Grandpasaurus

America may have its Grand Canyon, its Statue of Liberty, its Golden Gate Bridge and  its  Grauman's Chinese Theatre but what it hasn't got is "Maltesers"! "Whoppers" are a pale imitation of "Maltesers". As the previous president might have said, "Whoppers are fake! Fake Maltesers!" He would have been right.

Yesterday, I received a box of "Maltesers" for Father's Day along with six bottles of beer - mostly Yorkshire brews, three cards and a new mug from our little granddaughter. She must have been saving up her pocket money.

Ian and Frances did not appear in person on Father's Day, opting instead for  a long weekend up in Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Stew and Frances drove up there on Friday afternoon with Phoebe sitting in her car seat like a princess. Apparently, she was as good as gold on the four hour journey north.

Ian and Sarah travelled up to Berwick-upon-Tweed by train on Friday morning  and then took a taxi with two other friends to Kelso. It's a journey of just over twenty miles.

This pandemic has kept most of us at home much more than normal. Getting away has been so difficult so for Ian and Frances the three nights in Kelso must have been such a comfort and a reminder of what many of us once took for granted -  breaks away from home.

One day we might get away too but I don't know where or when. We certainly wouldn't want to travel anywhere on an aeroplane any time soon. Masks, closeness to other travellers and all that COVID testing rigmarole you have to do.  No way - not yet.

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Treat

 Lovely night

Big gay quiz tonight , which was a big laugh

We came 2nd

Bought Peony bouquet for kitchen window 

Lovely 

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😊

 Father

Thank you

For your love 

That doesn’t fail

Or disappoint

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Whipping Boy

I never really got on with my father.

I’ve written about this fact before 

He died in 1989

Before I was fully cooked, so,to speak

Just a few years ago I learned that my fraternal grandfather was a bit of a bully.

He was a dour Scot and used the belt as corporal punishment.

Today his actions would be seen as bordering on child abuse.

My father was the eldest of three boys.

And he would always be the one who got a whipping

By stepping up, it would seem that he protected his two brothers, the youngest six years his junior

I never got on with my father,

But, now, I’m approaching my sixties

He’s a bit of a hero of mine.

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