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24th May 2014 #1
Ne'er Cast A Clout Till May Be Out
This old English Proverb's sure "living up to its name" in my neck of the woods today ... it's !
... Brr!
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24th May 2014 #2
Really Arthur, I'm surprised it's so cold up there. You know Arthur, in the 60's and 70's when working I used to frequent all parts of Scotland delivering goods, the most regular destinations were Nigg Bay, Thurso, Wick and always picked up at Cadbury Shweppes Montrose canned fruit or vegetables to deliver to Reckett & Colman warehouses all over the south of England.
When you mentioned it's freezing, it reminded me of the cold weather always at the time we used to go round many farms collecting Seed Potatoes 800 bags per load all loaded by hand off the ground in frosty weather at night in the dark with a little light from the farmers old tractor, sometimes drizzling or snowing and had to cover with bales of straw and then sheet and rope up. The farmers wife's always used to make me some porridge to see me on my way and then I used to proceed to Lincolnshire and deliver to about four or five different farms during the following day.
Good old days!
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24th May 2014 #3
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Years ago Arthur, in a previous life, I used to have an allotment and always remember the older 'hands' would always remind me of this old proverb. There's always a risk of ground frost until after May. Important for planting out those runner beans and keeping the potatoes well covered
Now I think of it make me feel
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25th May 2014 #4
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25th May 2014 #5
Do you have to feel in Scots and think in English
Cauld blaws the wind frae east to west,
The drift is driving sairly;
Sae loud and shill's I hear the blast
I'm sure it's winter fairly.
Up in the morning's no for me,
Up in the morning early;
When a' the hills are covered wi' snaw,
I'm sure it's winter fairly.
The birds sit chittering in the thorn,
A' day they fare but sparely;
And lang's the night frae e'en to morn
I'm sure it's winter fairly
Up in the morning's no for me,
Up in the morning early;
When a' the hills are covered wi' snaw,
I'm sure it's winter fairly.
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25th May 2014 #6
Interesting response, Michael. Like Jake, I really enjoyed reading it. It reminded me of when my dad delivered fireplaces all over Scotland for Wm Hume & Co. Perth's oldest established ironmongery business.
! Anywhere - from the destinations you've mentioned in the north to Galashiels in the Borders - loved it, he did! Best job he ever had, he said ... even though he was well into his sixties by then and out in all sorts of weather!
Sadly, I'm afraid, the firm's no longer trading ... ... a victim of the upsurge in today's HUGE self~service hypermarkets such as Homebase, B&Q and Wickes.
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25th May 2014 #7
Thank you Arthur & Jake, I find that when one reads these little story telling posts it makes a nice break in between the regular topics!
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It's blooming cold down here--on the Isle of Wight.
Miserable bank holiday. I should be in summer kit--shorts--by now.
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1st of june--at last--much warmer this morning--just a pair of shorts on--stripped to the waist---balcony doors wide open--waves lapping gently 7 floors beneath me.
dontchya just hate some people sometimes lol
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