No excuses, not even hibernation.

After several years of blogging to albeit a limited audience and basically for my own pleasure, if that is the correct word, I kind of lost the plot !!!  So, whether i can get myself motivated again remains to be seen.  One thing for certain is that like many people I am sick to the teeth of politics,  between Brexit and the antics of our own SNP, I turn over the TV, switch radio stations and it makes reading newspapers simpler.  Having said that Theresa May has stuck to her guns and is doing what the electorate asked for, and to hell with the greedy winging inmates of the concrete pigs troughs in Brussels,  here endeth my first rant for ages.

Life in the Mercat Grill remains the same, nice and steady with the usual busy spells, and this year, Xmas was on the up and up.  Santa Paws made his annual appearance for our four legged friends, and even managed several surprise visits pre x-mas, possibly out to assess how many presents to pop into his sack. Must say that I did appreciate the gifts I received this year, so thanks big time.

Masonic season well under way now so we had our Installation at RA Laird O Cockpen 500, so Sparky Mark has taken over from me for a year. Lodge 720 also has a new RWM, and  our own OES was the last of the District chapters to be reinstalled..

A couple of years ago whilst in temporary residence at the ERI  Edinburgh, I handed out a number of small mini pen lights to staff which went down a treat.  Since then I have been buying new batches and on Xmas Day delivered a new supply to the A&E at  the ERI and a stock for the ambulance crews on duty.    The Mither Shed of the Corporation of Squaremen and also my own RA Chapter 500 have further stocks ready to supply to other hospitals in the area.  So the next time a nurse or Doctor shines a wee torch pen in your eyes, it might be one of ours !!

Delighted to say that both the Steed of Steel and the Time Machine are baring up well, and with this mild spell of weather both bikes have been out on the roads for an airing, as recently as today.