Gets harder as time passes.

Once again, seems an age since I last posted,  however, no sign of my name in the Evening news, which I check daily to make sure I am still in the land of the living - and as somebody said to me recently  "better to be seen and heard"  than "viewed".    Could say that there has a lot going on  - dirty word  "WORK", which for some might be a shock to the system, but for me, two years past retirement age is just a daily occurrance - problem being that the "old physique" is not up to the current stresses and strains so it gets harder every day.

Just love the one eyed teddy bear in the Thompson's holiday advert - not really a strange change of topic  as I have managed to book a holiday at long last, roll on end of October.

But, in the meantime RGB and friends have just completed their walk along various sectrions of the Great Wall of China, most certainly NOT a picnic, hard work, accommodation not quite four star, or even one star, cabbage soup, cucumbers, etc, motorbikes in the dining room, and massive steps on the wall, big question was how did the wee chappies manage all those years ago?

Ryder Cup starts tomorrow at Gleneagles, marvellous bit of advertising for Scotland and the hotel will get loads of custom over next few years - even Edinburgh hotels are making a mint from the visitors "every oen a winner".

Referendum over, good result for "No",  Westminster and apparently our good Queen happy with the result  BUT - wait and see !!!   SNP membership is swelling , so next general Election Scotland will be SNP and Labour, few Greens (not cabbage) and Tories will be nowhere to be seen.   In all probability, had the SNP been able to answer some of the improbabables before the Reforendum the oldies would have been swung and there could well have been a YES,   now Ms Sturgeon and her troops have a bit more time to get sorted before the next one.

Andy Murry dropped to No 11 in the World tennis rankings, good job his hotel is doing better,  however, will be interesting to see if his support of the YES vote has a detrimental effect on the voting for his Ma in the Stricktly Come dancing.

Edinburgh Council have just released their latest round of price increases and service cuts, great plans to repair the roads - HAVE YOU TRIED DRIVING INTO THE CITY?  bloody nightmare -  but no mention of the slight overspend and ongoing financial nightmares of Tram works - if we believe what we are told trams are very busy,  BUT - will they ever make money ?

Mrs B and friends are presently heading homewards in the North Sea, just hope there are no renegade U boats lurking out there looking for an easy target!!  safe journey ladies.

Masonic season back in full swing again, so back to the  RA, wee change of office after the Installation,   missing out on my return trip to India with the Supreme First Principal, shame.

Been out with the Steed of Steel, but not as often as I would have liked,  just need a bit more time and an open window with the weather and the open road is ours once again.

So - still up and running -  but a bit slower than normal.