Happy St Andrews Day to you all from me too!
whitewave...Sorry to hear about your friend....although I imagine the difference in property prices must have been a shock to the system. In defence of our weather though, my daughter lives in North Yorks and it's been much worse there than here in East Lothian.
For myself, I moved back to Scotland after 30 years in various parts of England, and have no regrets.
Tonight....Well, I'm a volunteer with the Scottish Seabird Centre, and we'll be celebrating in the traditional way, so I'll raise a glass to GransNettters one and all ...in the absence of a smiley for our national drink.