Here we go again, 1,720 pageviews today so far, I must write very popular blogs.

My lady friend, Hazel, lives in Uddingston, yes, famous as the home of Tunnock's bakeries, and Caramel Logs.

Tunnock's still have a shop in the Main Street and I was in there on Saturday, I had my orders, "Get a couple of meringues".

This is a picture of one of them, 8 inches across and 5 inches high,

Each was in it's own cake box and tied up with string.

"What's in those boxes?" asks Hazel. "Meringues" I say. "How many did you buy?" "Two" I say.

She opens the first box, "Wrong ones" she says, "Those are called, "Greedy Bastard" meringues".

I have a pen pal, that should probably be, a "keyboard" pal in Australia, her name is Kerry, she e mailed me this,

We have a huge council house in our street.
The extended family is run by a grumpy old woman with a pack of fierce dogs.
Her car isn't taxed or insured, and doesn't even have a number plate, but the police still do nothing.
Her bad tempered old man is famous for upsetting foreigners with
racist comments.
A shopkeeper blames him for ordering the murder of his son and his son's girlfriend, but nothing has been proved yet.
All their kids have broken marriages except the youngest, who everyone thought was gay.
Two grandsons are meant to be in the Army but are always seen out in nightclubs.
The family's odd antics are always in the papers.
They are out of control...
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Honestly - who'd live near Windsor Castle?

Stayed with Hazel for the long weekend, Fri painting garden fence, Sat ditto, Sunday morning ditto.

We are very lucky to live where we do, as within one hours drive we have a choice of eight Country Parks, all kept by the local councils and all free.

Sunday afternoon we went to Mugdock Country Park, that is just north of Milngavie, and that is pronounced, Mulguy.

As usual, a lake,

and gardens,

There was also an archery dislpay, you could have a go, 3 arrows for a pound, I wanted too but there was a queue about 5 miles long, bloody kids, why can't they go to school on Sunday.

In a fenced of area the meeting of the Airedale owners association was taking place and in the large house the local artists were holding an exhibition.

It was warm and sunny, a good day, I think that we are very lucky.