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Tried out our bivvy bags on local Barmekin hill as a way to avoid taking tents in summer.a bit chilly despite being 10o overnight.Great wee hill for little effort(275m) DSC01961 by , on Flickr Pal(plus bivvy bag) managing to sleep in for sunrise DSC01997 by , on Flickr Good wee starter hill.routes here https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=50559 https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/aberdeenshire/barmekin-hill.shtml

Also a bit meh for me,but lets see what he can offer.Prove us wrong min.....

Canna be too canny with these lethal StJs strikers

Deano and Hernandez off

Maybe Campbell at L/B.Prefer Jonny up front...

Hayes McGinn and Kennedy buzzing about the box has the potential to be tasty if given the freedom(or if they ignore Derek/do their own thing)).More curious than excited about tonight,hoping for a pleasant surprise. COYBeardedmidget

Bought my first drum kit from an ad in 'Sounds' a few decades ago,and later took up Melody Maker and a monthly drummers magazine which I canna mind the name of.Bought Kerrang a few times but was a bit too Greaser for me. Shame to see them all go

The book of Luther Blisset - Chapter 3 v 19. Come on now...

What a redd up. Not sure why theyre complaining so much if they knew they were in breach of protocol. Sounds like some of them are looking for reasons to leave

Heres Aoife ODonovan covering your mans(Springsteen) album,Nebraska

Am a pretty fit loon,but continuing to allow myself the indulgence of butteries. The boy at the Grove is now selling 'Bruce o the Broch' butteries.Some days very good,crispy/flaky,....others on a par with an Inverurie based baker ? no.1 these days is a griddle heated buttery(via the Breadmaker,Rosemount) with butter fae Cognito,st Swithin st. Breadmaker breads are fine too.Have to try the wee artisan cafe up the road there too

Got the stones fae Leiths Quarry up in cove.They had a pile where you can pick out the ones you want.That bed ^^^ is appx 24m2 in area,by appx 0.5m deep on average.Used about 10tons of soils(A and M Smith,Portlethen give it away for free).Reckon I used uround 5 tons of rock for the wall.A lot of big eens hidden behind to support/build on,and small ones to underpin/ fill the gaps If you canna be arsed with all that,I would have gone for sleepers instead,either horizontally,...or to give you more flexibility with shape,vertically. Some stunning pics in here among the dross https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/retaining-walls-with-railway-sleepers

Originally,Portlethen now..

aye,crack on....

Good question - I painted the fronts and the edges(very carefully),but should probably have spoken to my neighbour first.Hasnt said anything yet though.I can see it being more of a problem if theres an eg, larch lap/interwoven fence panel where your paint can overspill to you neighbours side. ps ,know a man who can fell your trees if looking.Pm if looking

Never usually that well maintained but between lockdown and breaking my ankle a few months back,got the fences painted(first time in 15 years),and garden knocked into shape.Thinning /chucking out heaps of plants if youre needing some this Autumn

Haha. Its a bonny spot that.worth coming back in a couple on months to watch the salmon jump up the same bit 40 times

If I'd known it was as nice inland,would have headed for some hills,...but,worked a half day, followed by a bit of gardening at home....

Needle and the damage done - Neil Young

Woke up this am about 6,and a'thing was dry. 2 hours later,and theres polls of water the likes Ive rarely seen. Near B and Q Garthdee

you seem to be going thru a melancholic musical phase Cairnsy,so heres another in the same vein - Anais Mitchell

.Fringe players to come in and turn Deeks old boys club upside down ?

Normally a game I would go to but thankful of the excuse not to.If I hear its a one upfront job pre kick off,I'll be off gardening or walking instead,rather than listening. Need a show of entertainment intent soon. COYBleedinReds

Get in there Kenny....

Worth a try then. Do you get to a stage where you walk straight into a cold shower,as opposed to gradually screwing down the temperature(like the boy above does)? And as I also asked him,have you noticed a difference in your tolerance to hot weather...