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Arran Ferries Action Group, art, bagels, cooking, ferry, humor, Isle of Arran, Scotland, sheep, travel, weekend, WTF
What to do on a Scottish island on an autumn weekend?
1. Help with WTF t-shirt distribution for Arran Ferries Action Group (Order here!)
2. Make a silk dragonfly at Arran Visual Arts Silk-Painting Workshop.
Bake bagels with Graham Chappell & Heather Macleod of WHOA (What’s Happening On Arran)
4. Count rainbows. Because… rainbows!
5. Wait for traffic jam to clear. (Why is there never a border collie around when you need one?)
Barb Taub 
Now that looks like heaven to me. I’d enjoy every bit of it. Wow!
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You’re a sheep lover? (Or a border collie owner?)
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I love sheep, I think and I love dogs but don’t have any. 😉 I’ve waited for elk to cross a road too when they want to lay down on the warm concrete or snuggle each other in mid crossing. Annoying but I love seeing them anyway. I love cows too. I guess pretty much everything else except the darn stink bugs. They are a traffic jam too. We have to use the front door when they are here.
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really good post (in my opinion)
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Thank you! (You’ll be very disappointed to hear that I did NOT add the glitter to the dragonfly. But I thought about it!)
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Yikes! Those traffic jams are a real nuisance. In NWT, it’s bison. Are these animaux organising long-distance protests?
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I feel very confident in saying sheep aren’t the organizing types. Hence the general regret of border collie absence.
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Carved pumpkins with grandchildren and held a funeral for a bird who died on our premises.
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I’m sure the grandchildren enjoyed both activities!
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Ah, that last one got me – or rather your comment. I want a border collie anyway/anyhow/any-whatsoever. They are such great dogs.
Thanks for your update. Wish you all the luck and success with your protest. The ppl in charge surely MUST agree that they can’t just leave you stuck on your island… I don’t get it¨
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Sadly, the people in charge are politicians, so the wants and needs of people living on a tiny island are possibly not at the top of their list.
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and that is SO wrong! tell them that your tiny island will be dead and deserted if they don’t move their backsides and open those pockets!
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You’re cruel and heartless. I dewormed the asparagus tree, repotted our neighbour (he supplies skunk to the Sunshine Home for the Perpetually Bewildered) and persuaded a Jehhovah’s Witness to instal solar panels on his Watchtower. Pretty average weekend in South London.
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OMgoodness – that left me with a grin and a cough (I’m suffering from the less than nice aftermath of my 2nd C vaccination)…. this is so in keeping with our Barb!
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Wow! You have been busy. Come for a visit if you need to relax. The sheep will be waiting.
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wow, every picture is a joy
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Thanks Beth!
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Heaven really does speak with a Scottish accent…
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If it’s a Weegie (Glaswegian) accent, that might explain some of the celestial miscommunication over the eons…
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oh yes, and what did I do last weekend. Let me think: Went to church in the morning, a super rapid lunch as we did 2nd concert after a choral week in the Swiss alps! Yep, no more than that…. no burials, no drama, very unusual!
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Sounds…restful?
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not totally – with the nerves, expectations, the stress of going there on time, but HEAVENLY!
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FRESH bagels, beautiful art, and wonderful scenic Scotland. Plus rainbows and sheep. What’s not to like?
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We’re REALLY good at rainbows!
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And lollipops…
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Looks like the perfect weekend on Arran Island! I want to make bagels, paint a silk scarf and stare at rainbows! I can’t remember the weekend. I think it had something to do with sitting in the sun and reading. Maybe some eating.
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Reading, eating, and sun? That sounds like the PERFECT weekend!
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Every day is pretty well the same here. Probably why I have gone up a size!
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I love this! There are never too many rainbows. And the traffic jams? At least they’re not cars.
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And they hardly ever honk their horns!
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That’s terrific!
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What an idyllic life – yours. May it be so always.
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It constantly amazes me!
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Those people who go on Escape to the Country are drooling now… Love the dragonfly.
We have lots of rainbows in south west Wales, too – it’s why everyone has a coat with a hood.
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I heard there was a recent episode of Escape to the Country set on Arran. If I had a TV, I could tell you what they said. But even without seeing their version, Arran remains my little bit of paradise.
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My weekend was nothing like that, but at least we got rain! And who needs electricity when it’s finally raining. Your activities sound like enough to keep me busy for a week.
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Well, we did get rain—an important ingredient for those rainbows!—in fact, so much rain that parts of Scotland are flooded and our (recently repaired) roof has produced a new leak. So you’ll have to forgive me if I find it hard to get excited about your rain!
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