I swear I didn't back into this Give Way sign

This was the weekend we went to visit Frances in Prestwick. We had great weather and enjoyed a delightful lunch prepared by Frances, followed by an afternoon on the beach , returning later for tea and cakes in her garden. Mrs Ted has already posted some flower pictures on Yamboy


We had been advised to take the Sorn road as there was a flower festival on in Ayrshire and it would help us avoid most of the traffic. As we passed this road end I noticed that Windy had just clocked up 77,777.7 miles and I couldn't resist stopping to record the moment. Mrs Ted says I'm a sad individual but we all have our own enthusiasms :-)
It was not until right now that I noticed the similarity to a traffic accident record picture. IT WAS DEFINITLY LIKE THAT BEFORE I REVERSED INTO THE ROAD!
More pictures from that weekend here Tartanted.com

On a less controversial note here is a picture taken in the centre of the village of Sorn in Ayrshire which shows quite clearly how proud the inhabitants are of their village and it's gardens.

Eddy and Little Ted have a new bicycle adventure

Saturday 13th August, a day with little time between downpours of rain, was filled with a rush to cut the front yard followed by a rush to assemble our new Revolution Glider.

"What does this bit do Daddy?"
"No idea"
"I'll get my screwdriver and help"
"Nooooooooooooooooo!"
"Is it ready yet Daddy?"
"For the fifth time - not yet sweetpea"
"Can we ride to Loaningdale for hot chocs?"
"What a good idea"

Anyway, in spite of all the "help" I received whilst assembling the bike I succeeded in completing the task before the next downpour. However Eddy, being but 4 years old, could not contain herself any longer and insisted on a test drive around the sub division. So off we went at exactly the same time as the heavens opened. Well, it didn't take long for the weeping and wailing to commence and we returned to the house 2 minutes later and very much damper than we had set off. I do not think my daughter has an outdoors type personality.

Later, after returning from Loaningdale (pictures can be seen here) Little Ted got to try out the Glider. He is a tad small for it right now but he held on tightly and enjoyed a trip around our street whilst Jenna kept an eye on his progress.