Testing the water for a "Northern mini-national"

Someone once remarked that this is a first world country with third world roads. Our pavements are fourth world at least.

As someone who can trip over a human hair :-

Just caught up with t'internet today - what awful luck Elegran, hope you are coping OK one-handed and you are not in too much pain

This was more than a hair, it was a chunk of cast iron.

Thanks Moomin If I sit about unmoving it does not hurt. But how much of the time is that possible?

Hoping you are not in too much pain Elegran.
Did I see the words song sheets in your earlier post? If I did then you will know pain with my awful singing!
Is there a gransnet anthem?

No pain if I keep quite stil, Pittcity but it does squeak and wake me up if I move a little in my sleep.

The finger and hand are already less swollen than they were to start with, and the purple is fading into more subtle hues. My shoulder looks exactly as it has always looked. The wrenched muscles and ligaments are alll hidden under a good layer of padding.

Of course there is a GN anthem

It's the suffragettes march!

Shout, shout, up with your song
Swing ye along for the dawn is breaking
March, March, etc ----------

Oh Elegran what a horrible thing to happen, I hope you heal quickly. Have more

Glass that place sounds great! I can have haggis! Either as a starter or a main! Or even both

(I DO love a haggis!

And it will be St Andrew's night!

galen
I have had this reply from The Rosehip

Hello there. We have a disabled ramp and disabled toilet all on the same ground floor. Please just advise when booking that you require to be seated in the downstairs disabled friendly area and we will be delighted to help.
With best wishes,
Rupert.

Here is a link to The Rosehip Moomin gillybob its just around the corner about a 3min walk, what do you think?

The Rosehip

Here is a link to their Facebook page if you want to check it out.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Rosehip/271460779598434?fref=ts

If anyone would like to join us let me know and I will add to the numbers.

Book it! I can manage a 3min walk, will take me longer with stops, but, hey ho!
(Of course I expect you lot to carry me back)

'Swing low, sweet chariot'

Scots wha hae!

Love The Rosehip! Lovely staff, good food, and a great selection of whiskies, should one feel so inclined! The disabled loo is spacious and not far to walk to across the restaurant.

Marelli you could come and join us.

I'd have to get 'digs' for the night.....! Elizabeth1 and I went to The Rosehip for lunch on the day that we were meeting with Elegran, baubles, Bags and grannygreyhips for tea at the National Gallery! We ate far too much lunch and couldn't manage the tea....! Unusual for us both, as we have very healthy appetites !

Just caught up with this thread. Poor you, Elegran, that sounds really painful! I had a hand injury once, which left me single-handed for six weeks. It was horrible, particularly managing the hair!

Your meet-up sounds wonderful, ladies, wish I could join you! Enjoy!

marelli we could top and tail if you dont mind sleeping with my toes in your face

Soounds as though you are all getting organised for a riotous weekend!
I am saving myself for Sunday, I thnk an early night Saturday as I am not sleeping too well.

I will join Galen for a meal Sunday night, but don't know where yet.

hummingbird my daughter has washed my hair for me this morning. I feel so glamorous now. Very glad it is short so just needs a brush pulled through it. Squeezing the tubes of No 7 trial stuff with one hand is tricky but I am determined to get the last drops out. I need all the beauty help I can get.

I wil repeat my offer of a bed if anyone needs it. Spare room is sinking under Various Stuff but bed is accessible. Also couch in study.

Elegran; I'd like to take you up on that as a back up in case there's a problem with the bus service. I'm sure there won't be though. Re serum; cut the tube open and then cling film it..that's what I do when I'm down to the last drop [although not sure how to do it with one hand ].

Tegan You would be welcome. Have you sussed out buses yet? If you are here Saturday night you could join the revellers and take a key to get in - as I said I am not planning to join them that night.

The S.O. has got all the times for me. I'm sure there won't be a problem but it's nice to have a Plan B. Not up till Sunday though as it's the Bamburgh Lights switch on on Saturday night [Brendan Foster is doing it].

elegran thats the worst not being able to do things like hairwashing.

Going to book tomorrow at The Rosehip, if anyone would like to join galen gillybob moomin and me please let me know.

galen are you sure you about putting yourself in our hands to carry you home.

I wouldn't want to be in my hands Galen I am always the one who falls down!

Booking tonight so any more takers for joining us on Sat 30th ?????????????

Elegran sympathies, I've been there too (A&E) My dd and I decided we could organise it much better!
Hope you recover quickly as it sounds like a wickedly noisy get-together!