For as long as I can remember I have loved listening to the shipping forecast.....on the radio at 5am or some wee small hour of the night.....snuggled up in my bed warm and toasty...I follow the forecast around the British isles.....from cape wrath to Ardnamurchan Point.....light vessels to light houses.....mapping in my mind the points around the coast.....raffrey head.....dover....lyme regis....portland...lands end...whitby....irish sea..rockall....english channel...mull of galloway....I find it incredibly comforting to listen to....fair isle...dogger...lundy....fitzroy.....I feel I know my place in this world....my little corner laid out on a map in my imagination....I picture the men on the fishing boats tuning in....plotting their course to stay out of the extreme weather systems.....I feel grateful for them when the sea is calm and visibility is good and send them good fortune and hope when its storm force ten with squally snow showers......
Today has been full of squally showers here.....our walk today,the lodger and two girly friends...had us sheltering against the wind on the lea side of a ancient oak to stay sort of dry..... one mad girl threw herself into the lake for a swim.....she seemed happy.....which is all that one can ask....
Ok where are the biscuits??
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Its totally horrid here today, but me and the wonderful Dutchman couldnt be happier. Those girls are crazy jumping in the lake...brrrrrrr.
Ems xxx
Hi Emma....feel like doing something crazy myself!! What news !!!! love you both.xxxx
I love the shipping forecast as well. Something so wild and mysterious about it. I love to pretend it actually has something to do with me!
Cranberry relish.... yes I made that last week!!
Hi Pamela....the wierd thing is i hate sailing!!! i think its the poetry and sound of the words...cranberry relish..mmm...the problem is now not eating it!! xx
Kay - love the banner photograph! I want to be there - now!
Yep, I'm a fan too, with the small caveat that "Sailing By" beforehand drills into my head like some sophisticated torture soundtrack. Oh, and a bit depends on the reader too these days. Every so often one of them pauses a bit too long, and I get all anxious for them.
lovely pics of winter especially the dog of the last pic
hi titus....mad i know but i love sailing by!!! i also miss the tune they used to play in the morning..a musical journey round the british isles.....some things should just be left alone..!!
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