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16 October 2014

Diary of a Deckhand


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Sat pondering things, as I do, I started to feel the guilt about not blogging very much lately. Life has taken on a strange pace of work work work, with the boat taking up so much of our time and the sheep the rest. A typical day is now get up, sort the sheep, get to the boat and work like the blazes, get home, sort sheep, cook dinner and then collapse in a heap in front of the telly until I realise its 3am and scenes of “railway viaducts of mid-Wales” flash across the screen as that is the kind of stuff discovery show at that time.

We are off to London on Wednesday night to go to the London International Dive Show to try to entice people to Orkney. Hazel is having to drive all the way there as we have too much stuff to carry to fly and I am yet to learn to drive – actually, that’s a lie. I can drive, I just can’t park to save my life. So, anyone out there with the patience of a saint who wishes to let me practice, get in touch hehehe.

Oh yeah, and I have had my hair coloured. I think little old ladies might faint at the sight of it. A clue as to what colour it is....





Posted on Diary of a Deckhand at 20:40

Comments

Why aren't really interesting programmes like 'railway viaducts of mic-Wales' scheduled at peak viewing times? I'm sure it would be better than Mastermind Resurrected...

Flying Cat from quizzically yours


I'm pondering why any of us should feel "the guilt" on account of not blogging.

Rabmastiff from Brown Study


I have a sneaking fondness for the programmes about Swiss Rail Journeys, ideal for destressing (of course stroking a cat also helps!!!)

jas from under mia's paw


Not blogging renders a blog null points rabmastiff...are you not feeling even a tiny twinge of guilt? It was looking so promising too...

Flying Cat from we'll keep a welcome in this blogland


I went pillar box red about 5 years ago, and had it all cropped short n spikey. Think it was a delayed teenage rebellion. (I was, after all, 30+) Now it's a more demure auburn, if you don't count the grey roots which will be banished a fortnight on saturday. There was actually a weekend of short n spikey blonde too, but that was really for the purposes of going to a RAF guy's leavin doo, which had an 80's theme. I was goin for the Roxette look.......

Ruthodanort from Unst


I remember Ruthodanorts red hair. She came to visit and I didn't recognise her at the train station!! Hubby recognised her - odd seeing as they'd only met half a dozen times and I'd spent my entire childhood in the same house with her.

Rachondarox from Lancs


carnt wait to see your new barnet,also i likerailway viaducts of midWales.

oldgit from lesbury


Bet you can't get 'Oldgit' from Lesbury to colour his beard red to match.

Brian L from Kingswinford


It shows up very well...

Flying Cat from prowling the Ferry Road


DoaD, The color looks great! Just don't get 5:45pm stenciled across your forehead.

CVBruce from CA, USA




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