Good Morning Early Birds!

[waterboatman]

Tuesday. It's quiet without the wee white tornado hurtling about. I shall be seeing her, and mum and dad before long!

I have some lovely people from the Lions coming to sort my garden out tomorrow, so I shall make a cherry and pineapple cake today to keep them going. I don't know how many there will be, but the kettle will come of retirement, I don't think the weather will be good enough to get the barbie going. I shall see tomorrow.

Mount ironing to be scaled today, since it didn't get done yesterday.

Have a happy day everyone.

[albaqwerty]

a brave and caring lass Donny. xx

Wendi, we need another kettle, am liking the sound of the one-cup wonder tho.

Minty, love the pomes :-D xx

[1ozzy]

Hmmm, a few rhymers here today.

'Twas in a land below
I reckon you all should know
Although the sun shines bright
Mother nature supplies a fright

Wild fires they do glow
Fueled by a westerly on the blow
But we all gather together
And toil for days, seemingly forever
To continue life downunder.

[murraymints]

there was a lad, his name was Donny
fair o' face and aye sic bonny
he didnae come fi Scotty land
but aye did want I understand
tae sup the sup and tak the walk
tae come and learn the Scotty talk
but he met a lass her name was Ann
and Scotland lost that fair faced man..

[wendilla]

Alba it takes longer to fill it than make the cuppa in about 35 seconds .Must save loads on electric .

[donny48]

Minty, brilliant but I am originally Scots, born in Govan brought up in Maryhill and emigrated to England when I was 14.

[Cloverjo]

Good one, ozzy. I'm glad things are under control down there.

I think you mentioned that you are British and went down to Oz when you were young. Just wondering about flights. I've always wanted to go, but OH and I are arguing about whether it's better to do the whole 24 hours in one go, or stop for a day or so half way.

[1ozzy]

Came here on a ship Clover, 1961 SS Canberra.

Mum and Dad did the going home for a visit thing numerous times.

Found the non stop flights too much. Two day stopover somewhere suited them.

[murraymints]

Donny wis born a Wegie man
who when a lad off he ran
doon sooth tae be a sassenach
but that disnae really mak
him sic , cos ye cannae tak
the blood o Scotland frae his veins
despite the accent he noo feigns

[murraymints]

that's a looong flight Clover...best to break with a stopover in Singapore maybe