I think it might be Dumfries House which is nearer to Prestwick, which makes me sad as I really like that place, it’s wonderful. The gardens are terrific. Theres a great playpark though, and a maze.

It’s not great weather for it

Northmavine Up Helly Aa today and Vikings in the waiting room

This is a previous year. The weather was inclement for bare legs !

Up Helly Aa happening in Northmavine tomorrow

I spotted it yesterday having a wee practice run

The Glen Sannox off of Troon. Maiden voyage?

A trip to Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens never disappoints

I know this is a fun, good natured all-Scottish new year #GBBO but watching Wir Jimbo on it is doing my head in. So much for Dry January

Beginning year 70. Why LPs are never ‘vinyls’. And the glories of lost record shops Complete with access to exclusive two-hour Beatcroft Social '25 for 24' show

As my 70th year begins, I ponder the glories of lost record shops, refuse to call LPs 'vinyls' and spend two hours playing some of the tunes that floated my boat this past twelvemonth. 25 for 2024.
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Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100, his son says The tenacious Southerner was turned out of office after one term. But he had a brilliant post-presidential career as a champion of health, peace and democracy.

Breaking news: Jimmy Carter, a no-frills and steel-willed Southern governor who was elected president in 1976, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to his son. He was 100 and the oldest living U.S. president of all time.

Episode two of A Passing of Wind. What was the terrible accident involving Tarquin the archivist? Does McKinstry really wear Old Spice? And what happens during the Great North Roe shag hunt?

A festive house in Lerwick

Turkeyed out: roast, soup, cold cuts, cottage pie, stir fry, stock. The rest goes dogward.

Bob Dylan’s remarks about Jimmy Carter. 💙

Seasons greeting

Weather. Lots of it. This was the best bit of the day

Three weeks of mirk and murk in the Greater Zetlandics, quite fast moving today. Front garden, 9.15am after a very breezy night. Worse looming at weekend. You either love this weather or emigrate to Wick. #Shetland.

Who would have thought it

Still knitting furiously or furiously knitting. Little creatures are off to their new homes

Front page of the year @pressandjournal.co.uk

Halve, not half

Shetland, the finalé: Attack of the green alien lizard woman! Spoilers, obviously. And on to space, the final frontier. Or possibly Unst

Shetland, the finalé: Attack of the green alien lizard woman! New Substack summary. The eyebrows have it! open.substack.com/pub/tommorto...

Low sun as we near midwinter

The Christmas tree is up!

@manmademoon.bsky.social is there a Bowie book club happening ( am a Bowie and we ran a book shop many moons ago) ?

Orcas chasing an otter in Lerwick harbour yesterday

Let’s hope that rather than going down the assisted death route the Scottish Parliament looks at the more positive ways it can improve things for people who want to die at home @rhodagrant.bsky.social @anassarwar.bsky.social @foysolchoudhury.bsky.social
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Had a magical time at the
launch gig in Glasgow seeing old pals and people I hadn’t seen for 40 years. Peter Capaldi and his band were, rocky, mature and magnificent. And Robbie wore his shades.