Good morning all from flooded Angus where the rain is still pouring and the wind is still howling. Not pleasant at all! Your lovely photo has given me blue sky envy Nannyjan.
Enjoy your day out to Winchester Bluesapphire - sounds good. Your shepherd's are lovely grandmattie and enjoy making the sheep. So sorry for your loss Greyduster 💐. So sad. Also sorry your recovery time is going to be protracted, Ash, but I'm sure you will be sensible and take it slowly. A shame your plans for Christmas have to be changed, but at least you'll be together with olddudders. Glad you're still enjoying your holiday Brook - enjoy your catch-up with your friend.
I had a lovely catch-up myself yesterday with my niece, but our usual natter was very much interrupted because she had two of her grandchildren with her - my great-great niece and nephew. It was an in-service day at their school. I don't see them all that often, so it was lovely to see them too.
I did check before I left that the roads were OK - I was more concerned about whether the Tay Bridge would be closed due to the high winds - and all was well. I met my first flood less than half a mile from my house in the road leading to the main road, but after that all was well. Coming back, after another half day's torrential rain, was a different matter! The north bound carriageway of the dual carriageway was flooded and a long diversion through small towns not made for the traffic volume was in place. And that took us through another flood that I'll wager was deeper than the one we'd been diverted from! I then avoided the road to the house that had been flooded that morning and took another one further down the hill. That too turned out to be flooded by field run-off but I could see the house by this time so ploughed through it. I'm glad to report my car is watertight! I shall be staying home now for the foreseeable.
Have a good, and preferably dry, day everyone x
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