Day 1436 ROADTRIP with Gayle to Lochgoilhead! As you do…. 😂

So…… Gayle and I have been talking about going to The Boat Shed Café in Lochgoilhead for ages now… Gayle saw it on Instagram and I’ve been following it too.

It’s such a pretty coffee shop on the banks of Loch Goil and it’s about an hour and a half drive from where we live.

We agreed to meet up today as the Scottish Dog Behaviourist was working! He is so busy he’s having to work a Sunday now.

When I picked Gayle up I gave her options… the first of which was the Boat Shed and she jumped at it and we both got really excited. I was so pleased she wanted to go and didn’t think it was too far. She was pleased that I was happy to drive there.

It’s a beautiful day. After all the rain and wind we’ve been having, the cold sunshine is just so lovely. It is still pretty cold but there’s a warmth when the sun is beating down on you.

I was up at 7am and did 2 dog walks before 8.30am!!

Bhruic and Freya first…. look at that sky!!

The morning sun makes this old mossy wall look so green against the blue.

It also made me look really tall and the puppers look like wolves!

The primroses are blooming, I always think they are so pretty.

Gielsland Estate looks lovely in the sun too.

It’s so quiet I stop the 3 of us for arty middle of road shot.

When I used to have the big, heavy job and used to drink and be Mrs life and soul of the party, I would never have seen this time of the morning…. This is now when I’m at my best. No one around, sounds of the birds chirping and nothing else. I just love it!

Home and quick change for Calaidh and Khaleesi.

It’s just so beautiful.

Khaleesi zonked out in Gran’s Chair when we got home. This is the seat I used to sit in when I was off sick… it’s a great seat to relax in and lovely to see Khaleei likes it too.

So back to the ROADTRIP. Love that WordPress always puts that word into caps for some reason 😂😂😂

We set off on an exciting adventure.

It’s a beautiful drive… my trusty Co-pilot even thinks to take some photos for the blog. She’s a keeper 😂 the next 4 are Gayle’s taken from the moving car!

The drive through Scottish lochs and mountains is breathtaking at any time but when that sky is blue it’s just stunning!

We get to the turning for Lochgoilhead and the road goes down to single track, with passing places. It’s not a great single track either but a very crumbly road with steep verges at either side, if you pull off the tarmac there’s a chance you might not get back up onto it.. my anxiety heightens a little. I’m relieved that I didn’t know this in advance!

Lochgoilhead is beautiful.

The single track road runs right along the front of the loch elevated about 6ft from the water itself… no barriers, just the drop. 😬We finally get to the Boat Shed Café on our tiny single track road…. We made it!!

There are lots of people standing outside, come to think of it we’ve driven past loads of people walking on the single track road towards and away from it.

The realisation…..

The car park is over full already and there is literally nowhere to park.

We’re both completely shocked as that thought had never crossed our minds. We’d driven all this way only to not get in?!?!

We had no option but to drive right past it. I finally found somewhere to turn and we drove past again but nothing had changed.

About half a mile up I found somewhere to pull the car into. This shows how narrow the roads are…

We parked and walked back.

We stood in the queue and took the obligatory selfie with the sign in the background.

There were about 7 groups of people in front of us. I don’t know how long we stood but nothing was moving. Gayle was reading lots of comments on their Instagram page about the lack of parking and the trouble you could get into parking illegally…. We talked ourselves into worrying that the car wasn’t in a proper parking space and could be construed as in a passing place…. I went to take some photos of the loch.

I mean it would have been a lovely view for coffee but the outdoor area isn’t in the sun… the sun is shining on the road side of the building. Everyone had blankets and looked freezing.

We really sadly gave up our space in the queue and decided to leave.

We were gutted that we’d gone all this way and couldn’t get parked. It’s only 24th March, goodness only knows how hard it must be in the summer as the Loch Goil cruises go from the same car park.

With hindsight, the car was fine where it was parked and we could easily have stayed but the shine had gone a bit by then.

Instagram follows are all very well but the reality of the beauty of the place is often different. Their posts are beautiful, so appealing but obviously everyone and their Auntie want to go too!

So back in the car and took a shortcut back to the top of the Rest and Be Thankful. I say shortcut… the satnav didn’t want us to go on this road but it was so much quicker.

The Rest and Be Thankful is named after the old road which was super narrow and windy to the top of the road. You had to rest and be thankful when you got to the top.

This photo doesn’t do the depth of the valley any justice! if you look to the left you’ll see the new road which cuts up the side of the hill. This gets closed after almost every heavy rain shower due to landslides. The old military road gets used more often than it should be!

We then got back onto the A82 and headed down into Arrochar. We eventually found a parking space!

We managed to find a takeaway for hot chocolate and a chocolate bar as we were starving by now!

Spotted this GATE!!!

It’s so still and calm but clouded over a bit.

Sadly despite the beauty, the beaches are covered in plastic. It’s really sad as it’s sooo bad. it must wash up in storms but there is so much of it.

Back in the car and down through Tarbert to Firkin Point on Loch Lomond. I stopped because there are toilets here!! It’s very pretty too.

Back into the car and further down the Loch to get a picture of Ben Lomond.

Then we headed back down the road and home.

Despite not achieving our main goal, we had a great day! Great company for a lovely chat.

Happiness is what you make it and I’m never happier than out sightseeing and especially with a great friend!

Wishing you all a great week ahead!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1435 dog walks then trip to my brother’s for coffee ☕️ and a look at the Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier!

What’s started as a really slow day, has flown in.

I was up at 7 and out with Bhruic and Freya first thing…. It was SO cold I could hardly feel my fingers or speak properly. I was meant to be running with Rachel but I told her no way 😂😂😂 it was far too cold.

Just after I took these pictures it started to rain and it didn’t stop for ages.

I came back and had coffee with Craig but then saw my neighbour Holly passing, either her dog so I jumped out with Khaleesi and Calaidh. We got soaked!! It’s milder by now but still pouring. We had a great catch up though. It always makes the walk go so much faster.

By the time both dog walks were over, it was only 9.30am and the day loomed before me like a looming thing….. what to do?!?

I changed the bed… clean bed tonight, yay! Dusted and polished the bedroom furniture and hoovered the rest of the house, apart from the dining room and kitchen. I’d been fasting for nearly 19 hours when I realised, so I stopped to eat. By this time it was 11.30am.

I knew mum and dad were popping over to my brothers this afternoon. I also knew that the Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier was in the Firth of Forth… I thought under the Forth Rail Bridge, so fancied getting some photos of it. so I decided to head over there at the last minute.

Just before I left Mum called to say the ship was further up the Firth opposite Hopetoun House now, so not quite the same photo opportunity!!

I got over to SQ at 2.18pm…. Having no concept it would take me an hour and 20 minutes from here… not like I haven’t done that journey so many times before! 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

We jumped in my brother’s car and he took us up to Hopetoun House where I got my photo opportunity!

Not quite as good as I hoped but at least I’ve seen it.

She’s in this photo…. Honest!

A zoom in….

On the other hand there was an excellent view of the 3 Forth Bridges! Albeit quite far away!

Mum caught me in some photos…

This old house is right next to the coast… completely ruined now.

On the drive back up to the house we drove under all 3 bridges… all these next pics taken from the car. My brother was driving.

The new Queensferry Crossing.

The old Forth Road Bridge, only open to buses now.

The iconic Forth Rail Bridge.

We went back for coffee and hot cross buns and had a good chat before I headed home again. Was barely there for 2 hours… it was all so last minute!

I had a lovely drive home so I’m really glad I went out for the afternoon and did something different.

I popped into the pub for an alcohol free pink gin, to see Craig who’d just come home from work and gone in for a pint.

I made some pasta for dinner rather than getting a takeaway. We both really enjoyed it. It’s too easy to order in at the weekend but that adds up.

Hope you all have a great rest of weekend!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1434 train trip to Stirling to meet Mum and Dad!

Today The Rambling Sloth Explores Stirling…. Well Stirling Castle to be precise. I’m meeting Mum and Dad up there. Our tour of Scottish castles continues!

I love doing things like this with them as we are making memories rather than sitting about in each other’s houses.

I woke at 5 but managed to fall back to sleep before the alarm at 7am… only got 86% for last nights sleep…. Love that I think Fitbit is scoring me. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

My train is 8.42 out of Glengarnock to Glasgow Central.

The forecast is not the best for a day out but as the week’s gone on, it’s got slightly better and there is sun now, in amongst some showers. It is very windy though!

This is my journey from home up to Stirling.

Of course I’ve taken the train as I like doing now. I get to watch the world go by rather than have to drive and find parking spaces.

Just as we pull into Stirling the heavens open but Mum and Dad are already in the car park waiting for me. We head straight up to Stirling Castle.

Within 5 minutes the sun is shining again and that’s par for the course all day.

Mum took this lovely one of Dad and I looking at the Sir Robert the Bruce monument and in the distance over to the Wallace Monument, if you zoom in.

I tried to get a photo without all the cars parked on the Esplanade.

This is actually all you can see of the castle as you walk in.

Mum and Dad are members of Historic Scotland so mum only had to book a ticket for me. We went straight to the Unicorn Cafe for coffee and cake… can’t sightsee without sustenance!

By the time we come out it’s raining again, but the mini daffodils are so pretty in the stunning gardens around the castle.

I got talking to a couple from the Gold Coast in Australia, right under that big tree, as we sheltered from the rain. We were talking about the history it must have seen in the past. I love taking to people I don’t know.

The views off behind that tree are just stunning. Stirling Castle is built high up with views for miles around.

You can also see the next band of rain moving in. actually this one was moving away!

This is the Wallace Monument which is off to the other side.

Back into the gardens.

This is the back of the Grand Hall. It’s beautiful in the sunlight and look at that sky! We are soooo ready for some sunshine with actual heat in it. In Scotland we can sometimes have some warm weather in March, not so this year.

You can tell how windy it was!! Mrs no hat is creating havoc for the selfie.

Love this tunnel.

The front of the Grand Hall.

And this is inside.

With the Queen on her throne. 👸🏻 😂

Last time I sat here I was with my Australian cousin Linda in 2018!

Love this one of mum and dad… not posed, just resting.

The stain glass windows are stunning in the sunlight.

This is the gift shop but sure it was something else long before that!

The circle on the ground below is the remains of the Kings gardens. I’ve never noticed this before. The Queens garden is just out of shot.

The flags 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Guess you have a rough idea that I took loads of these until the Scotland flag actually blew in the right direction!

Another favourite shot of mum and dad… both being present in the moment.

Now I made them pose!

I love this of Mum wandering around the chapel.

Now we’re inside the newly renovated Palace. Dad says when we were kids we walked through this and it was all just stone and wood. It was refurbished in 2011 to look as it may have back in the day when Kings and Queens lived here. (I have to confess to not being too great on the history of it all… there’s way too much to remember and I’m more taken with the beauty than anything else).

The ceilings are stunningly beautiful. This is the famous Stirling Heads. Which are carved oak roundels, recreated from the 1540’s.

Not the best shot but there was a full rainbow when we left.

I’ve had the best day. If you’ve followed the blog for a while you will know that I’ve realised that THIS is what makes me tick. I love exploring, catching blue sky and taking photos of the beauty that I see.

My head is clear, I’m present in the moment all day. There is no stress, no worry, no fear, no irritation. Just calm…. And a fair wee bit of excitement. Quite a bit of excitement to be honest.

This is living for me. Making the most of each day as much as I can.

Happy weekend to you all!

Stay safe everyone 🏰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👸🏻

Day 1433 reflections on COVID and it’s my Friday woop woop!

We had some COVID chat at crochet last night and remembered queuing up to get into the supermarket one at a time. The aisles were mostly directional so you couldn’t just wander around as you pleased as they created a flow through the shop. Remember how it felt when you saw someone going the wrong way, you’d be raging and try to get as far away as possible so you didn’t catch anything.

I can’t remember how long it took before masks and hand gel became a thing but I do remember the fight for toilet roll and paracetamol…. Across the world… was very real. The shelves were empty almost immediately.

Wearing masks was awful…. I couldn’t see for steaming up my glasses…. But those were the rules and COVID showed me I was a rule follower to the letter!!

Some people didn’t wear them because they said they couldn’t and wore those sunflower 🌻 lanyards around their necks, some folk randomly wore them under their nose and over their mouth which always seemed a bit pointless to me.

When we met someone we used to do a merry dance around that 2m distancing.

We were only allowed out for an hour a day….

So many people died without loved ones by their side and we’ve since learned that so many of those in power didn’t live as strictly as we did. So very sad.

We all followed a set of rules to a certain extent… it seemed so crazy to think back of how strict everything was.

I wish I could find my blogs from back then. I initially started writing under Overland and Borders, which was the FB page that we shared our travels in Craig’s Jeep at the time. I knew the name didn’t sit right and at some point in the fairly early days, The Rambling Sloth was born. It summed me up at the time…. Wittering away like a budgie… boy I can talk… but so tired that some days even cleaning my teeth was hard. Last night the Hookers said I was more Dora the Explorer! 😂. I see a future where The Rambling Sloth Explores 😂 doesn’t quite roll off the tongue does it?!?!

So I had another AMAZING sleep last night. Fitbit has given me two 92%’s in a row. I feel like I’ve won the sleep lottery.

Work was really good again today. No drama, no distractions from left field, just worked through the tasks at hand and got them done.

It’s rained almost all day and the portacabin was battered by the wind too.

So now I have my feet up in front of the tv chilling out. It’s my Friday night!

So tomorrow The Rambling Sloth and Parents Explores Stirling 🚝😂 and that’s definitely a mouthful.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1432 COVID 4 years on

Friday 20th March 2020… the night the UK went into lockdown due to COVID-19.

It hardly seems real now does it?

After 441 days of being alcohol free, that night, I decided to have some rosé wine as life was changing. We didn’t know how long the pub would be closed so it seems like a great idea.

I spent the first day of lockdown with the hangover from hell!

Stop for a minute and think back to that time.

It hardly seems real…

I’d been off sick from work since the end of May 2019 after a 3 month spell from Sept to Dec 2018…. All of a sudden the world joined my new crazy, stay at home world.

I’d been made redundant on 29th February 2020, but I still wasn’t well enough to look for work. I was lucky I had my redundancy to see me through lockdown.

I was scared but a bit excited by the drama of it all… our first night in real lockdown saw a power cut in our village… we were all messaging each other, thinking that was going to be the next thing and we’d be stuck in our houses with no electricity…. Thankfully that never came to anything 😂

The world as we knew it, went on hold for a long time.

There was a time when we thought we’d never get it back and yet gradually we have.

Handshakes are no longer feared. Hugs are definitely back on the agenda.

I found an interesting article from Science Focus which discusses 9 lessons learned from the pandemic… I’ve put the link in if you’re really bored and fancy reading. 😂

Science Focus – COVID 4 years on

So many memories of such a strange life time and it does all seem like it happened to someone else. It seems so surreal.

Most of us are lucky that life today doesn’t seem any different than it was before COVID…. For those of you who lost family members or friends, or are suffering from long covid. I’m sure that’s not the case. May they always be remembered.

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I had a an amazing sleep last night…. 7 hours and 45 minutes. I woke at 6.09am…. One minute before the alarm… I LOVE THAT!!!

It’s been a day of manifesting things just before they arrive…. Thinking of customers who phoned a few hours later, losing something only to find it the minute after I’d decided to buy a new one. It made me laugh all day.

These were all very interesting again… I swear the universe talks to me through FB…. Jeez, really, what chance do I have?!?! 😂

I love this 😂😂😂

I made my last Planthood meal tonight which was Lasagne soup.

It was really lovely. I have some for tomorrow, in a safe place where a thieving puppy can’t pinch it! 😂😂 Yes I put a lid on it mum!

So nothing news to report, another good day at work. Busy but calm and organised. Long may that continue.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1431 another busy day and a Will review

Not quite as busy as yesterday but still on the go all day. Today felt like a really good day at work… everything went in the right direction.

It was lovely and sunny but windy…. So still no real heat. I managed to get the portacabin door open for a bit which is lovely. Some nice fresh air for a change.

I had a great sleep and didn’t wake until 5.45am.

We had a meeting at the house tonight at 6pm. Craig and I did a Will back in June 2023 but the company have gone bust. The new company have taken over the bust company Wills and came out to check everything over. They said they’d been written under English Law and that means they are not valid. They will be rewritten under Scots Law. We’ll get the new ones out in 3-4 weeks.

So that was the excitement for today!

Loads of good things to share today though. FB is really speaking to me these days…. Yeah I hear how crazy that sounds!

I love this next one…. Kinesiology was about this this week. Offering others unconditional support.

And how true is this next one?!?

I made a tofu stir fry tonight for dinner… I’ve not felt too great since the Bean Burrito I had at lunchtime… one of the guys said it’s probably that vegan shit I’m eating…. lol quite possibly so. I left the rest of the stir fry in the frying pan while we had the Will meeting.

It’s vanished.

Into thin air…. Or?!?! Khaleesi’s tummy maybe?!? She’s the only one who would counter surf.

So back to the drawing board for lunch tomorrow!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1430 the fastest day at work ever!

Wow, blink and I just missed Monday!

What a super fast day.

There was a customer waiting for me when I arrived at 7.45am and I didn’t sit down until just before 12.30pm! The afternoon was pretty much the same. I never got any actual work done but hey, the day flew in so I’m not complaining.

Been meaning to say that I finally got some Tumeric supplements. I was recommended to get some with black pepper in them.

These were not cheap unfortunately but they were on a list as being one of the best.

Here’s the link if you’re interested. Hey Nutrition Tumeric.

I’ve only been on it for two days so will see how it goes. I’m hoping it will help with joint pain.

I had the laziest day yesterday. I watched three movies yesterday afternoon and evening. I really enjoyed it.

I slept really well last night until 5am then wide awake.

It’s been a beautiful day today… until just before 4pm when it started to rain. It was so lovely to see the sun.

In other good news, Waverley Excursions are releasing their Glasgow and Clyde summer timetable on Thursday! I’ve got one more sailing ticket left to book a trip. Can’t wait to see what’s on offer and get something else booked. I’m sailing from Glasgow to Oban on Monday 20th May.

And finally can anyone remember that 4 years ago tonight was our second last night of freedom. Tomorrow sees 4 years since he start of Scottish COVID-19 lockdown.

It seems so alien to think back.

And this time definitely finally it’s my friend Lea’s birthday today. She’s been there through it all, she’s never judged and hasn’t run away yet 😂 very apt that Donna Ashworth just posted this on FB.

Happy birthday Lea, you’re the best!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1429 1900 days without booze!

I honestly can’t believe that I have gone 5 years and 2.5 months without alcohol.

Look at the stats…. I have not consumed 820,000 alcohol calories. Wow!

Now I’m not naive enough to realise that those of you who are quite happy with your drinking, just won’t get this at all.

Not drinking is still considered a bit weird. Alcohol is used to celebrate EVERY life event, in fact it’s fundamental to every life event.

The world revolves around it. It’s not a holiday until you’ve had a drink at the airport, not a holiday without a cocktails, not a wedding without a toast, not a birthday without a boozy party…. If you don’t drink then you don’t really fit in.

I chose to stop drinking as I didn’t like the person I became when I drank. I felt out of control. My life revolved around it. I couldn’t wait for it to be socially acceptable to have a drink on day off work. I was always ready for the next glass of wine. It would calm me and relax me and take away the fact that I was incredibly unhappy at work. I was a burnt out people pleaser who had no people pleasing left in me.

The only time I was happy was when I had a drink as it numbed it all.

I’d been on anti depressants for years. All the while drinking away…. Managing hangover, shame, regret and trying to please everyone the next day. No one would ever have known how unhappy I was. I was the life and soul of the party.

And then I started to cry and didn’t really stop.

It took me 3 months of being off sick from work, before I decided to do something about it and started Dry January 2019.

In the middle of February I was asked to become admin of the FB group After Dry January and that group of people were fundamental in keeping me going. They made it all ok. I’ve never even met these people.

I’ve only had two slip ups… once when the pubs closed for lockdown and the second when they reopened…. I drank as fast as I always did and felt awful the next day on both occasions.

It’s not for me.

Apart from being socially awkward these days and feeling a bit uncomfortable in my own skin at times…. It’s THE best thing I have ever done. For someone who desperately tried to fit in, I’ve finally chosen to stand out.

I am finally free.

The early mornings are my favourite time. When I feel fresh and bright and ready to take on anything before everyone else gets up.

By the afternoon I’m quite happy with my feet up writing down what is going on in my head.

How my life has changed.

How funny that I’m celebrating 1,900 days on the day that so many people round the world are partying on St Patrick’s Day.

The Scottish Dog Behaviourist did a play on this today.

We got up early this morning and went for a family walk.

It was beautiful sunshine but the sky was so dark in front of us. The power lines add to it…

I had a super productive morning. I’ve done a washing and filled the dishwasher. We’ve been to the garage and filled my tyres with air, hoovered the car, done a quick food shop as I’ve run out of Planthood meals. All of this before 11am. (unfortunately still have a tyre warning light on my dash but that’s for tomorrow!)

I had an early lunch as I was hungry and then had a bath.

I’ve decided to have an early afternoon and chill out and relax. I’m really tired after the excitement and exercise of the last few days. It’s been a great weekend.

My mind is still all over the travel thing and make the most of life every day.

Long may this continue.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1428 a wee day trip to Loch Katrine!

Oooh I did not sleep well… Fitbit decreed it was a “FAIR” sleep… I agreed.

It was lovely and sunny when I finally got up, though super frosty. It’s one of those mornings where the sun defrosts the car before you go outside…. Love that!

So I set off just after 8am, in the glorious sunshine, headed for Loch Katrine.

The first part of the journey from home to Glasgow Airport, was through thick fog. Thankfully the fog cleared and there was pure blue sky. My head wasn’t the best this morning but this was just the tonic.

It was a stunning drive.

The morning sunlight made everything stand out. The colours were very autumnal. The mountains were very brown as the heather isn’t growing yet, the ferns were a beautiful rusty red/brown and any water I passed was like glass. It honestly took my breath away.

Yes I was a bit anxious on some of the roads, when someone got stuck behind me but I was there just after 9am.

Could that be any prettier?!?

It’s the blue that gets me every time. I took similar photos after the boat trip and they look really different. I was so lucky to be able to see this.

This is the Sit Walter Scott Steamship. She doesn’t sail during winter but is ready for her first outing of the season, next Friday.

If you look at the photo above, she has canopies front and rear but on my photo below she has a fixed cabin area on the front.

I had about two hours before the boat trip sailed, so I set the timer on my phone for 45 minutes to walk alongside the loch. I had plenty time to get back if I turned with the timer. I’ve marked the walk with a thin red line out to Brenachoile Point.

It only worked out at just over 4 miles.

You can see the wind is starting to pick up and that’s the last of the still reflection shots.

The road alongside the loch is slightly wider than single track but an old style waterworks road with rusty old railings, very pretty in itself.

This moss was so vibrant.

I may have disturbed these geese….

Brenachoile Point has views all around the lock.

It also has a beautiful little shingle beach with crystal clear water.

As I said, I was so lucky to get here but the timer went off and I had to turn back. It made a lovely wee picnic area.

Sir Walter Scott wrote his poem The Lady of the Lake about this area of Loch Katrine.

I made it back for 11am. Quick drink of water and changed into my winter coat.

As I booked on line the ticket inspector radioed to say he had the Avery Party….. cringe… Avery party of one….. 😬. We headed out in Rob Roy III…. As I listened to a guy telling his parents that the Rob Roy I and II had sunk…. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

The boat trip was full. There were about 30 of us on it. I think honestly, it wasn’t the best part of my trip. The diesel fumes at the back were pretty strong and honestly, it was just freezing out there. I had an Argentian couple sitting one in front of me, knees touching and one so close beside me on the other side, I guess it was just a bit uncomfortable and I did feel a bit SOLO traveller.

The winter cruise sails out into the loch for a half hour and back.

I was fascinated but the colour of the wake bit if you look closely enough, I think it’s the diesel fumes floating above it that create the effect.

The commentary was a little quiet but really good. I had no idea, or most likely, had forgotten, that Loch Katrine supplies much of Glasgow with fresh water. So all the water used in Irn Bru and Tennants Lager, to name a few, will come from Loch Katrine.

The Victorians needed a fresh water supply as much of Glasgow only had access to dirty water… there were some complaints this the newly piped-in Loch Katrine water had no taste and no texture!!! 🤢

The loch is 13 miles long.

The cruise is over in no time. It only cost £15 for the hours round trip. It took me an hour and 19 minutes to get there from home so it’s not far from Glasgow.

I’d taken some lunch with me so I rushed to the car to heat up and get my lunch after 20 hours of fasting… I’ve lost 3lbs this week!

I spotted this wee guy on the drive home!! He was kind enough to do all his scratching right opposite a lay-by!

He’s super cute.

The drive home was equally pretty… Dukes Pass is a very windy but stunning drive.

I pulled into St Mocha in Carbeth, a drive through coffee shop. I walked in though as I’ve been wanting to go there for a while. My kinda place. Very highly recommended!

So a lovely wee day but I am exhausted now!

Feet up making reels for FB. Go check them out on my page The Rambling Sloth. I really enjoy doing them.!

Hope you’re all having a great weekend.

Stay safe everyone 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

Day 1427 walked 11 miles today!

Helen will be so proud of me. I spent the morning walking, walking and walking!!

I had the best sleep. All night until 6.30am.

As usual… facing a weekend with no plans, I’m never quite sure what to do with myself.

I got up after 7 and put a washing on and decided to get out with some of the many dogs, first thing 😂😂

The torrential rain has stopped but left a low lying fog.

It was so peaceful, so still and so calm…. Not a breath and barely a noise apart from birds tweeting.

We’ve all been a bit depressed by the weather recently and yet this morning, it felt really lovely, very misty and mysterious. I had a really lovely walk.

Huge puddles.

Bhru checking out the high burn… it’s flowing fast after all the rain recently.

They went in to play!

I say that and Freya always sits on the bank!

On the way back I played with some reflections in puddles. This one wasn’t the best…

Like the spooky tree reflection.

When I got home I decided to take Calaidh out for a LONG walk.

We went through Spiers School Grounds. It’s beautiful but very wet.

These wee daffies were lovely….

Some of them flattened by the rain.

It really feels like everything is starting to grow now.

How random is this?!?! A road sign in the middle of a field near Kilbirnie Loch? I stood for a while trying to figure out where the road might have been? Hope some of the locals can tell me why this is here?!?

Calaidh thinks she can take on this branch!!

Calaidh is living her best life.

By this time it’s been raining for a while but I’m loving being out in it.

She loves a wee pose does our Cal!!

Here’s the random road sign on the way back… so weird!

Calaidh loves a paddle!

Not sure this does the rain justice…. But it was heavy by the time we headed home.

Someone needed a shower!

It’s the first good wash she’s had in a long time and she is super fluffy now!!

I’ve walked 11.37 miles today and I’m feeling it. I had such a lovely morning though… out in the rain, appreciating the beauty in the mist. It felt very good to be alive.

When Craig came home from work we headed to Mocha Jak’s for a bite of lunch. I had Honey and Walnut avocado stack.

I gave Craig the fried egg but I did have the halloumi. I’ve been almost fully vegan this week, it’s not through choice but I just don’t fancy meat.

I may also have had an oat milk hot chocolate (with cream yup I get the irony!) but I felt it was well deserved after my 11 miles today.

It was really very lovely.

I’ve been home since 3.30 and all of a sudden it’s 5.40?! Time really disappears when I write this blog.

I am really tired but it’s been a great day.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1426 happy 7th birthday Freya pup! 🐶 💕

Just while I’m sitting thinking, what will I write about today…. I suddenly realise it’s Freya’s birthday! She is a big 7 today. I find that incredulous that 7 years have passed so quickly.

She was our wee runtie pup and was hand reared by Erica from Holmelyne Border Collies after her mum rejected her.

This was the first photo we ever saw of her.

We’d had some prosecco in the back garden that day… it was lovely and sunny…. Course we could give her a home. 😬😳 one of the reasons I stopped drinking?! 😂

When we went down to pick her up, I cannot tell you how small she actually was. The photos don’t really do it justice. She was tiny.

She was in with a litter of black and chocolate labs that were 6 weeks old. She actually looked like a white rat running about with them. It really did take my breath away. Of course we were smitten.

She had the tiniest of ears….

Which grew very quickly!

She had a big distended tummy which is still completely bald to this day… the hair never grew in.

This is her first poo in the back garden. 😳😂

She has loved Bhru from the moment she arrived in our family.

They are pretty much inseparable. That pleases Calaidh as she just wants to be with people.

Here she is pretending to be a garden gnome-puppy!

Look at the size of her, my heart still melts a little.

Very quickly she became Dinky, Baby Dinks, Baby Dittle, Baby Dinkledoodle, Baby Dinklydoo, Deetle-deetle-deetle…. The list goes on… 😬

She makes me smile almost every day. I put Calaidh’s bowl of food down in the living room, then Khaleesi’s and every time I turn round Freya has followed me in to check to make sure I’m coming back to the kitchen to get Bhru’s then hers… I giggle that she’s checking me out and I never fail to go back through and feed her.

She just jumped up beside me….

Big girl 7…. Maybe she’ll grow up now?!!

So yeah in other news, I didn’t sleep well last night which is strange as it was the first night on progesterone. Woke at 4.45am.

It’s been torrential rain today. It just never stopped, all the lovely daffodils look flattened by the rain. It pounded our wee porta cabin all day.

We were really busy again. I got a bit flapped a couple of times but I’d ended up fasting for over 20 hours so I think I just needed to eat. I’d been waiting for two parts for two different vans ALL week and neither of them arrived again. Poor Ellison had to traipse about Kilmarnock to try and pick them up from Royal Mail and Yodel. She got one of them but the Royal Mail in Killie is only open for 2 hours a day from 8-10 so we’ll have to try again tomorrow. I hate it when things don’t go according to plan but hey, that’s life.

I made this for dinner tonight!!

It was really lovely… Craig had it too.

So that’s my weekend again…. And relax… with a few more coories from Freya!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1425 reflections…

I’m just out of kinesiology and trying to pop into Crochet in the pub next door… multitasking tonight!!

I had an amazing sleep today, went into work early and had the busiest day that just flew by. I got lots done but, for my head and methodical, spreadsheet driven brain, it was all a bit too scattergun for my liking. 😂 must try to clear it all tomorrow.

I’ve got a new SPF face cream to try, recommended by my friend Helen. It feels soooo lovely on my skin. I tried it when I was at her house last weekend.

I got the night cream too…. I am not a night cream person but have decided that I must start to be. 😂🫶🏼

I amanaged to make dinner just in time for kinesiology tonight…. High Protein Soba Noodle Salad With Kimchi, Green Vegetable Medley, Lime Satay Sauce & Super Seed Topping (copied that again!)

It was nice but not truly amazing. I’m still not fancying meat though did have a doughnut today… fairly certain that wasn’t vegan. 😂😂😂

I want to say something here about a lovely lady that I know through FB who was given months to live just after Christmas…. Now hers is not my story to tell… but, she is still reading the blog and says that she loves my adventures as it means that I take her outside with me.

I cannot tell you how that made me feel. 🫶🏼

I’m writing this as I want her to know just how much her friendship has meant to me over the years. She has supported me through some of the most difficult times in my life….we have never even met. She always had the answers that I needed, always told me everything would be ok.

I can’t tell her that, now, despite the fact that I want to more than anything in the world.

What I can tell her is how much I love her and value her friendship and how much of an impact she has made, and is still making, on my life. I’m now planning my weekend wondering where I can take her. Her story has made me so acutely aware that life is for living and I want to pass that message on to all of you.

Make the most of the present moment, don’t wait for the future. This minute, right now, you should live to the fullest as that’s what she would want us all to do.

I’ve wanted to write this for ages. Somehow it seems wrong but I don’t know what’s right or wrong in this situation. I can only do what feels right for me at this moment in time.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1424 another busy day in the life!

I had a great sleep but a very restless last few hours. It didn’t feel like a great sleep when I woke, but it really was….

Now this will make you laugh….. I’d heard a good way of getting curly hair was to dry your hair through a colander or a sieve.

It did not work. 😂😂😂 I got the very slightest curl but not what u expected at all. Did make me laugh trying it though and did wash the sieve afterwards. 🤦🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍🦱

We were really just at work again today… don’t know where the day went! It’s good to be busy… but I’m really tired today.

It’s a dreich day, very misty and damp. I took a pic of our first daffoildils in the garden… they are not great but I’m proud of them 😂😂

This one looks more like a yellow snow drop!

It’s a smirry rain… that kind that soaks you but I went out anyway as its lovely to connect with nature.

I cooked again tonight. Check me!

Rich & Creamy Cacio E Pepe Butterbeans With Tenderstem Broccoli & Smokey Chipotle Toasted Sunflower Seeds… you so know I copied that don’t you. 😂

It was really lovely and I have some for lunch tomorrow.

The good thing about Planthood meals is that they are much faster to cook than the Green Chef I had last week. I like the 15 minutes rather than 30-40.

Since I don’t have much to say today I also took a photo of all the supplements I am currently taking at the moment.

Most of these are on recommendation but I know the daily vitamins are not the best and could be stronger. I try to take these every day but I do struggle at the weekends outwith my daily routine.

Happy to take any further recommendations! (Just remembered Helen has suggested Tumeric…. Will look into that)

Happy Tuesday night! Oh did anyone know there was a teal heart emoji now?!? I’ve never seen it before?! 🩵🩵🩵

Stay safe everyone 🩵🩵🩵

Day 1423 a crazy busy day with dog walk AND cooking 😂

A wonderful, wonderful sleep last night. I never heard Craig come up to bed, never heard a thing all night.

I’m using deep sleeps earplugs from Amazon. Snoring?!? I hear nothing but yeah rumour has it I am….. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂😬 oops sorry…. I can’t hear a thing 🎧😂

I woke at 5.15am and snuggled back down for another hour. I felt so refreshed when I got up.

Once I’d had my shower I felt really stiff….. I haven’t walked the length of myself all weekend. Last weekend I walk 35 miles, this weekend less than 10,000 steps. I’m sure I feel more stiff when I exercise less.

I hobbled out to the car.

By the time I got to work I couldn’t walk properly. I couldn’t put any weight on my left leg. When I did I got an excruciating pain and my left gave way. I hobbled into the office. It was so painful.

I sat about for a bit but as sore as it was, I realised the more I walked, the more it eased off. I went for a jog around the car park… as you do at 8.10am. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂. It totally eased it off and I’ve been fine for the rest of the day.

Work was beyond busy today.

Just another manic Monday! A throwback from my 80’s singsong in the car yesterday.

By the time I got lunch I had fasted for 22.5 hours. It was just the fastest day.

When I got home I literally dragged myself out in a dog walk. I know I need to keep moving and exercise more.

It would have been so easy to come in and sit down.

I took Freya and Calaidh and despite the meh weather, we had a good walk. Exercise is good for the soul.

Check Freya with her wee bunch of cut grass in her mouth 🤦🏻‍♀️😂😂

If you zoom in she has a mouthful!!!

I got another food delivery, this time from Planthood…. Only because I got a voucher for money off.

I decided to have Crispy Mushroom Shawarma With Garlic Tahini Sauce, Pickled Radish & Fresh Mint In Soft Flatbread. Sounds awfy fancy eh?!?

Here are the ingredients.

It’s so easily packaged and easy to make. It took less than 20 minutes.

This is what it turned out like and I can honestly say it was out of this world.

I wrapped it and it tasted so good and I feel really full after it.

I’ve had at least 4 of my 5 a day today and that feels good.

It’s been a good day. life is for living…. Let’s do it!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1422 Happy Mother’s Day 2024!

I left the house at 8.15am this morning all set to surprise my Mum and go to church with my parents, this morning, for Mothering Sunday. 💕⛪️💕

And surprise her I did…. 🥰😂

I messaged just as I was leaving the house and told her to get the kettle on!

So actually timing wise I had to go straight to church as they were already there setting up. She had a black cup of decaf coffee waiting for me!

St James the Less Episcopal Church in Penicuik is a very beautiful church.

I have soooooo many memories in this church.

I grew up here.

I sang in the church choir until I was 18.

I attended Sunday night Youth Group and loved every minute of it.

I got married here the first time even although that was a big mistake. I wish Craig and I could have been married here.

Not a straight photo among them 😂😂

I remember all of the words to the prayers.

Today mum was one of the Lay Preachers and dad was on the keyboard… no organ for today’s family service.

So I’m sitting in the church…. I can’t explain the emotions I feel…. It transports me back to another time… it always has.

I was sitting on the left hand side in the church choir, when I was 12, for my very first Christmas Eve Midnight service… when we left we found out that my Grandad had died…. At 56.

I remember the first Christmas Eve that I sang a solo and had been at the Rugby Club all evening and felt a bit tipsy!!

I even made this kneeler back in 1996. It’s still going strong.

I turned round and saw this lovely face and we had a MASSIVE hug.

Hilary was in the year below me at school. It was so lovely to see her. I quickly moved back to sit with her and her mum.

I hope she doesn’t mind me saying, but she gave me this lovely card… with the loveliest words inside…

It meant a lot.

As the service goes on, I have waves of emotion….. my voice breaks occasionally singing the hymns. I really want to cry for a lost younger me but I swallow it back.

It keeps on coming through the service….. until I head up for communion and it’s Mum that’s standing there giving out the communion… and the emotion overflows, I can’t blink back the tears any faster.

I try to look everywhere other than let mum see the tears… but I think she spots them and has a well up too.

I don’t know why church does that to me. Listening to certain music gives me that big well up of emotion too.

So lots of hugs and catch ups later, we head back to mum and dad’s for lunch and I hang about waiting on my brother and his wife as they are coming over this afternoon.

Quick selfie with mum before I head home.

I am so glad I went over.

I was planning on a lazy day in the house. Then I thought about how awful it must be to have children, and they don’t go and see you on Mother’s Day… that must be pretty rotten. My lazy day can wait. Life is for living and making memories.

Mother’s Day is a difficult time for so many people.

Someone used a phrase today that I love… there are those of us who are childless through choice and those of us who are childless through circumstance. There are those of us who fell pregnant but couldn’t carry to full term. Those of us who have lost a child… unthinkable. Those of us who have lost our mum already or our mum’s are sick or who have a difficult relationship with them.

Being childless through circumstance, I think of all of these women today.

(thanks to the lovely lady for those words!)

I drove home blaring 80’s tunes… as you do when you are re-living your childhood.

I got stuck in a traffic jam on the Edinburgh City Bypass… instead of being stressed, I enjoyed the diversion… taking me on roads I haven’t been on for years.

Now I’m chatting with my P1 school buddy in Canada and we are reminiscing about everyone we went to school with. It’s just one of those reminiscing kinda days.

Here’s to a great week for you all.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1421 the little gift shop, housework and feet up

I am so tired. It’s 5.15pm and I could actually just go to bed now.

I slept like a log last night, first time in a good few nights and it felt great.

It’s also been a really good day.

I was in the little gift shop again and it was really busy! Lots of people buying for Mother’s Day, which is tomorrow in the UK.

Gayle has a new stock control system which I’m obsessed with!! You can track sales per item type…. I love it. Means you have to put card sales through as a card sale etc so a bit more concentration required at check out… but I loved the reports section. 😂😂

Gayle gave me a lovely card.

It made me a wee bit tearful!!

We spent a long time trying for kids. Nothing wrong with either of us… just one of those things and with hindsight I knew deep down that I never would have kids. I made peace with that a LONG time ago but sometimes I get a trigger that reminds me of how it all felt at the time. I was working in a very stressful environment… walking out of meetings at 12pm to inject my stomach and then returning to whatever stress I’d just left… it’s hardly any wonder it didn’t work!

Anyway, so lovely of Gayle and she also gave me a reed diffuser which is currently filling our hallway with vanilla and coconut, it’s lovely.

Claire came to visit after work and we had a good catch up…been too long!

Khaleesi cooried right in to her Auntie Claire!

It’s lovely to see how relaxed she was with her. Khaleesi that is… not Claire 😂😂

As soon as Claire left I got right into the housework… before I sat down! Hoovered everywhere. Shook out all the blankets and tried to remove as much dog hair as I could. Did a washing and hung it up.

I felt really tired and shaky once I finished hoovering so had some food and sat down… felt much better.

A quick FB memory of my hen night… 14 years ago!

Mum and Auntie Marion cocktail making.

Lea was my Maid of Honour! We all look so young!

Ahhhh life moves pretty fast….

Good old Ferris Bueller!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1420 Happy International Women’s Day ♥️

I have met so many wonderful women on my journey.

When I say met…. I have not even met them all. There are quite a few that I have only “met” on FB.

Inspirational women who have listened to every word I have said and have showed me love and compassion. They have sent me words of hope, words of concern and words of love. They have showed me that it was ok not to be ok. Nothing was ever too much trouble. They put up with my crazy ramblings … years of it… and still do.

We need to celebrate the power of women everywhere. ♥️♥️ Always there for each other….supporting each other and lifting each other up.

One day the difficult times that you live through will become your story to pass on other people.

I’ve always felt compelled to show people that my life isn’t as easy as it looks on the outside.

I have no idea why, but it’s my calling, for some reason.

I was in the little gift shop today and this is what my “Work Your Light” Oracle card said today… hits the nail on the head.

The shop was lovely today. All set up for Mother’s Day on Sunday.

Gayle thinks the shop is empty as she’s been so busy! It is not empty in the slightest, it’s full of lovely things!!

It was great to a catch up with her!

It was lovely so many men shopping today, either with kids or on their own.

I wish that men were able to talk about mental health as much as women do.

It’s still not socially acceptable for men to admit anything less than being strong and that has to change.

I know it will change in time.

I hope that the men that read this get something from it to.

It is ok to not be ok.

I got made redundant from the big job and yet we can still pay the mortgage.

I would never have believed that was possible. That’s why I didn’t leave the job I hated. (Strong word but very true!)

Things have a way of changing so that everything works out.

So thank you to all the wonderful women in my life.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1419 work, toenails 💅🏼and pub alcohol restocking!

Well there’s a title and a half eh?!?

I am SO tired today. I didn’t get to bed until at least 11.30pm last night…. On a school night too.

The Hookers on Tour (crochet hookers obvs!) went to see An Officer and a Gentleman in the King Theatre in Glasgow last night. It was SO good. We had great seats in the back row of the Grand Circle…. No one behind us and the grand circle is not too high up and it’s not too busy either. Just perfect…. I’m like Goldilocks wanting everything to be just so…. I’m not a fan of big crowds, or being up in the gods (upper circle) or driving into Glasgow and parking in tight spaces car parks…. So I got to go to the theatre without any of that!! Thanks to Evelyn for driving and taking the strain for us all. She booked the best seats.

The show was just amazing. The music is all big 80’s tunes, just my kind of thing! I couldn’t believe how amazing the hits were and they just kept coming.

In the meantime the village filming of Lockerbie TV drama, went on all evening.

Here are the extras lined up outside our house.

The pub was covered up to keep it dark for filming.

The window in our back garden was blacked out too.

We had stage light in unique living room shining out the window.

There were huge lights lighting up the street.

We had a Ford Sierra parked outside our house… hiding the fact that the lamp post has a fake base. It was plugged into our electricity!!

This was the lamp post when I came home, about three minutes before Craig switched it off for good.

I quite liked it.

No one was allowed to film the controlled explosion to simulate the plane crashing. It’s going to be so interesting to watch the first episode and see how it all comes together.

I got 6 hours sleep.

I took this through the pub window this morning. I loved these wee tables!

The White Horse one last time as I head to work.

It was a beautiful morning and the road was still closed.

If only it could stay like this.

All of our cars were parked in The Gateside Plant Centre.

It was super frosty….. beautiful patterns on the windscreen.

I had to go to Screwfix on the way to work.

The Tartan vans were all frosty too.

So it was a good day at work and it passed quickly and all of a sudden it’s my weekend again! Woo hoo!

I got my toes painted a lovely dark red on the way home, got my eyebrows done and then got back to the village. The road is back open and the pub is being put back together.

The pub now has no name as they wait for a sign writer.

The old sign was too badly damaged on removal.

I’ve been in to help Holly put the pub back to normal. Here it is all empty!

All of the pub stock was in our house so it’s now back in the right place!

It’s 7.45pm and I’m finally sitting down, I could just shut my eyes right now but I’ll give it another hour.

I’m so happy I got to go to the show last night, something really different and there’s a real buzz about the village after the TV crew have been here.

And it’s Thursday night! Woo hoo.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1418 work, filming in our village and Hookers on Tour to the theatre! 🎭

Forgot to say yesterday I got a wee “borrow box” from Gemma at work. She has a friend who does “Oriflame Sweden” and the borrow box allows you to test out samples at home.

What a lovely idea.

So after my 7 hour and 50 minutes sleep… I had a wee pamper this morning. I used lotions and potions that I’d never normally use, I’m more a “rinse my face in the shower” kinda girl. I may have a few two many oils and primers on in one go but hey… I enjoyed it. Will place a wee order which is the point of it all I guess.

So yeah, good sleep last night. Woke for a half hour at 1 with my mind running but got back to sleep until the alarm.

There was a security guard walking the street this morning as today is the day that shooting will begin in the Gateside Inn. I said “morning, are you still awake?” And he smiled and laughed and said morning back. He directed me out onto the road this morning and it made me smile to have my own traffic co-ordinator. It was funnier as there was only one truck coming but it made me smile. How will I manage next week once he has moved on with his filming crew?

Skip my working day because that was just work….. the village is soooooo exciting tonight! I had to get through the road closure sign and the guy was really rude guesturing up and down to the sign as if I couldn’t see the ROAD CLOSED… I wound down my window and very politely said that I lived next door to the pub… change of heart. 😂 while I was waiting for him to radio through a guy drove out of the village, swearing like a trouper about the road closure. Apparently he’s driven right past the sign and refused to stop…. Hence the attitude I got when I tried the same a few minutes later. There is no reason to be that rude to the poor road closure guy! I’ve realised these days that road closed signs are taken as a challenge…. Getting through no matter what.

So as I drive in to the village it’s full of lorries and location trucks. It’s super exciting. Nothing exciting as this has happened since we all used to meet outside in COVID times. It’s so lovely to have the road closed too. No through traffic!

Calaidh posing next to a 1988 style police car.

I got excited when I saw this 1988 style fire engine…. And yet it turns out it’s a real 2024 one 😂😂😂 how daft did I feel?!?

This is in our back garden to house big lights for the pub.

We have a new “old” lamp post attached to our houses.

It’s on…. Using our electricity!!!

So yeah… it’s all good, we are sitting in darkness and trying to peak out the windows and get photos!! Torn between desperate to get that shot and embarrassment!!

So I’m going out with the Hookers on Tour in 15 minutes. We are going the see An Officer and a Gentleman at the Kings Theatre in Glasgow… I NEVER go out at night… so will have to rely on Craig being the Rambling Sloth TV filming correspondent!

Stay safe everyone 🎬📺🎬

Day 1417 work then visiting a TV set, as you do! 🎬📺

The weather was atrocious leaving Bristol last night and I worked myself into a wee lather before take off.

The plane literally got blown to the left just before it took off. The adrenaline washed through me. By the time we levelled out in the sky I realised I was clenching every muscle sooo tight and had to really force myself to relax. The weather was so much better in Glasgow.

I think Khaleesi missed me… she out her wee paw on my leg and lay there for ages!

I had the rubbishist sleep last night and no, that is not a word, but I’m making it one.

I lay in bed with my eyes wide open until 11.30pm… came downstairs and tried the couch instead. That’s where I got my 5 hours.

Here’s my view as I dried my hair…

I’ve been surprisingly awake and alert today. It’s amazing what a wee mini break does to freshen your head.

Work passed quickly as I was so busy.

So the big news in our village today…. Is that’s the Gateside Inn will be used in a Netflix drama about the Lockerbie disaster and they are filming tomorrow. Here’s the link to the stars involved.

Lockerbie

Here’s the pub during COVID.

Here’s the pub today.

Criag and I got to go in after my work today to have a look around. It will be the pub in Lockerbie on the night of the disaster.

If you zoom in, it’s all set up for Christmas in 1988.

Everything looks so old. It made me feel really old as I thought some of it looked really old fashioned 😂😂 seems I was alive and 16 when these things WERE in fashion. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

The dart board wall is all for the set. You usually see right through to the back of the restaurant.

There’s a cigarette machine….to me this looks 1950’s 😂😂 and cigarettes are £1.35!!!

There’s a juke box…

And a radio like my Grandpa had.

It’s all very surreal. I’m working tomorrow and out at night so won’t see any of the filming!

So that’s our excitement… our house will be in the Netflix Lockerbie show! We is famous. 😂😂

A good Tuesday. It’s not all been easy but I’ve handled everything well and I can’t ask for more.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️