Wildfires and the Gallant Forty Twa
Apr. 5th, 2013 01:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anteros_lmcI'm off up to the Hebrides for a week tomorrow to see my sister so I'll be a little scarce for a bit. Should have t'internet access on my phone but the signal is always a bit dodgy up there. Not as dodgy as the weather though. This is what we are going home to. Wildfires. Yep, wildfires, on the West Coast of Scotland in April. Two hundred of them in the last week. There's been no rain on Lewis for sixteen days and the moor is burning. Meanwhile it's snowing in London. It's ridiculous. The picture below was taken a couple of days ago about five miles from where my sister lives.
In other news, tonight we went to the theatre to see Black Watch, the award winning National Theatre of Scotland play about the Scottish Black Watch Regiment and their deployment in Iraq. It's absolutely devastating and deserves every single one of its many awards, particularly for the music, which was arranged by a friend of ours. Additional entertainment was provided by a group of teenage girls (probably too young to remember the first Iraq war), sitting beside me who giggled every time one of the cast took off their trousers (which happened every 10 minutes) or made a cock joke (every 5 minutes), while the biddy with the blue rinse sitting in front of us tutted every time they said fuck (every two minutes) and mutterred about "foul language" every time they said cunt (every two seconds). They were all silenced by the time the piper played the Flowers of the Forest by the end though. The production has already toured the US several times and this time round it's going to Seattle and San Francisco. If anyone happens to be in the vicinity, I can highly recommend it.
Take care while I'm gone, and don't let the ship go over the side. A x
In other news, tonight we went to the theatre to see Black Watch, the award winning National Theatre of Scotland play about the Scottish Black Watch Regiment and their deployment in Iraq. It's absolutely devastating and deserves every single one of its many awards, particularly for the music, which was arranged by a friend of ours. Additional entertainment was provided by a group of teenage girls (probably too young to remember the first Iraq war), sitting beside me who giggled every time one of the cast took off their trousers (which happened every 10 minutes) or made a cock joke (every 5 minutes), while the biddy with the blue rinse sitting in front of us tutted every time they said fuck (every two minutes) and mutterred about "foul language" every time they said cunt (every two seconds). They were all silenced by the time the piper played the Flowers of the Forest by the end though. The production has already toured the US several times and this time round it's going to Seattle and San Francisco. If anyone happens to be in the vicinity, I can highly recommend it.
Take care while I'm gone, and don't let the ship go over the side. A x
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Date: 2013-04-05 01:23 am (UTC)Give Archie the goldfish a pat for me!
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Date: 2013-04-05 07:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-04-05 09:34 am (UTC)Have a fantastic time up there.
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Date: 2013-04-05 09:39 am (UTC)Have a lovely time, gal.
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Date: 2013-04-05 02:00 pm (UTC)Those cottages might look romantic, but when it comes to safety… :/
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Date: 2013-04-05 04:57 pm (UTC)Have a good trip!
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Date: 2013-04-05 06:31 pm (UTC)hope your week brings may good things and the news on the fires is soon better
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Date: 2013-04-06 12:38 pm (UTC)BTW I got the parcel from you today! Thank you very much, you are so kind... and you really spoil me XD !!