Saturday 21/10/06
No pictures today. Today is the 40th anniversary of the Aberfan mining disaster, which I mentioned in a separate entry. Muirneag is late in again, at 10 am. It is wet, windy and cold, and I do not show my face outside. The lady appears at 10 am sharp, as arranged, and goes off to the Butt of Lewis to enjoy the windy conditions. She has several hours to spend there. Watched a program about Ian Hislop, the editor of the magazine Private Eye, whose ancestors came from Crowlista in Uig (Lewis). He is shown in the local Indian restaurant, and in a wind- and rainswept Uig, cursing his way down the B8011, which links the district to the rest of Lewis. He stood in a stone circle, which used to be the ancestral home, nearly taking off in the gale with his brolly. Hundreds have left Lewis, in search of a better life, or "encouraged" by previous landowners to do so. Supper is my speciality, chili con carne from a can. Have a discussion with mrs B about journals, of which she disapproves.
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Why does Mrs. B disapprove of journals? Does she mind when you mention her?
Lori
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#3 Comment from helmswondermom - 02/11/06 18:47
Didn't know Ian Hislop's family came from Lewis. He lives near Brighton now, he used to visit my ward when his mother was a patient in the hospitalI worked in. Funny little bloke! Why does Mrs B disapprove of journals? Jeannette xx
#2 Comment from jlocorriere05 - 23/10/06 00:56
Forty years since Aberfan ,and I can remember ,it so clearly ,I had three children of my own then ,so the pain was hard to cope with ,still hurts all those years later ,those poor people ,Oh chille co carne Mm ,Whats wrong with journals then Mrs B ? ,.,.,Jan xx
#1 Comment from jeadie05 - 22/10/06 18:13
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