Been aff aww day, an busy later, so we’re gawin early this Friday. It’s fuckin boilin! How are we keepin cool this weekend?

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        All of the above. Went swimming the day before though. Cold undercurrent was a bit startling but probably needed. That day was roasting too.

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      Wearing sunscreen I hope. And an ice lolly or two. Have you been harvesting your garden yet? Mine is overflowin wi raspberries

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        Factor 50!! And i have mr freeze sour ice poles! Delish! The apple tree has a few apples growing but only thing ready is strawberries which I just eat when I see them!! What you for making??

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          Dessert mostly, berries galore! Even a few gooseberries this year. Neighbour gave me some red currants I turned into a pink lemonade. Tatties going to salads. Herbs for everything. Plums I thinned hard this year to hopefully see a smaller yet bigger crop. Apples going great again, last year I turned loads into apple and bramble jam. And loads of crumbles. And I fancy rowan jelly this year for the first time, and lavender chicken is a thing. I even had some dandelion leaves in my salad, and I fancy some nettles in a broth. You can even make sticky willy tea, but I haven’t been brave enough yet. Don’t eat the foxgloves though. Gardens are surprisingly edible

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            You have loads!!! Our garden is mostly for bees, butterflies and birds, so they eat it and we just admire!!

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            I read something, I forget where, about rowan berries having a toxin that’s bad for the kidneys. It may have meant just the raw ones. Would have to look it up in a decent foraging book though. The amount of “A.I.” generated misinformation that’s about now is horrendous.

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    Ah’ve been keepin cool by haein a few drinks wi the missus. It’s oor anniversary this week, so a guid excuse tae be aff. Just splashed the cash fer lunch in Edinburgh, but wis worth it

    The morn me and the famly’s all oot tae Ingliston fer the UK pipe band championships. Got a mate playin so doon tae show sum support an hae a grand dae oot. Nae idea how bands will dae in this heat, will be droppin like flies oan parade! I expect ice creams

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    Hating this week had to cover on call this week which I haven’t had to do in like 3 years. Rough one too 10 hours overtime racked up so far.

    Next month’s pay bump is going to be sweeeeeet though

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      10 hours is hefty. No overtime provision in my place, so if I ever have to do it: I get it back instead. Love a free Monday off

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        Lucky guy. Wana swap. There’s 2 changes scheduled for tomorrow morning and the way this week has went so far…

        Edit Omfg yet another phone call

        Icing on the cake desk found the solution 4 days ago and did nothing with it

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            Honestly im over it. After the work was done we decided throw the laptop in the boot ans ended up knocking around peebles.

            What ended up was im on my laptop in a carpark in peebles pissed off because they phoned me because it was a hard ticket and they didn’t know what to do next

            And yes as its emergency cover im doing im getting a shit load of money

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                Nah. Just somewhere to go and get out of the house. Never been there before. Was nice and green

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                  My grandparents were from the borders, so I know Peebles reasonably well. Its nice to stroll through and along the river!