAKE)
I will be sure to come around to give you all the gory details, their might even be a photagraph in it-There WILL be if my hubby has anything to do with it!!!
 I can't even go back to bed for a wee lie down, as my bedroom ceiling has fallen down (and i'm not kidding)
Yes folks that's what it's gonna be like this week in the Sloan Mansion...fun fun fun all the way!
oh well, I will leave you with a little bit of Hospital Humour
and I bid yous one and all a very pleasant, and pain free day!
mags x
 August 14 Caledonia is Calling, and Now I'm Going HomeHello Everybody,
Call me 'Sentimental' and you might just be right!
The music that is playing on my space at the moment, reminds me of my late grandmother, and I want to speak more about her in a moment.
In very recent days I seem to be developing quite a penchant, for all things scottish (i got no idea why) I would actually rather be a million miles away from the U.K. if truth be told, it's all going a bit 'wrong' in this country, and If We had the money, I think me and my family would bale out.
But I still love Scotland.When Me and Drew were in Devon this summer, I was in our Hotel Room one early evening, and I heard a sound outside which was coming from the Bandstand, a short disctance away from our hotel, it was the unmistakable sound of BAGPIPES!!!
In my current state of emotional sentimentality, I felt quite overcome, to be hearing them so far away from home, (ok, about 600 miles maybe -
) But it's a memory of Devon that I will always treasure.
Do any of yous know the Scottish Sit-Com Rab C Nesbitt? Well, Rab's wife is called Mary, 'Mary Doll' to her Husband.
and Mary has got a cousin called Hugh, or to give his name the scottish slant 'Shug'
Shug lives in Sidcup *I havent got a frigging clue where Sidcup is....
*Answers on a postcard please!and he works in finance -or similar. To all intents and appearances Shug is completely Anglofied, he is a man who works in the City and never a vowel is out of place. That's ok, but shug is terrible lonesome for his Beloved Scotland, or 'Caledonia'
and every so often it overwhelms him, and the 'scottishness' breaks out in him, and he has to flee back to his 'braw caledonia', where a (usually) warm glesca welcome awaits him.
I searched YouTube for 2 and a half DAYS to find a particular episode of Rab C that featured Shug, and I found it this morning -deep joy.
From my memory I could recall, Shug getting the 'scottishness' but I couldn't remember what had triggered it on this occasion.
And would you believe it???? He was at home in his Lounge on the telephone, on a buisness call, and suddenly out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a pipe band marching, on his televison screen, and that was IT!!!! he had to escape once more to his beloved Scotia..
And so to my Grandmother....
Many Moons ago there used to be a programme on the telly every week called 'The White Heather Club' Pop Music it certainly did NOT feature! it was a home grown scottish production, and featured many fine singers, and also scottish dancers.
The man singing the medley (playing on my space at the moment) was a man called Andy Stewart.
As a youngster I can't honestly say that his performance 'floated my boat' He wore a KILT for goodness sake!!!
But he had a fine voice, rich in timbre, and Ive rarely heard the like again if I'm honest. A while ago now, I penned a poem for my late grandmother, it can be found in the 'My Poetry' category. A very unexpected consequence of this, has been that I feel extrodinarly close to her. It's as if she is with me, I can actually feel her presence. I'm amazed by this, and it has brought me a lot of comfort, and ive been pining for the years in my childood that I was very fortunate to share with her, and Andy's music is very evocative of that era.
So this explains away (i hope) the music that I am playing on my space at the moment
The root cause of my sentimentality I'm not so sure about, but I will leave you with the episode in question of Rab C Nesbitt. It's a half hour slot, split into 3 sections
Some of you (?) may not be interested in a whole half hours worth, but the scene invloving Shug comes at the very beginning, and I highly commend the closing scene at the end of the 3rd Section.
And if any of you require subtitles, then come see about me!!!
mags x
August 09 Home Again East West, 'Hame's' Best!
Hello Everybody!
Me and my Hubby are back home again!
We really enjoyed our holiday in Devon,I will put up an album soon. The only thing that let us down was the weather
 So when we came home, my Hubby promptly took me away again!
This time we went to the Lake District!
We stayed in a fantastic B&B in Windermere, and the weather was gorgeous the whole time that we were there!
 yaaaay!It's nice to be back home again, in us own bed (even tho' the one we left in the lakes was a
four poster! (yup)
Hubby says he will buy me one if I throw out all my old clothes and stuff from nineteen canteen!
<ahem>
 Oh well...I suppose that is a VERY good reason for me to get on with clearing out the bedroom innit?
I hope that yous are all well, and I will be round to visit very soon. Ive missed you all!
 Wishing a good week ahead for each and every one of us!
mags x
July 23 Disco Inferno
July 07 mag's pin-up guestbook signing event Hello Everybody...
Well it's finally arrived. My first ever Guest Book Signing Event.
The theme is 'Pin-Ups' and I was thinking foremostly of the 'toon' variety..but I guess it could cover anyone's particular favourite 'pin-up' All i would ask is that you keep it clean, cos i don't want ANY of our spaces getting closed down.
I don't have many takers for this event (to date) but if anyone reading this blog would like to join in could you please leave a comment here, and be sure to leave your full spaces URL address... I am going to leave here a list of the addresses of those taking part.
So the Idea is to visit everyones space and just say hello and tell them you are visiting for mags guest book signing event, you can leave a pin-up picture if you wish, but it is entirely optional. Its not a requirement.
For those of you who visit all the spaces, I will give you a signed picture gift.
be sure to include me in your visits and let me know if you have visited all the spaces in the list.
the event runs from the 7th to the 20th July. and anyone talking part must have their spaces open for public viewing.
ok i think that's it...i hope that you all have fun with it, but once again PLEASE keep it clean- thanks!
this is the list of those of you (so far) who are taking part, begining with me....
mags
pete judge
prenin
zeynep ankara
andrew sloan
that's all for now..hopefully more of you will join in?
mags x
oh and JIGGY? if you are reading this...
get your ass 'online'
 she knows what I mean.....
June 25 (another) postcard from the edge...me and my teddy bear
got no worries, got no cares
 me and my teddy bear,
just play and play all day!
<sigh!>
 hello everybody
is anyone awake?
 Ive got the insomnia again!
 if any of yous have got any suggestions, for beating this, i would be really greatful, thanks!
g'night/morning peeps
mags x
p.s. i wish i hadn't corrected my typos, i lost count of how many there were...  June 11 Who Fancys a G.B.S.? Hello Everybody!
I have wanted to host this for ages...
I'm not sure if this will be a succsess or not, but i will never know if i don't give it a try eh? <ahem>
I invite you all to my
(very first)
'Guest Book Signing'
If any of you are interested in taking part in this event, could you please let me know and publish here, your live spaces 'url' addy.
In order to take part your space would have to be open for general viewing during the event.
The event will run for 2 weeks.
The idea of the Guestbook Signing Event, is that you agree to visit Everyone who is particpating and leave a comment in their guestbook
(or current blog).
The theme of this GBS event will be 'Pin-ups'
 I only ask that you keep it clean..<ahem>
I certainly don't want anybody closed down
(that's Me included) lol
It's not necessary to include a picture in the Guest Book Signing...so don't worry about that...
because,just a 'hello i'm here for mag's GBS event' will be fine!
 *and don't forget to visit me , and let me know that you've called on everyone!
I'm afraid im not 'tech' enough to do a table of who is taking part. but if anybody is interested in joining in, could you please indicate here in this blog including your spaces 'url'
and prior to the event i will publish another blog with the list participants' urls.
The Guest Book Signing Event, is planned to run from the 6th July untill the 20th July.
I am hoping (eeek) for 30 of yous to join in.
The number doesnt really matter, it will be the taking part that counts.
Anyone who completes the guest book signing event-visiting all spaces- will receive a signed gift from me. You must visit all spaces inside the alloted 2 weeks.
So what do you think playmates?
do you think it's 'time' for some fun?
  mags x May 23 The Twin Hello Everbody!
I'm gonna dedicate this blog to Prenin, because i promised him that I would tell him this story one day...
This is actually two stories rolled into one, but I promise to try and keep it brief <ahem>  The first story is about 'the twin' and the second story is about the day that me and some friends went 'a haunting' oh there's a third story about a dream that i had....i proomise to get to the points quick!  I have an aunt, who now has alzheimers. I discovered that (until very recently)
anytime we met, at family get-togethers, she always remembered and recognised me from a hundred paces. One time as we entered a church for a funeral, my husband saw her desperatly trying to get my attention by waving to me. I always felt thrilled that she could still recall who i was. however... every time we met, she always took my hands in a fierce grip, while saying to me "you are the 'twin'!"  I really didn't think too much of it to be honest, as one of her daughters is the exact same age as me...5 days separating us. I thought it was a reference to us as babies..perhaps appearing to look like twins? anyhooooo a few weeks ago now, i was talking to a friend who lives near me, and she mentioned a local shortcut, connecting our neighbourhood with another one via a riverside walkway. This is a route that a gal or guy(?) wouldn't dream of walking on alone at night..it's extremely secluded. But i always hankered after seeing it in the dark. So this friend says to me..."did you know that the walkway is haunted?" "no oooooooo!" I replied. I googled for information and sure enough a story appeared, It claims that the walkway is haunted by a female ghost who appears out of the gloom riding a bycycle...she has a very sad face, she rides past and then she vanishes! ooer... My friend told me that quite a few members of her family were going to do a late night stroll along the walkway, to do a spot of ghost hunting! Before I could control my tongue i shrieked "Can I COME???" Thank God she said 'yes' LMAO! So comes the day and comes the hour...we all met up, and made our way to the entrance of the walkway! Were we nervous? HELL YEAH!!!!!!! Anyway...in we goes...all the kids (yeah we took the kids with us for safety  ) all the kids had their camera phones held aloft looking to capture an image of a ghostie!My friend's Sister took a photograph of me..using a digital camera, and look what appeared on the image!!! (not the little one...the one on the other side of me)
 Ok. I wasn't bothered at first, but my friend said that it looked like a second image of ME!!! wtf? I admit that my mind went into overdrive then.."what if i had been a twin? what if my mum had miscarried -maybe she didnt know-? There are a few sets of twins in the history of my mum's side of the family, including some miscarrying One twin.
I pondered on this for a long time..."so why did my aunt always refer to me as "the twin" eh?  It was working on my sub-conscious so much so, that I ended up having a dream -seee? these strands are coming together LOL In the dream I was walking with my mother and I suddenly remembered that I had a question to ask her-so I did! "Mum why does my aunt always refer to me as 'the twin'? My mum replied, that when me and my brother and sister and all our cousins were kids, each seperate family unit were referred or known by 'nicknames' My maiden surname rhymes with 'twin' and my mum said that our family were collectively known as 'the twins' hmmmmmm I think that i preferred my version, that i was in fact a twin..so I had to find out. I spoke to my mum on the telephone and I asked her.. "Mum am I a twin?" My Mum- "Eh?" I said to her, i'm really sorry for asking you this, but i need to know...My aunt always refers to me as 'the twin' so is it possible that I was a twin?" DO YOU KNOW WHAT MY MUM SAID????? "I'm not sure.." WTF??? i said (weakly) "so I might be" and my mum said "no I don't think you were.." well that all sounds pretty conclusive..innit?  mags x p.s The stroll on the walkway was great fun,
 we even got to see a cyclist, everybody was thrilled cos they thought he was a ghost- except for me...I recognised him. Oh well!  May 17 Hit It! ....i just love this.....the corniest lyrics i ever heard, but i thought that he gave quite a brilliant performance!
go Alec!
mags x May 12 I Don't Think That This Applys To Scotland...Hello Everybody...
I'm not sure what the weather is like down your way, but here in Scotland, we are still waiting for spring.
I am still loving Tom Waits. This is a beautiful song, but like i say, I'm sure that Bonny Scotland would perhaps make an exception to the sentinment expressed!...Enjoy!
 mags x May 10 The Piano Has Been Drinking......not me.
 Hello Everybody.
This blog is primarly a nod to the blog of one of my friends, kallisti where she addressed the issue of 'alcahol consumption.
it's well worth reading...
also i should mention you phil, who reminded me of the talented Tom Waits...
Anyway..it got me thinking kallisti. Some people can be very entertaining whilst drunk, Years ago I used to work with one old guy, and at work do's - after he'd had a few, all he wanted to do was SING!- all of the old songs and he was always looking for a singing partner. -oh he loved me because usually I was the only other person who knew all of the words! <ahem>
However others, are not entertaining!-in fact, far far from it.
 And then of course some people blame their hangovers/upset stomachs/blinding headaches, on anything, rather than the real culprit, which is of course their alcahol consumption.
"oh yeah i was sooo sick last night, it must have been that half baked snack i ate before i went to bed!"
Anyway thank you kallisti for your timely blog.. i am trying to reduce my alchahol consumption, I would like to thank my Husband for all his love and support in this.
I honestly don't think that there's quite enough alcahol awareness around at the moment.
And thank you too Phil, for reminding me of a great performer.
It wasn't me guv who was drinking...it was the Piano!
mags x
April 22 The Night That I Danced With A Dutch ManHello Everybody!
There is a little ditty which is sometimes recited in Scotland, it begins with these lines...
"I'll tell you a story, it's no very true" Actually i won't go any further, let's just say it's a nonesense verse really. (i do love nonesense verses)...
ANYhooo!
Me and my Hubby had a really really nice holiday in Skye. One of the highlights (for me) would have to be,
the night that I danced with a Dutchman...would I lie to you?
 <ahem>
 On Friday night, me and hubby wandered down to the hotel bar, to find out what entertainment was being laid on for the evening. Imagine my JOY when we were greeted with the sight of men bedecked in neckerchiefs, checked shirts and cowboy hats, the women were also cutting it, in similar style. LINE DANCING!!!!! woooohoooo!
 I absolutely love line dancing, and a coach load of Dutch people had arrived in Skye and descended on the hotel, for an evening of Line Dancing. Unfortunately a problem arose. Whoever was responsible for the music that night, had no country and western music lined up at all!...  After an hour or so, I was dismayed to see almost about half of the party taking off their neckerchiefs and hats in disgust, and they left the bar. The rest of the evening was pleasant enough, if a little quiet. I can't say that my Husband has never danced with me on nights out, he does sometimes, but on this occasion he wanted to sit it out...I was disappointed, my feet were a tapping. Enter...stage left, my mysterious stranger, and asked me if I would like to dance!!!! - WOULD I?????  <ahem>Oh we had fun! I was trying to dance the "Gay Gordons" but he had other ideas, I'm not quite sure what dance we were doing, but it did involve a lot of "twirling!"  LOL
we didn't get a standing ovation or anyfink at the end of it, but I was more than happy with the round of applause!
 Another incident of note, happened the following morning, when we arrived in Portree, to do a bit of sight-seeing. After about 5 minutes Me and Drew stopped so that I could remove my fleece (it was soo warm ) we then retraced our steps so that we could put the fleece and other items back in the car. Then I suddenly realised- I didn't have my digital camera on me!!! I had left my camera lying on the ground as i was removing my fleece and i walked away and left it there. So we turned round again, hot-footing it back, it was a good few blocks away. We got there, and there was my camera, still lying on the ground where i had left it! How about That eh?
The weekend flew by so quickly, we were sorry when it was time to leave, I will put up an album of some pictures of the Island, I'm very grateful that I still had my camera. Enjoy the piccies!
mags x 'I'll tell you a story, it's no very true'.... I discovered late on in Friday evening that my dancing partner was not a dutchman he was in fact, a native of Skye. I never found out your name..
(well he was a stranger!)
But I salute you Sir! Thanks for the dance!  April 17 Speed Bonny Boat The Skye Boat Song
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Speed Bonny Boat like the bird on a wing...
'Onwards' the sailors cry
Carry the lad thats born to be king
Over the sea to Skye Loud the winds howl
Loud the waves roar Thunder claps rend the air Baffled, our foes Stand by the shore Follow they will not dare..... *****
Speed Bonny Boat like the bird on a wing...
'Onwards' the sailors cry
Carry the lad thats born to be king
Over the sea to Skye Hello Everybody!
You learn something new every day...
I always thought that the 'Skye Boat Song' was written by Rabbie Burns, but my friend 'google' informs me that it was composed by one Sir Harold Boulton
I don't know the first thing about Sir Harold Boulton, I'm not even sure if he is Scottish?
Unfortunately I don't have time to investigate right now, as today, me and my hubby are off to...you guessed it! SKYE!
Well these days there is a road bridge to take you over to Skye, very convenient I'm sure, but it doesnt lend the same romantic ring to the journey somehow! lol
I hope that you all have a lovely weekend,
mags x
p.s the ferry in the picture above is actually leaving skye
 lolApril 11 Why Did The Cat Sit On The Window Mat?....Because it was waiting for the Easter Bunny! of course!
 HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!
 mags x April 06 Lost in DundeeHello Everybody,
Me and my hubby are celebrating our silver wedding anniversary, by taking as many mini-break holidays this year as possible
already we have been to fort william, and while staying there we drove up to skye for the day, we enjoyed skye so much we are going back up there in a couple of weeks time. we have also been to dundee, which is my favourite place in all of scotland,(i'm reeealy sorry i didn't tell you katherine, i felt a bit shy about mentioning it,i never even told my spaces sister either, and we passed her home town on the way to dundee.) one of the many many highlights of our trip to dundee was going to visit the ship called 'Discovery' This ship set out in the early 1900's to explore antartica, and the vessel now houses an astonishing museam, which documents all the ship and their crew's voyages, and memorabilia. We were able to explore above decks and below decks, we saw all the private quarters, furnished and also sporting life size maniquin figures of the men who sailed on the ship. if i was to choose which part of the ship i enjoyed seeing the most, i would have to say the engine room where the ship's furnace was housed. this section was mocked up, with 'furnace' blazing and one of the manaquin figures in attendance my dad worked in a shipyard, he was a docker, and one of his duties was to stoke up the ships' furnaces.
when i was very young, not even quite 5 years old, my dad took me to visit the docks where he worked. It's one of my earliest memories, for the reason that when we got to the gates of the shipyard, for some unexplained reason, i took sheer fright, and i could not be persuaded or cajoled in any which way to enter the gates. I have to say, it was quite an imposing sight, a busy place men everywhere, cobblestones,criss crossed over with tram lines as far as the eye could see, and it was all happening behind those gates. My dad had to turn about and take me back home, i was crying my eyes out. when i was older (i can't remember what age) i persuaded my dad to take me back there, and this time i went through those gates, and was able to see everything that was going on. My dad even took me on a ship, and we went below decks to the furnace room, i was instructed to stand at the door and not come any closer, omg those furnaces are ferocious! Anyway the visit to the 'Discovery' sparked another memory, which has lain dormant for many many years, and again involving my dad. The first family holiday that I can recall, was to a scottish island called Arran. We set sail there on a ferry. I can't remember where we sailed from, all i can remember is that we went on this holiday with my mum,but my dad didn't come with us, but he did come to wave us off, and my memory is of him standing without these huge gates, and i was inconsolable as i thought i was never going to see him again. *maybe this was why i had such an adverse re-action to my visit to the docklands with my father eh? I think ive just worked this one out my friends! It was as i was looking at the Dockside Gates, that these memories came flooding back to me, so here i am stood outside them
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