P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?

[jeanlyon]

Looks like July.  We will be going in May

Edited August 9, 2020 by jeanlyon

[grapau27]

1 minute ago, jeanlyon said:

We have been before, but she hasn't.  I am quite happy to see it again.  We will stay in South Queensferry and we will also take the ferry to Inchkeith.  My father was a great poet and I have a poem of his called London Exile where he says this

 

The Gulls sweep Aberlady Bay

From Inchkeith to the Isle of May

The chevroned wild geese wing their way

From Lammermuirs.

 

I shall stand on Inchkeith and read his poem.

Pauline loves  poetry and my late dad wrote hundreds of poems.

[Bloodaxe]

1 hour ago, grapau27 said:

We passed a park and ride on the A59 next to the garden centre but didn't know there was one at the outlet so that's good to know as York is a nightmare at times to drive in and park in the centre.

 

There are at least 5 around York, all are well signposted.

[jeanlyon]

8 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Pauline loves  poetry and my late dad wrote hundreds of poems.

Yep, my father wrote loads of poems as well.  He was 52 when I was born, married 3 times.  I met my half brother for the first time when I was 21.  He didn't know I existed!!  So I guess my name is Scottish and I was baptised in Edinburgh cathedral, although born in London.

[grapau27]

1 minute ago, Bloodaxe said:

There are at least 5 around York, all are well signposted.

Thanks.

I will try it out next time we go to the city centre.

 

[AndyMichelle]

27 minutes ago, jeanlyon said:

We have been before, but she hasn't.  I am quite happy to see it again.  We will stay in South Queensferry and we will also take the ferry to Inchkeith.  My father was a great poet and I have a poem of his called London Exile where he says this

 

The Gulls sweep Aberlady Bay

From Inchkeith to the Isle of May

The chevroned wild geese wing their way

From Lammermuirs.

 

I shall stand on Inchkeith and read his poem.

That's a beautiful poem Jean. 

Andy 

[jeanlyon]

12 minutes ago, AndyMichelle said:

That's a beautiful poem Jean. 

Andy 

There is lots more of it, but wouldn't want to bore you.

[grapau27]

4 minutes ago, jeanlyon said:

There is lots more of it, but wouldn't want to bore you.

Pauline would love it.

[AndyMichelle]

4 minutes ago, jeanlyon said:

There is lots more of it, but wouldn't want to bore you.

Doesn't sound like it would bore us Jean. 

Andy 

[jeanlyon]

OK, here is the original.  Let me know if you can't understand the Scots words.

 

London Exile

 

Noo Winter’s blast an’ sleety rain
Drum dourly on ma window pane
The numbus’d moon, nigh on the wane
Rides watery skies
Distant the fleet electric train
Shrieks owre the ties
Ma slippered feet splay owre the rug
Beside me, Nell, the collie dug
Stretches an’ cocks enquiring lug
At ilka cheep
Then sniffs, an’ wi’ disdainful’ shrug
Gangs off tae sleep
Sune noo ma heavy eyelid blinks
I steal awa’ for forty winks
In dreams I’m back on Gullane links
On hilltop high
Ayont the Bridge the red sun sinks
In saffron sky
Northward the Paps o’ Fife haud sway
Frae Inchkeith tae the Isle o’ May
The gulls sweep Aberlady Bay
In twilight ‘oors
The chevroned wild geese wing their way
Frae Lammermuirs
O’ what wad I no’ gi’e tae be
At Gullane whaur the winds blaw free
Wi’ kindred spirits on the tee
Some simmer morn
an’ walk again that Lothian lea
Whaur I was born

Edited August 9, 2020 by jeanlyon

[AndyMichelle]

6 minutes ago, jeanlyon said:

OK, here is the original.  Let me know if you can't understand the Scots words.

 

London Exile

 

Noo Winter’s blast an’ sleety rain
Drum dourly on ma window pane
The numbus’d moon, nigh on the wane
Rides watery skies
Distant the fleet electric train
Shrieks owre the ties
Ma slippered feet splay owre the rug
Beside me, Nell, the collie dug
Stretches an’ cocks enquiring lug
At ilka cheep
Then sniffs, an’ wi’ disdainful’ shrug
Gangs off tae sleep
Sune noo ma heavy eyelid blinks
I steal awa’ for forty winks
In dreams I’m back on Gullane links
On hilltop high
Ayont the Bridge the red sun sinks
In saffron sky
Northward the Paps o’ Fife haud sway
Frae Inchkeith tae the Isle o’ May
The gulls sweep Aberlady Bay
In twilight ‘oors
The chevroned wild geese wing their way
Frae Lammermuirs
O’ what wad I no’ gi’e tae be
At Gullane whaur the winds blaw free
Wi’ kindred spirits on the tee
Some simmer morn
an’ walk again that Lothian lea
Whaur I was born

Fantastic Jean, the Scottishness makes it. 

Thank you for sharing. 

Andy 

[jeanlyon]

Glad you like it.  Every time I read it I get tears.  He was a very talented man.  Piano, violin, poetry, magic tricks.  Unfortunately he left when I was 6.  They didn't get on. I didn't see him again until I was 21 and it was a wonderful reunion.  Told me all about his life.  Born in 1895, so lots to tell me.  Was like listening to the Forsyte Saga!!!

[grapau27]

8 minutes ago, jeanlyon said:

OK, here is the original.  Let me know if you can't understand the Scots words.

 

London Exile

 

Noo Winter’s blast an’ sleety rain
Drum dourly on ma window pane
The numbus’d moon, nigh on the wane
Rides watery skies
Distant the fleet electric train
Shrieks owre the ties
Ma slippered feet splay owre the rug
Beside me, Nell, the collie dug
Stretches an’ cocks enquiring lug
At ilka cheep
Then sniffs, an’ wi’ disdainful’ shrug
Gangs off tae sleep
Sune noo ma heavy eyelid blinks
I steal awa’ for forty winks
In dreams I’m back on Gullane links
On hilltop high
Ayont the Bridge the red sun sinks
In saffron sky
Northward the Paps o’ Fife haud sway
Frae Inchkeith tae the Isle o’ May
The gulls sweep Aberlady Bay
In twilight ‘oors
The chevroned wild geese wing their way
Frae Lammermuirs
O’ what wad I no’ gi’e tae be
At Gullane whaur the winds blaw free
Wi’ kindred spirits on the tee
Some simmer morn
an’ walk again that Lothian lea
Whaur I was born

Thanks from Pauline and I.

Lovely poem.

[jeanlyon]

I had to look up the Paps of Fife - it means the hills.  Like the female form apparently.

[Adawn47]

1 hour ago, jeanlyon said:

There is lots more of it, but wouldn't want to bore you.

I'd love to read it Jean if you have time to post.

Avril 

[jeanlyon]

10 minutes ago, Adawn47 said:

I'd love to read it Jean if you have time to post.

Avril 

Avril, scroll up

[Adawn47]

2 hours ago, jeanlyon said:

OK, here is the original.  Let me know if you can't understand the Scots words.

 

London Exile

 

Noo Winter’s blast an’ sleety rain
Drum dourly on ma window pane
The numbus’d moon, nigh on the wane
Rides watery skies
Distant the fleet electric train
Shrieks owre the ties
Ma slippered feet splay owre the rug
Beside me, Nell, the collie dug
Stretches an’ cocks enquiring lug
At ilka cheep
Then sniffs, an’ wi’ disdainful’ shrug
Gangs off tae sleep
Sune noo ma heavy eyelid blinks
I steal awa’ for forty winks
In dreams I’m back on Gullane links
On hilltop high
Ayont the Bridge the red sun sinks
In saffron sky
Northward the Paps o’ Fife haud sway
Frae Inchkeith tae the Isle o’ May
The gulls sweep Aberlady Bay
In twilight ‘oors
The chevroned wild geese wing their way
Frae Lammermuirs
O’ what wad I no’ gi’e tae be
At Gullane whaur the winds blaw free
Wi’ kindred spirits on the tee
Some simmer morn
an’ walk again that Lothian lea
Whaur I was born

That is beautiful Jean. Wistful is how it makes me feel. A very talented man. You must be very proud.

Avril 

[Adawn47]

2 hours ago, jeanlyon said:

I had to look up the Paps of Fife - it means the hills.  Like the female form apparently.

I have a problem with "at ilka cheep"

Avril

[jeanlyon]

Maybe - at every sound?  Not sure.

 

On a dismal note, this is what Salcombe looks like in the mornings.

Edited August 10, 2020 by jeanlyon

[jeanlyon]

Avril, yes just looked it up  Cheep is like a bird cheeping.  Ilka means every.

[zap99]

8 minutes ago, jeanlyon said:

Maybe - at every sound?  Not sure.

 

On a dismal note, this is what Salcombe looks like in the mornings.

Perhaps the local council should provide more bins. I don't think overflowing rubbish bins following a weekend is unique to Salcombe.

[jeanlyon]

This is every single day I'm afraid.

[Eddie99]

I think Zap has a point.

Yes, if there’s no bin space people should take their rubbish with them but, somehow, it appears to be human nature to want to leave it.  After all, that’s what we’re used to.  Litter bins aren’t a third millennium invention.

Our bins overflow too.  Lots of people and lots of people doing stuff outside that they wouldn’t do normally - meeting friends/family for a picnic when it would be more usual to meet in somebody’s home or at a cafe/pub/restaurant 

 

I know they’re cash-strapped but it feels like the ha’penny cost of more bins, more frequent emptying or skips would save the shilling cost of extra clear up or loss of future bookings

[Dermotsgirl]

We’ve been for an early walk today before it got too hot, and combined it with breakfast at the M&S cafe to Eat Out to Help Out.

 

We’ve just been having the discussion about rubbish. There’s loads of discarded masks on the pavements, verges and wooded areas. I don’t know why people can’t put things in bins or if the bins are full just take their rubbish home with them 

[jeanlyon]

3 minutes ago, Eddie99 said:

I think Zap has a point.

Yes, if there’s no bin space people should take their rubbish with them but, somehow, it appears to be human nature to want to leave it.  After all, that’s what we’re used to.  Litter bins aren’t a third millennium invention.

Our bins overflow too.  Lots of people and lots of people doing stuff outside that they wouldn’t do normally - meeting friends/family for a picnic when it would be more usual to meet in somebody’s home or at a cafe/pub/restaurant 

 

I know they’re cash-strapped but it feels like the ha’penny cost of more bins, more frequent emptying or skips would save the shilling cost of extra clear up or loss of future bookings

Main problem is rubbish coming from rented houses.  They pay no Council Tax as they are on Business rates, so they dump their rubbish anywhere.  Hey ho.