Church?

First of all my apologies for forgetting the update about the bread (pay attention at the back there!). I had been meaning for some time to try the substitution of butter for oil from a flavour point of view. However, to my mind there was no significant difference – certainly when you think about cholesterol levels…... so it is back to using oil again,

I set my alarm for this morning just to make sure I didn’t sleep in for Church. I know that sounds ridiculous when the service is at 11am, but some nights I waken about 4 o’clock with my feet burning. If I have no appointments in the morning, I quite often get up to my computer and read some of the blogs I have in my favourites, then go back to a nice cool bed and usually fall asleep and can then sleep on quite late. Since I got Amitriptyline 20mg for the foot pain, this has happened less frequently, but the alarm is to “mak siccar”*

This phrase which is a famous saying in Scotland arose when, in Dumfries, Robert Bruce stabbed John Comyn over his perceived treachery and said “I doubt I have killed him” One of his followers said “I mak siccar” and went to check. As Comyn was injured but not dead, he stabbed him to the heart for Bruce. I can’t remember the date, but it was before Robert the Bruce’s Coronation in 1306.

I hope I am justified in saying it is famous in Scotland; certainly in my young day (oh how I was determined never to use that phrase!) schoolchildren in Scotland were all taught Scottish History as well as English and British History. It would be very sad if the rich heritage of our past were to be lost to Scots children.

Okay, so I get all dressed for Church and head off nice and early and drive into the last disabled parking bay; this meant the car was facing away from the road, so I decided to turn it round. Just as I was about to pull back in to the bay, someone else took it. Chiz, chiz, chiz. Sadly this meant I was unable to go to Church today as my balance is still somewhat poor and I could not manage a longer walk.

I think I shall have to try the 9.30am service next week (we have no evening service) although I prefer the 11am one which has the choir, but the numbers are fewer and I think I shall have a better chance of securing a place.
* I’ll make sure