Living in the Highlands means that when the slaters turn up to put the slates on the roof they go home after 20 minutes because they have been attacked by thick black clouds of biting midges whose attack is so fierce that the protectibe arm-flapping and compulsive scratching threatens to topple the men off the roof. I am not exaggerating!
Living in the Highlands means that the moment you step out the door for a walk the rain starts.
Living in the Highlands means that you have to drive for two hours to get a decent haircut.
Living in the Highlands means that you can't order your groceries online because you live too far from the shop.
Living in the Highlands means that you rarely wear heels because there are very few pavements and heels get stuck in the grass/heather/mud. Plus, you'd break your ankle!
Living in the Highlands means that your broadband speed gets so slow sometimes you can't connect to thew internet. This is because you live too far from the nearest exchange which resembles a garden shed and was last upgraded before anyone had heard of the internet.
Living in the Highlands also means that when someone in your village turns 90 the whole community gathers and throws her a big party to celebrate. Everyone brought food for the buffet, musicians brought instruments and played for a ceilidh dance and the local paper turned up for pictures. A piper piped her in and she was sat on a 'throne'. "I feel like a queen," she said. She is an amazing , young-hearted, active, warm woman and she doesn't look a day over 70. The best thing about living in a Highland village is the very real community spirit and the parties!
3 comments:
Nice post and very heartwarming, I was wondering whether you were talking yourself out of living there until you started to talk about the community. Lovely stuff and what a superb thing to do making a lovely lady feel like a queen.
Thanks for popping by my blog - glad you laughed!
I should think that (the great sense of community) must make up for everything else.
I agree with the community. People can be so wonderful at times....... I'm glad you are around some really nice ones.
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