IN HONOR OF BAGPIPE CELEBRATION DAY, ENJOY!

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards pipes and drums perform Scotland The Brave, The Black Bear and Highland Laddie on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. In typically inclement Scottish weather, the Pipes and Drums were performing to mark the release of their second album Spirit of the Glen: Journey. Part of this album was recorded when the regiment was on active service in Iraq

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   The items that we are to pack into our suitcases to take to our son and his family are arriving on a regular basis. They live in a hot weather climate and so do we at the moment. Therefore, they have had to send warm weather clothing to us so that we could bring it to them. Temperatures will be in the low 60's and high 50's while we are there. I am borrowing big suitcases to pack all this extra stuff and to have room to bring home souvenirs. The countdown in on:  11 MORE DAYS TILL WE GET ON THE PLANE!

Happy Birthday via bagpipes!

  Yesterday was my 67th birthday and while there wasn't a celebration (yet, it will come later) my day was filled with blessings. I got phone calls and happy birthday comments from many facebook friends. I was especially delighted with this video of Happy Birthday being played on the bagpipes one of my friends sent me.

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   August 7th is only 26 days away. Packages are coming in the mail of items I am to take to my son, daughter in law, and 2 grandsons. It is getting harder and harder to keep calm. 

   The temps are to be in the high 50's and low 60's in Scotland. Now that is going to create some adjustments in my choices of clothes I will pack. Should I take summer type clothes in the hope that I will get to wear them? We could have a warm day here and there! Probably not! (Warm pjs for sure though)

   The anticipation of knowing a dream is about to come true intensifies with every passing day. And to be experiencing it with my son and his precious family? Wow, that blows my happiness meter off the chart!