Well, assuming that my poorly car actually escapes at some point today from the mechanics who are holding her captive, and nothing else decides to go wrong, screw up, fall sick or explode… including me… I’ll be heading north shortly for the Silent Eye’s autumn event.
It is always touch and go getting to Scotland. The first time we attempted the trip, we ended up in Dorset instead. The great coffee pot explosion had stopped us in our tracks and I couldn’t go anywhere till the bandages were off. The second time, we did actually manage it… though taking our ‘summer holiday’ in January pretty much guaranteed that we would be turned back by snow just short of our hoped-for destination…and that was without the warning lights taunting us from the dashboard of the car. I’m hoping it will be third time lucky!
There will be hills and ancient stone, there may be mountains and, if I’m very lucky, the heather may still be in bloom. There will be friends to hug and places to explore… and an awful lot of miles to drive. I will, therefore, inevitably be away from the computer for a while…not entirely out of touch but I may be a bit quiet. On the other hand, we will be exploring new places, visiting ancient sites and gathering lots of photos for when we return.
The Thursday photo prompt is all set up and ready to go and I’ve left a few posts just to keep the place warm…
Meanwhile, although it may not seem the obvious way to convalesce, I really can’t think of a better way at all 🙂
Take good care of you!
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I’ll be well taken care of 🙂
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Enjoy your self, take care of your self!
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Thanks, I will do my best 🙂
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I hope you have a great time. 🙂
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Thanks, Richard 🙂
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Safe journey and please don’t explode!
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I’ll do my best on that score. Messy… 🙂
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Have a great time. I look forward to more photos.
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Thank you 🙂
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Thanks Jaye x
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I hope you manage to get there this time, Sue… enjoy!
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So do l 🙂
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Take care and enjoy yourself when you get there.
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Oh I will 🙂
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🙂
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Fingers crossed the car behaves! Looking forward to seeing you Friday 😊
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Me too 🙂
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Have a good time, Sue. I’m envious. Long time since I saw Scotland.
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I love the place. It is years since I’ve been up in the Cairngorms 🙂
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Can’t think of a better place, Scotland is so beautiful, (the midges just may have lessoned by now) Have a great time 🙂
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I’m hoping they have eased too 🙂
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enjoy yourself and get better –
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Thank you 🙂
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Oh, yay! Have a good, safe trip. Can’t wait to see the photos. 🙂
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We have some wonderful places lined up 🙂
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Reblogged this on Sun in Gemini.
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Enjoy. Wish I was coming with you – or you were coming somewhere closer to me. I look forward to reading about your adventures when you return.
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Well, I’m back…starting the catch-up…and so much to share 🙂 Wish we could have hooked up. I probably did get somewhere near you…we seemed to get everywhere 🙂
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Three’s the charm, as they say.
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And this time it worked 🙂
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🙂
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I hope you have a wonderfully magical and safe trip. I cannot wait to see the photos and posts to follow. xoxo
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Such a lot to share, Alethea… you would have been in your element with us 🙂
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I am quite convinced of that after reading Steve’s posts. Oh well, it’s enough to live vicariously. 🙂
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Hope third times a charm and you have better luck this time. I also hope you enjoy your trip, whether it goes as planned or not.
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Thanks, Victoria…it was a great trip 🙂
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Scotland recently ranked number 1 in the list of most beautiful places on earth. Enjoy your time, be well, safe travels, Sue.
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It warrants that ranking too… utterly magical, Van.
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Hope you enjoy.
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Thak you…we did 🙂
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‘Lots of photos’ …. Yaaaay! … stay warm, stay safe, have fun. 🙂
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Not as many as I would have liked…but thereby hangs a very soggy tale… 😉
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The remnants of Hurricane Jose, sliding across the North Atlantic and sloshing over everything in its path, I suspect.
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Safe travels, Sue. Have a great weekend!
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Thanks, Eliza… we did 🙂
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I hope you’re car is ready and you’re gone by the time you read this. I do have to say, I burst out laughing in the first paragraph of this post, LOL. Seriously. enough Murphy! Have a great time! Keep us posted. ❤
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There is a lot to share, Debby The car came home in the nick of time… and I managed to recover from the shock of the bill well enough to drive north 😉
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Welcome back! ❤
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Thanks Debby 🙂
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Safe travels. Enjoy your rest 😊
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Thanks, Dorinda. It was a great trip 🙂
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Didn’t you just leave? LOL Glad you had a great time 🙂
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