tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post3889353853105620534..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Odds and EndsGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-55872668615967218802017-08-11T17:37:33.626+01:002017-08-11T17:37:33.626+01:00Thanks Diane. It's been a very good trip one w...Thanks Diane. It's been a very good trip one way and another. It makes me even madder when they have already given us menus!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-2957698989168124232017-08-11T09:22:39.257+01:002017-08-11T09:22:39.257+01:00Looks like you are having a nice trip. You sure ar...Looks like you are having a nice trip. You sure are finding some good food places. It does make you mad when establishments say the kitchen is closed.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18637711821924075082017-08-10T18:06:33.135+01:002017-08-10T18:06:33.135+01:00Kylie you reminded me of a strange saying of my Da...Kylie you reminded me of a strange saying of my Dad "You can call me anything, except late for my dinner." Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-11681245512596570812017-08-10T17:57:18.314+01:002017-08-10T17:57:18.314+01:00I stand corrected Adrian. Had I thought about it I...I stand corrected Adrian. Had I thought about it I would probably still have used the term 'squeals of delight' because 'grunts of delight' just sounds strange.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-20453800375041465362017-08-10T09:40:06.158+01:002017-08-10T09:40:06.158+01:00I think chocolate eclairs are mostly disappointing...I think chocolate eclairs are mostly disappointing but the other pastries look scrumptious!<br />Was about to say more but I'm being called to dinner....kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-72049641025132551412017-08-10T08:34:37.272+01:002017-08-10T08:34:37.272+01:00Graham, pigs grunt with delight and squeal in alar...Graham, pigs grunt with delight and squeal in alarm or excitement. The ones here do anyway.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-28550689188698826752017-08-09T22:54:16.047+01:002017-08-09T22:54:16.047+01:00Ah Potty my childhood love of chocolate eclairs is...Ah Potty my childhood love of chocolate eclairs is regularly re-kindled at The Patisserie Valerie in Chester but the eclairs are never quiet what I recall from my childhood. Fortunately as my BMI borders on the minimum for my height that aspect of them is not a problem for me.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13765573477732539332017-08-09T22:49:46.644+01:002017-08-09T22:49:46.644+01:00Things have improved over the years Mrs S and the ...Things have improved over the years Mrs S and the problem here was the fact that everywhere was totally stowed out with tourists all having lunch. The poor service at the Harris Hotel was regrettable ( I stll have to do my Trip Advisor review) but had we been 2 minutes earlier we would have had lunch. As it was I think we did rather better at the Loch Erisort Inn. A 'health' email will follow asap.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-35013202120852088192017-08-09T22:46:11.248+01:002017-08-09T22:46:11.248+01:00Thanks Pauline. I return home on Friday and an ema...Thanks Pauline. I return home on Friday and an email will be on its way shortly.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-32928308126716946852017-08-09T22:39:13.847+01:002017-08-09T22:39:13.847+01:00Violet Sky I was so busy photographing the Heilan ...Violet Sky I was so busy photographing the Heilan Coo that I didn't think about the café. It is my 'must stop' place winter and summer on my journey between Lewis and Glasgow (or wherever south I am travelling). It is called the Ralia Café and I first <a href="http://galenote.blogspot.co.uk/2008/06/ralia-caf.html" rel="nofollow">blogged about it</a> in 2008.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-22020562227572101042017-08-09T22:34:15.601+01:002017-08-09T22:34:15.601+01:00Maywyn I shall return one day to do the Hermitage ...Maywyn I shall return one day to do the Hermitage Castle justice. It was splendid. The vacation was, indeed, wonderful.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76741552310420149522017-08-09T22:32:50.771+01:002017-08-09T22:32:50.771+01:00Thanks Lee. I don't have a particularly sweet ...Thanks Lee. I don't have a particularly sweet tooth. I do have a romantic desire for chocolate eclairs. Unfortunately they never live up to my childhood memories.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-12650089257449310472017-08-09T22:29:58.040+01:002017-08-09T22:29:58.040+01:00Monica I would never have anticipated a need to bo...Monica I would never have anticipated a need to book lunch in advance. In fact I'm not sure that, apart from the bistro on Scalpay which is very small, it would be possible. (Dinners are, of course, a different matter.) As for the castle I shall return!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-63860670221996517772017-08-09T22:10:57.512+01:002017-08-09T22:10:57.512+01:00How strange Meike. I did a very full reply to your...How strange Meike. I did a very full reply to your comment and I've just noticed that the comment has disappeared. I've also noticed that the reply to Monica has gone too. That's a major irritation. I mentioned that we drove towards Stornoway and half way home we went to the <a href="http://www.locherisortinn.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Loch Erisort Inn</a>. It was an inn with a very chequered history over the last 40 years but the current owners seem to have turned it around and we had e lovely lunch. I would certainly make the effort to go there again.As for the Hermitage Castle I shall certainly return with my 'proper' camera and do a full post. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-91852174138958615942017-08-09T21:52:30.872+01:002017-08-09T21:52:30.872+01:00Thanks Adrian. There were more 'free range'...Thanks Adrian. There were more 'free range' pigs there than I've seen anywhere and they looked genuinely happy (if one can measure pig happiness in squeals of delight). Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-82481118603718902562017-08-09T15:35:11.309+01:002017-08-09T15:35:11.309+01:00Photo No. 7 was the best, licking my chops as I wr...Photo No. 7 was the best, licking my chops as I write. We get what I think they call Creme Pat. here in France and not a lot of the good stuff in cakes. Mind you with weight, cholesterol reduction and diabetis to contend with we have to give all but the black coffee a miss.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-77407642035253538072017-08-09T13:00:33.616+01:002017-08-09T13:00:33.616+01:00Is it wrong of me to be just a little cheered by t...Is it wrong of me to be just a little cheered by the fact that I am not the only person completely frustrated by the UK's penchant for closing eating establishments at precisely the moment that people want lunch? I spent two weeks (back in the 1980s) traipsing around Scotland, trying to get someone to serve me food in the middle of the day. I did succeed a few times, when people took pity on me and went back in the kitchen and built me a sandwich... but I felt distinctly "in the way". I tried to figure out how people who live there full time get through the day without lunch. I suppose they carry a packet of peanuts in their pocket, or a picnic basket in the car?<br /><br />Awesome photos, btw! Hoping for an "all clear" on the health front!! Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-49868638388301069492017-08-09T00:14:29.343+01:002017-08-09T00:14:29.343+01:00That a great collection of photos of your out and ...That a great collection of photos of your out and about-ing. Love the sculpture in the first shot. That would look good out in my house paddock. The landscape of "down the valley" looks like a painting and as for the pastries - best not to linger too long there. I look forward to your return to the castle and hope everything went well at the hospital. Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18603389175747102402017-08-08T22:35:59.031+01:002017-08-08T22:35:59.031+01:00Love the Heilan coo. And the hexagonal cafe.Love the Heilan coo. And the hexagonal cafe.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-80104770512297681932017-08-08T13:01:44.680+01:002017-08-08T13:01:44.680+01:00Beautiful photos and post. Your vacation looks won...Beautiful photos and post. Your vacation looks wonderful.<br />The Hermitage Castle is charming, has a solid feel about it photo wise.Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-42813192771322585022017-08-08T10:44:48.138+01:002017-08-08T10:44:48.138+01:00A wonderful array of photos...a joy to see.
And t...A wonderful array of photos...a joy to see.<br /><br />And those pastries look very tempting!!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13903199020780750002017-08-08T09:32:48.978+01:002017-08-08T09:32:48.978+01:00Love that castle and the view below it! Hope you m...Love that castle and the view below it! Hope you managed to find some food eventually. On our recent trip I put in some effort beforehand to research openings hours & such. Had some luck as well though (as we did not actually book tables in advance). Only one evening did we have to "chase" food (and ended up at a pizza place which also served salads, and the only thing wrong with it was really that I ended up having to leave 3/4 of mine because the portions were enormous).DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-7846531881117517582017-08-08T08:36:00.138+01:002017-08-08T08:36:00.138+01:00Pigs here are just the same but the thought police...Pigs here are just the same but the thought police visit regularly. There is a special phrase that rids them quicksticks.<br />Good luck at t'ospital.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-9125198647428517032017-08-08T07:32:47.473+01:002017-08-08T07:32:47.473+01:00My comment could be an exact copy of Kay's. I ...My comment could be an exact copy of Kay's. I also very much like the pig family; it is so rare these days to see animals that are allowed to live the way they were meant to (more or less).<br />What did you do for lunch then when you could not get anything to eat in Tabert?<br />I am looking forward to your return to Hermitage Castle, what an intriguing place!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-63494645115121232192017-08-08T07:01:34.244+01:002017-08-08T07:01:34.244+01:00I was, indeed, Red.I was, indeed, Red.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com