Tag Archives: rural life

Another post….

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Val

So, packing for the Oakleaf Camp now and setting off in the morning. Quite looking forward to it, but I do hope I’m not disabled with another humungous tachycardia attack like the one I had at the camp a couple … Continue reading →

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Here, There and…..

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Val

Yes, I snapped this little fellow yesterday, happily nicking the nuts from my neighbours’ bird table. I was able to get up to within four feet of him; he was watching me, but didn’t seen concerned. Since I didn’t want … Continue reading →

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Spring Iz Sprunggg!

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Val

It’s been a beautiful spring day today – warm and sunny. I ought to be thoroughly knackered – I walked to the village to get on the bus, spent the morning walking around town shopping, hauled said shopping back from … Continue reading →

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Passing For Old…..

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Val

Used my bus pass for the first time yesterday. A week ago, we pranged the car – not seriously, no damage done to us – and it has been taken away for inspection. Until the insurance company decides what to … Continue reading →

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It’s Library Bus Day!

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Val

We have a library bus come round here, every three weeks – a big converted bus full of books that tours around the outlying rural communities. Sure, we can go to the libraries at Castle Douglas and Dumfries, and often … Continue reading →

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It’s Cold……

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Val

….dammed cold. According to the news, the temperature last night here was around -10°C. Today, it’s still below 0°C and is expected to drop to -12°C. Minus 12 Centigrade is minus 20 Fahrenheit!!! And the long-term forecast is for more … Continue reading →

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T’is the Night Before Christmas…

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Val

Well actually it’s still the afternoon, but what the heck. Got the Yule feasting done, got the big food shop over with, the coal bunker is full, we have torches and candles in case of electricity failure. It’s brrrrr-type cold … Continue reading →

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Another Nice Day Out (Part the Third)

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Val

So, another day yesterday driving around delivering Yellow Pages. Not so much fun as before, and not just because it was pouring down all the time. I wrote last time about how so many people in the more rural parts … Continue reading →

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A Nice Day Out…

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Val

So this week, me & B haz work! Delivering Yellow Pages. When we accepted the job, it sounded easy – just deliver in Dalry and to some scattered farms and houses outside, we were told. Dalry is a small town, … Continue reading →

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Wot I Did On The Solstice….

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Val

….not a lot. I’d had a really tiring couple of days. Friday I bussed into town to get some shopping, banking and bill-paying done, and managed to miss the bus back (I was sitting on the library wall some yards … Continue reading →

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