LL-L "Holidays" 2004.01.01 (01) [E/S]

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From: sandy at fleimin.demon.co.uk <sandy at fleimin.demon.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Holidays" 2003.12.30 (02) [E/S]

> From: R. F. Hahn <lowlands-l at lowlands-l.net>
> Subject: Holidays
>
> An a blythe birthday tae wir guid pal Sawny Fleimin (Sandy Fleming), ane o
> wir stievest tenders an fenders!  (Weel, A howp ye unnerstaund whit A'm
> ettlin tae say here, bein creative at the same time, as ayeweys ...)

Thanks, Ron!  An a Guid New Year tae aabody!  :)

>    Hogmanay is the Scottish New Year, celebrated on 31st December every
> year.
>    Never being slow to spot a good excuse for a party, the night involves
a
>    celebratory drink or two, fireworks and the kissing of complete
> strangers –
>    not necessarily in that order.

Strangely enough they cancelled a lot of the street parties in Scotland and
the north of England, including the Edinburgh one, due to bad weather. But
as I went out first-footing after midnight it seemed to me to be the mildest
weather we've had at Hogmanay in a long time! However, there have been some
well sub-zero mornings recently and it was snowy and blowy all afternoon on
Hogmanay, I don't suppose anybody could have predicted that it would turn
mild just in time!

Another aspect of the New Year is New Year Resolutions. I resolve to open
more orthography discussions on Lowlands-L in future. Maybe  :)

Sandy
http://scotstext.org/

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Holidays

Happy New Year, everyone!

> Strangely enough they cancelled a lot of the street parties in Scotland
and the north
> of England, including the Edinburgh one, due to bad weather. But as I went
out
> first-footing after midnight it seemed to me to be the mildest weather
we've had at
> Hogmanay in a long time! However, there have been some well sub-zero
mornings
> recently and it was snowy and blowy all afternoon on Hogmanay, I don't
suppose
> anybody could have predicted that it would turn mild just in time!

I watched part of that on TV, also heard the booing from the disappointed
crowd that refused to disperse.

As for the cancellations, I can just imagine the various conspiracy theories
flying around.

> Another aspect of the New Year is New Year Resolutions. I resolve to open
more
> orthography discussions on Lowlands-L in future. Maybe  :)

Good!  Does this mean I'll have to dust off and polish my dancing shows?
;-)

Best wishes,
Reinhard/Ron

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