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by Catherine Belle
Mon Dec 04, 2017 12:10 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: PROVERBS
Replies: 262
Views: 70104

Re: PROVERBS

there is no tomorrow. today is all you've got. Make it worthwhile and pay it forward.
by Catherine Belle
Sun Dec 03, 2017 11:46 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: BEST THREETOWN FUNNY MEMORIES
Replies: 17
Views: 9256

Re: BEST THREETOWN FUNNY MEMORIES

True, Catherine, it was a right of passage! God knows how we all, most, survived :shock: Up the country, doon the shore 'til all hours! Miss that! Miss that too, Morag! We were lucky to have lived like that! ps - forgot to mention there was a rope attached to the tree branch...I didn't swing out fa...
by Catherine Belle
Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:40 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: BEST THREETOWN FUNNY MEMORIES
Replies: 17
Views: 9256

Re: BEST THREETOWN FUNNY MEMORIES

Jumping the burn was a right of passage...Swinging from a tree branch to get to the other side unscathed was watched by all. Unfortunately I failed. After much coaxing ...a lot of much coaching, I jumped and almost drowned...not really the burn was very shallow but everyone laughed anyway...I crawle...
by Catherine Belle
Thu Aug 24, 2017 11:28 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Caption this
Replies: 12
Views: 7318

Re: Caption this

No pet seat belts! Whew! I'm outa here at the next stop light!
by Catherine Belle
Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:27 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Caption this
Replies: 12
Views: 7391

Re: Caption this

"Please let it be a spare" :cry:
by Catherine Belle
Sat Jun 24, 2017 12:17 am
Forum: Recipes - Mostly Scottish
Topic: Clootie dumpling
Replies: 5
Views: 10991

Re: Clootie dumpling

morag wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2017 5:07 pm remember to put the silver thruppenny and other wee charms in! :D
No silver thruppennies in my hoose...silver sixpences instead. We were rich dontcha know! lol! :wink:
by Catherine Belle
Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:39 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: PROVERBS
Replies: 262
Views: 70104

Re: PROVERBS

Don't try harder. Try better.
Haste makes waste.
Come as you are, not as you want to be seen.
by Catherine Belle
Fri Jun 09, 2017 11:25 pm
Forum: Books, Movies, Radio & Television
Topic: Earliest TV Comedies remembered
Replies: 32
Views: 20596

Re: Earliest TV Comedies remembered

I know this is aging me but the earliest I remember were Bill and Ben and Sooty. Not Quite a comedy by past standards but loved watching the original cliff-hanger, Flash Gordon..lol
by Catherine Belle
Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:05 pm
Forum: Books, Movies, Radio & Television
Topic: What are you reading now?
Replies: 278
Views: 205634

Re: What are you reading now?

Old School by Bill O'Reilly and Bruce Feirstein. Haven't finished it yet but interesting so far. Bill Talks about the values my generation grew up with versus the values of the Now Generation...AKA "Snowflakes". So far I agree with a lot of what he has written but I find it ironic that he ...
by Catherine Belle
Thu Jun 08, 2017 6:46 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: roundabouts
Replies: 22
Views: 12295

Re: roundabouts

....... It helps enormously to have a second pair of eyes beside you as you're concentrating more on the traffic around you and less on the road signs. JD. Thanks JD but I do better by myself...it doesn't help when a backseat driver is yelling, "watch out! You are doing it wrong!!"....Sai...
by Catherine Belle
Thu Jun 08, 2017 6:40 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: roundabouts
Replies: 22
Views: 12295

Re: roundabouts

It may be a good idea to bring a small Canadian flag with you, if thats where you live, and attach it to your cars back window. They probably sell adhesive ones too. Then other drivers will notice you are not from here and will be more tolerant. :P Good idea , Glenshea! :D BUT...I'd need two flags ...
by Catherine Belle
Thu Jun 08, 2017 2:20 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: roundabouts
Replies: 22
Views: 12295

Re: roundabouts

Hughie wrote:
Mr McGoogle will tell you the correct way to negotiate a UK roundabout, Catherine. :wink:
Thanks Hughie. :)