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  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800
    Dove, I've driven my son round a few times and also done it for him when he has been ill or doing DofE things......I'm a good mummy (some may say a mug!!)image
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,113

    Good morning Verdun image  If you keep your eyes open you might see some wild haggii down your way, the area around Chysauster is ideal for them, and lots of little 'caves' for them to hide in image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Verd some more info about the illusion haggis:-

    Haggis  
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    The wild Haggis (plural: Haggi) lives in the highlands of Scotland. It is round, four-legged, fur-covered, and usually less than a foot in length (comparable in size to a grouse). It is a shy creature, rarely seen, and for this reason there is great disagreement about its exact morphology and habits. For instance, many who claim to be Haggis experts say that the legs of the Haggis are longer on one side of its body than the other, in order to allow it to better stand on the steep slopes of the highlands. As a consequence, the haggis can only run around hills in one direction, and to catch one you simply run around the hill in the opposite direction. If true, this morphological feature would make the Haggis a cousin of the American Sidehill Gouger. However, other Haggis observers deny this to be true, insisting that all the legs of the Haggis are of equal length.

    Some Haggis-ologists speculate that the Haggis is related to the Australian duck-billed platypus, being a descendant of migratory platypuses who found themselves trapped in Scotland during the last ice age and evolved to become highly adapted to its cold, damp weather.

    To catch a Haggis it is advised to disguise your scent with liberal amounts of whisky, and then adopt a stumbling gait, swerving from side to side, so that the animal won't see you coming. Many stores in Scotland also sell Haggis Whistles. It is claimed that "in skilled hands this whistle can perfectly mimic the mating call of the Haggis."

    It is sometimes said that Haggis is actually a traditional Scottish dish made from the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep, mixed with oatmeal, suet, and seasonings, and boiled in the stomach of the animal. This is simply not true.

     

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,113

    Oh, good morning Tracey image   

    The ex did suggest that son should pay for the petrol out of his paper round money - didn't happen of course image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800
    I love Cornwall Verd. Went for the first time last year, with work and then for a holiday. I'm due down there again in a couple of months and hoping to get some more customers
  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800
    Actually no, haggis is one thing I don't sell, but I do sell lots of nice things that would go with the haggis image
  • Morning all, very grey day here but at least its not raining.

    Kef I thinkyou're right Doves def got paper round to go out stomping that early image

    Lol love the thought of haggis running around the mountains 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,113
    Tracey-Newbie wrote (see)
    Actually no, haggis is one thing I don't sell, but I do sell lots of nice things that would go with the haggis image

    Whisky image  or 'neeps ? image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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