Half Time
Half Time
It's the end of term and we've reached the half way mark already.
The last week had me behaving like Miss Grumpy. It was sculpture week and with a busted wrist impossible for me to take part. I became the tea lady and sulked - a lot.
BBC Scotland arrived during the last week to do what they term a 'Stewpot Piece.' Something of human interest that they can put on to fill the gap when there is no other news. They wanted some of the broadcast in Gaelic and as Sheilah the musician is the only one who can speak it at all, she was nominated and did a good job,
For some happenstance I was invited to lunch with the crew and took the opportunity to tell them about Cullen on the North East coast of Scotland and the wonderful animal graveyard I found on my around the coast in 80 days journey last year.
Why?
Because every year BBC Alba film the annual Cullen Skink Soup making championships and were eating a version of this flavoursome soup at our lunch. Cullen skink is a thick Scottish soup made of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions. An authentic Cullen skink will use finnan haddock, but it may be prepared with any other undyed smoked haddock. This soup is a local speciality, from the town of Cullen in Moray, on the north-east coast of Scotland.
They have covered the soup event for several years and had never come across the little town's other claim to fame - The pet cemetery.
By the end of the week we were in a distinctly end of term mood but managed to complete the module. At least they did, I just made tea and sulked!
Photos of their work
and my personal favourite
I did however manage to glaze my first ever clay creations and really enjoyed the thought that my poor daughters were going to get them for Christmas!
The other students had all left the stage and scattered far and wide into the loving arms of their families. My "loving family arms" came here. Beloved number two daughter Freya and her husband Ben arrived through the snow and
herds of red deer
on a three day visit and I was so pleased to see them.
On Monday Freya drove me to Inverness to get my wrist X-rayed and after a four hour wait a junior doctor (a Harry Potter look-alike) confirmed that he could spot no fracture on the X-ray. Good news but I still cannot do anything with my left hand two weeks after the injury and accidentally knocking it sends me metaphorically through the roof.
To compensate we shared an impromptu early Christmas celebration with blueberry pancakes and bucks fizz!
Its amazing how we take having two working hands so much for granted. Try doing up bootlaces for instance or washing up or making up a double bed with a king sized duvet.
On a brighter note, an old friend Olive sent me an unexpected gift through the post and said I could open it immediately.
Thank you so much Olive. What a kind thought.
Happy christmas to you and yours and all my other friends and family
It's the end of term and we've reached the half way mark already.
The last week had me behaving like Miss Grumpy. It was sculpture week and with a busted wrist impossible for me to take part. I became the tea lady and sulked - a lot.
BBC Scotland arrived during the last week to do what they term a 'Stewpot Piece.' Something of human interest that they can put on to fill the gap when there is no other news. They wanted some of the broadcast in Gaelic and as Sheilah the musician is the only one who can speak it at all, she was nominated and did a good job,
For some happenstance I was invited to lunch with the crew and took the opportunity to tell them about Cullen on the North East coast of Scotland and the wonderful animal graveyard I found on my around the coast in 80 days journey last year.
Why?
Because every year BBC Alba film the annual Cullen Skink Soup making championships and were eating a version of this flavoursome soup at our lunch. Cullen skink is a thick Scottish soup made of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions. An authentic Cullen skink will use finnan haddock, but it may be prepared with any other undyed smoked haddock. This soup is a local speciality, from the town of Cullen in Moray, on the north-east coast of Scotland.
They have covered the soup event for several years and had never come across the little town's other claim to fame - The pet cemetery.
By the end of the week we were in a distinctly end of term mood but managed to complete the module. At least they did, I just made tea and sulked!
Photos of their work
and my personal favourite
I did however manage to glaze my first ever clay creations and really enjoyed the thought that my poor daughters were going to get them for Christmas!
The other students had all left the stage and scattered far and wide into the loving arms of their families. My "loving family arms" came here. Beloved number two daughter Freya and her husband Ben arrived through the snow and
on a three day visit and I was so pleased to see them.
To compensate we shared an impromptu early Christmas celebration with blueberry pancakes and bucks fizz!
Its amazing how we take having two working hands so much for granted. Try doing up bootlaces for instance or washing up or making up a double bed with a king sized duvet.
On a brighter note, an old friend Olive sent me an unexpected gift through the post and said I could open it immediately.
Thank you so much Olive. What a kind thought.
Happy christmas to you and yours and all my other friends and family
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