Sunday - new faces - and a clock on the move

Bright morning for a change, in early once more and rattling on with my chores. Katie in first, happy wee soul as her boyfriend has returned to Edinburgh.

Got a fright when the ugliest Chef in the kitchen, Jamie @Shrek appeared sporting his hat and coprks, doing an impression of Robbie the upside down man.

Things brightened up when our three new starts appeared for their session with Sir Christopher - another Oz, a Kiwi and a local lass, all very nice and raring to go.

Took myself off on a wander to get odds and ends up at Maplins, Dalry, and on the way had a look at the work being done to remove the local landmark, Haymarket Clock and War Memorial which is being moved because of the tram works.

At the same time spotted the remains of a Carera bicycle chained to a rail. Really strange, the number of bicycles which are chained up around the area - and over a period of time no one comes to move them, and bits disappear - saddles, wheels, etc. I wonder if the owners report them stolen and claim the insurance money!!! Some of them are obviously expensive - it just does not make sense.



On the way back took another picture of the Mercat Bar hidden amongst the roadworks which are just going on and on - and they have not even started the other side yet!!!

Of national interest is the revelations regarding the expenses being claimed by our wonderful Prime Minister, his cabinet colleagues and the majority of the M.P.s'. Tremendous hue and cry by the M.P.'s who do not want these exposed. Bloody wonderful when you can change the rules to suit yourself, lesser mortals would be charged with fraud, suspended, and subject to an investigation - but if you are an MP you just change the rules and then say you are operating within the guidelines. Next step is to charge as much as you can and bleed the electorate dry !! I have always said that no politician is in the business for the good of anyone other than themselves.

In the meantime, RGB, Jo Jo, Robbie and Caitlin are in Port Douglas, Queensland at the Rydges Sabaya Hotel, no doubt out in the water frightening the sharks, etc, on the other hand, our neighbour Ashley Anderson is on an oil rig off the east coast of Africa - doing very well for an astro physicist and globetrotter - good on you girl.

Spanish Grand Prix, yet another win for Jenson Button and his Brawn Team in Barcelona, just what is it that gives them the edge this year when Lewis Hamilton did the same to everyone last year.

Watcing Martin Clunes visting Britain's Islands, particulary Islay, but he was doing some scuba diving around the hundreds of wecks in the area. Reminded me of a dive I tried to take in Jamaica, I was starting to feel ill on the way out to the reef, did a back flip from the boat and the was sick as a pig in my mask - next , sitting in the boat trying to recover I threw up over the side of the boat, right over the top of a poor lady who was surfacing - just a wee bit embarrasing.

Sparky Mark has arrived, been up to Portmore Loch where he said the hillside and scenery was really nice tonight - no fishing but had a walk - however he did manage to et himself well and truly electrically shocked on Friday - just keeps the heart beating and reminds him how vulnerable he and his clients are.