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Saturday Ramblings



What do the words "Saturday", "Days Off", and "Ward Picnic" have in common with each other??? One might well ask that, but . . . . since I noticed that it was drizzling and raining when I poked my nose out the door early this morning, that would be a HUGE clue! Why is it that it will be gloriously sunny and warm most of the week, but the minute you get a day off that you could enjoy it in and an outdoor activity planned, the clouds roll in and it decides to rain? haha I guess that's what they call Murphy's Law, or is it the Peter Principle? I don't know for sure. (We learned those principles in Grade 10 Economics and that was quite long ago for me!) Hopefully the day will clear as it goes on or we will have a really disappointed lad next door! He was going to go to the picnic with us! Never mind if it's still raining when picnic time rolls around we will just have our picnic on the floor here in the cottage. It won't be the first time I have done that, nor will it be the last I am hoping! (Kitchen Floor picnics are the best!)



I was tagged to do a meme late last week so I thought I would bite the bullet this morning and get it done. Maddy of Maddy's Glass House and Bunny of Bunnys Warm Oven both tagged me to do the same meme! I love doing these things, and hopefully you will love reading my answers.

There are some rules that apply:
Each participant answers questions about himself. At the end of the post the participant tags 5 people. Their names are posted letting them know they’ve been tagged. They then...

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The Guardian

High-speed rail plans unveiled – live
The Guardian (blog)
Their line to Birmingham leaves the North, Scotland and Wales out of the massive social, economic and regeneration benefits of high speed rail.
Government announces £30bn high-speed rail link from London to Birmingham Scottish Daily Record
High-speed rail will 'suck money' from transportNewStartMag (blog)

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City makes world top 10 destinations for 2010
Independent Online
Bootsnall Travel Network, which is dedicated to independent (or budget) travel, has thousands of members worldwide and has published more than 10 000 travel

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Scottish Parliament debates Commonwealth Day 2010
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
The Minister highlighted Scotland's £6 million international development budget and noted that the Scottish Government would shortly be publishing a


Respect for Little
Fairfax Connection
Little now plans to spend more time with friends and family, read, see Broadway shows and travel to Scotland and Ireland. "I love not being on the clock,"

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