Lifeluvver

Made a mixed grain bread today. Looks good. The little bit I tore off the top tastes good. Wish I didn’t have to wait until tomorrow to cut. One never cuts a new loaf.

It was entertainment night at the senior citizens centre and the Amazing
Claude was topping the bill. People came from miles around to see the famed hypnotist do his stuff. AsClaude went to the front of the meeting room, he announced:
“Unlike most hypnotists who invite two or three people up here to be put into a trance, I intend to hypnotize each and every member of the audience.”

The excitement was almost electric as Claude withdrew a beautiful antique pocket watch from his coat. “I want you each to keep your eye on this antique watch. It’s a very special watch. It’s been in my family for six generations. He began to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting: “Watch the watch, watch the watch, watch the watch…”
The crowd became mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth, light gleaming off its polished surface. Hundreds of pairs of eyes followed the swaying watch, until, suddenly, it slipped from the hypnotist’s fingers and fell to the floor, breaking into a 100 pieces

..................... "SHIT!" said the Hypnotist...

It took three days to clean up the senior citizens centre.

Over at Leith the other day, to see Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre. Top floor houses the Visitors Centre for the Royal Yacht Britannia. Very interesting hand-held audio tour and well worth the £10 entry fee. Would certainly go again. Next time we will go a little earlier and have our afternoon tea on the ship. Maybe buy some Britannia fudge too – made on the ship.

She’s a beautiful ship to view but may have been a little bit boring on long haul voyages even with comfy sofas and bedrooms for the Royal Party. The crew were a little cramped in their small bunks – slightly better than the hammocks they’d had before – but still awfully cramped.

Engine deck was brilliant. All metal parts beautifully polished. Its not unusual to see members of the Preservation Trust polishing and dusting around the ship. Rolls Royce in the deck garage is polished to perfection.

The dining room which can seat 96 in elegant splendour, is used for corporate events so if you smell food cooking as you pass the kitchens, its for real.