ForfarFairLady

ForfarFairLady, 7 months ago to politics

I don't think I'll ever understand the political system in the U.S. 🇺🇸
Why are only some States voting #today? Why don't they all vote at the same time? 😕 #confused #politics

That_One_Guy, 2 months ago to random

We're going to see "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" today around 12:45. I'm not sure if I am expecting much, but I did secure tickets with heated recliners so I can nap if it goes to shit. 😉

#today #ghostbusters #ghostbustersfrozenempire

Slime from Ghostbusters eating off the room service tray.

ForfarFairLady, 7 months ago to random

I was meant to go and visit baby John #today but decided it would be safer to stay at home because of Storm Babet and the Red Weather Warning, so we had Facetime instead. That was fine but I'm missing my baby cuddles. #GrannyCuddlesTime

ForfarFairLady, 5 months ago to random

Dear West of Scotland,
Please keep the snow on your side of the country.
Much love,
East of Scotland.

ForfarFairLady, 1 month ago to knitting

. @knitting
#knitting #history #Scotland

"Sanquhar gloves were traditionally knitted in an intricate, black and white pattern and were sold by villagers to subsidise their income in the 18th and 19th centuries.

May said the majority of designs had never been written down.

There are 16 heritage glove patterns and she has already committed 11 of the patterns to paper.

"These things get lost if they're not recorded and you don't want that in a tradition," she said."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-68469193

Rasta, 2 months ago to random

IF THE MASK OFFENDS, STAY HOME

They shouldn't fly. Ill equipped

'Yellowstone' star Forrie J. Smith says he was 'kicked off' flight for refusing to sit next to masked passenger

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/yellowstone-star-forrie-j-smith-says-was-kicked-flight-refusing-sit-ma-rcna144887

'I just told them I didn’t feel comfortable about sitting next to somebody that had to wear a mask, and I’m off the plane,' Smith said in a video posted on Instagram Saturday.

purplepadma, 3 months ago to random

Lord, I’m tired. I slept so badly last night and was up earlier than I wanted to be to say thanks and goodbye to the cat sitters. I have to finish unpacking my suitcase but I think I need a nap first. My sleep is still out of whack from the overnight flight home, it’s been 48 hours but I’ve still not adjusted.

ForfarFairLady, 1 year ago to random

Snow blowing through. I can't remember the last time we had any snow in April. 🌨️

ForfarFairLady, 4 months ago to knitting

The reason I'm not around much just now is that I'm trying to finish knitting a jumper for baby John's birthday a week from today. I'm a very slow knitter and I haven't done any knitting for 30 years! I'll finish the back tonight, I hope!
#knitting @knitting

ForfarFairLady, 5 months ago to random

Mr FFL decided to make a Clootie Dumpling tonight. His first attempt! I bet it doesn't taste as good as my mum's did but I won't tell him. Oh, and no coins were used! #ScottishCuisine

ForfarFairLady, 7 months ago to Halloween

Baby John (now 9 months old!) is ready for #Halloween #today!
#Samhain

ForfarFairLady, 7 months ago to Halloween

Granddaughter and older grandson ready to go guising. #Halloween

Rasta, 2 months ago to ireland

THE DAY EVERYONE IS IRISH!
#StPatricksDay 🍀 Well, except..
@ForfarFairLady

#Irish #Ireland #Scots #Scotland

ForfarFairLady, 6 months ago to random

The view from our drive just now, with a ribbon of mist going across the park.
#today

ForfarFairLady, 5 months ago to random

I haven't been on a #WeeWalk probably since November, mainly because of #rain. #Today we have a blue sky and something yellow in said sky. I'm doggy sitting later this afternoon, so I'll wrap up warm and take her for a walk which will hopefully start the routine again.

ForfarFairLady, 5 months ago to random

"Activists from anti-monarchy campaign group Republic dropped off the documents to King Charles’s residence in Norfolk on Friday after what they described as “concerning” silence from the monarch over the allegations.

A recent poll commissioned by Republic found that a large majority of the general public want the Metropolitan Police to investigate Prince Andrew in relation to accusations of sexual abuse."

https://www.thenational.scot/news/24047194.republic-protesters-deliver-epstein-court-documents-sandringham/

ForfarFairLady, 2 months ago to random

Yarn ordered so I'll soon be productive again. 🧶

ForfarFairLady, 3 months ago to random

"SCRAPPING post-Brexit “not for EU” labelling on food & copying Scottish Government funding for suppliers are 2 key recommendations for the UK Government in a major new “manifesto” from a top industry body.

The Food & Drink Federation (FDF), which represents giants of the industry including Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Mars, Kellogg’s, & Cadbury as well as more than 1000 others, called for the UK Government to act to reverse an “alarming downturn” in investment in the sector."

https://www.thenational.scot/news/24125098.scrap-not-eu-labels-copy-scottish-funds-food-bosses-tell-uk/

ForfarFairLady, 7 months ago to random

The rain and wind from #StormBabet eased up a bit earlier #today so I decided to go for a #WeeWalk.
One picture was taken on Wednesday and shows where the loch flooded 10 days ago, shown by the line of fallen leaves. The other picture was taken today and the flood water is a lot higher than 10 days ago.
#StormBabet

Foreground shows the flood line of a line of fallen leaves on the grass from 10 days ago. Cloudy sky and trees on the far side with the loch sandwiched in between.

iamgaarden, 3 months ago to bookstodon

This might be a weird request for @bookstodon, but I'm watching the TV show Absentia and was wondering if there are any books (standalone or series) like it? Specifically something FBI/Military+ psychological thriller + some weird shit going on ? Women leads are preferred but it's not a deal breaker.

#bookstodon

ForfarFairLady, 8 months ago to random

What other country would put up with this?

"How does an imperialist nation destroy faith in a just case? Easy. You take all the money you can get out of the country and, in the pretence of being a kind benefactor by ‘subsidising’ the nation, you remove what you give back annually little by little. And you hide the rest. It really is that simple."

https://grousebeater.wordpress.com/2023/10/07/strangling-liberty/

ForfarFairLady, 2 months ago to random

"The first identified death of a red squirrel from squirrelpox virus north of Scotland’s Central Belt has been confirmed on the outskirts of Dunfermline, Fife. This news could have serious consequences for the area’s red squirrel populations, and people living in the region are urged to remain vigilant.

The case was confirmed via post-mortem examination of a red squirrel by the University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies..."

https://scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2024/04/05/first-case-of-squirrelpox-virus-confirmed-north-of-scotlands-central-belt/

ForfarFairLady, 1 month ago to knitting

I started #knitting a pair of shorty socks with this bright spring-like yarn from @baabaabrighouse. It's their Mario kit and I think they still have some left on their website.
@knitting

ForfarFairLady, 3 months ago to random

"Scotland entered a political & economic, not a territorial, union. It remains in law a sovereign territorial nation.

There's no ‘UK Crown’. The addition of Scotland to the English Crown is without legal foundation obviating ‘UK' territorial authority in Scotland.

The territorial assets of the extant Scottish Crown remain the exclusive property of the nation of Scotland."

https://yoursforscotlandcom.wordpress.com/2024/03/01/salvo-acts-on-freeports/