Hello! Thank you very much for the coffee but I prefer lattes or coffee made with half a teaspoonful of coffee & plenty of milk. Lol.
I answered "Hello!" as it's 14:18 here.
Love coffee in the mornings and green tea with honey in the afternoons.
The only green tea I drink is peppermint & I like it straight. I have 1 coffee in a morning 4 teas & the rest of the time I drink herbal tea, fruit tea, pure fruit juices, milk &/ water.
Sounds great and also very healthy.
It is. I forgot about soup, Horlicks & ovaltine which I also drink. I drink alcohol every now & then.
What if?
What might Britain have been like if the Romans hadn't invaded Britain & kept the Scots over Hadrian's wall & then Antoninus's wall?
We might have all been like the Scots are now but without the baths, drainage system, straight roads, literacy & numeracy skills, cheese, wine & money.
What would have happened if Edward I hadn't been such a greedy King?
If the Romans hadn't have invaded Britain, it wouldn't have mattered as Edward I would have ruled the whole of Britain anyway. If Edward I hadn't been such a greedy King he would have been satisfied with just ruling England & wouldn't have fought to rule Wales & Scotland too. All them lives would have been saved. He wouldn't have earned his nickname of "Hammer of the Scots". Robert the Bruce wouldn't have been pressurised to change sides by his father & William Wallace might not have been defeated, captured, tried & executed for treason.
What if William III of Orange hadn't ordered everyone to pay allegiance to him?
He wouldn't have given the Campbell's an excuse to murder their worst enemies the McDonald's. If the Campbell's & McDonald's of Glencoe hadn't been worst enemies they would have explained to William of Orange why the McDonald's of Glencoe were late & the massacre of Glencoe wouldn't have occurred.
What if the Highland clearances hadn't occurred?
There would be more people living in the highlands & less sheep.
If all these events hadn't occurred & the 2 world wars Scotland wouldn't have all their songs as a lot of Scottish songs like "Scots wha hae", "Scotland the brave", "The ballad of Glencoe", "The Skye Boat Song", "Bonnie Dundee", "The Wallace" & "Willie McBride" wouldn't exist.
What if?
What might Britain have been like if the Romans hadn't invaded Britain & kept the Scots over Hadrian's wall & then Antoninus's wall?
We might have all been like the Scots are now but without the baths, drainage system, straight roads, literacy & numeracy skills, cheese, wine & money.
What would have happened if Edward I hadn't been such a greedy King?
If the Romans hadn't have invaded Britain, it wouldn't have mattered as Edward I would have ruled the whole of Britain anyway. If Edward I hadn't been such a greedy King he would have been satisfied with just ruling England & wouldn't have fought to rule Wales & Scotland too. All them lives would have been saved. He wouldn't have earned his nickname of "Hammer of the Scots". Robert the Bruce wouldn't have been pressurised to change sides by his father & William Wallace might not have been defeated, captured, tried & executed for treason.
What if William III of Orange hadn't ordered everyone to pay allegiance to him?
He wouldn't have given the Campbell's an excuse to murder their worst enemies the McDonald's. If the Campbell's & McDonald's of Glencoe hadn't been worst enemies they would have explained to William of Orange why the McDonald's of Glencoe were late & the massacre of Glencoe wouldn't have occurred.
What if the Highland clearances hadn't occurred?
There would be more people living in the highlands & less sheep.
If all these events hadn't occurred & the 2 world wars Scotland wouldn't have all their songs as a lot of Scottish songs like "Scots wha hae", "Scotland the brave", "The ballad of Glencoe", "The Skye Boat Song", "Bonnie Dundee", "The Wallace" & "Willie McBride" wouldn't exist.
fascinating lady Ann.
keep it coming.
good morning. just now waking up here.
Thank you very much Clay. I'm developing my fairy-tales & sharing them then I'm going to put more information into this.
That was just a spontaneous idea proof-read.
Horseland
Once upon a time there was a very old king who had a long, grey beard & moustache. He was called Harry. This king lived in a palace of pure crystal that sparkled & flashed in the sunlight like a great, big block of pure ice. The palace stood in a great, big garden & in this garden where all his people lived because he was such a nice king, there grew oranges, pears & wild cherry trees & tulips, roses & lilies-of-the-valley blossomed there & bright-coloured birds sang. All the birds in his Kingdom were bright-coloured & Pegasus lived there & there were unicorns & ponies, horses & donkeys in Horseland because he used to have a lovely wife called Angela who used to love horses but was turned into a fairy by an old witch who she defeated but could never regain her human appearance & all the other animals had turned into the ones Angela loved most. Pegasus is a winged horse. On nice, bright, sunny days Harry used to ride Pegasus over his palace & garden to admire the lovely view & visit a land a few miles away from him called Beachland where there were lots of lovely sandy beaches & he could paddle in the nice, cool, relaxing water which was that clean you could see the fish swimming over your feet or lay on the nice, clean sand which was as white as snow & listen to the birds singing & go to sleep until it got too cold. In the palace gardens were lots of large fountains which sprayed right up to the top of the highest trees you can imagine & 1 of these fountains was a water fountain. There was also an orange juice & apple juice fountain as well as a cola & lemonade fountain. To cap it all, there was a milk fountain & a chocolate fountain. These fountains produced the nicest tasting drinks ever that just quenched your thirst then made you want more.
Harry had only 1 son who was heir to the Kingdom, a little boy aged 7. His name was Mark. He was a good boy & always went to bed early & got up early, he never did anything wrong. Mark had blonde hair & he could play any instrument you can name & he danced & acted well but couldn't sing very well. Every time Mark sung the ice shattered & the birds flew away except the peacock. He was very artistic & very clever indeed.
When Mark got to the age of 16, he went to the neighbouring country which was very similar to the 1 his father ruled but was full of all different kinds of dogs because he used to have a wife who was the wicked witch that Angela had defeated called Eve. Eve's land was under a spell that changed all the other animals into nice dogs until her daughter found a handsome prince to marry. If anyone was ever cruel to the dogs they got turned into dogs themselves. It was called Dogland. Dogland was ruled by a King very much like his father but he only had 1 daughter. This King was called Don. His daughter was called Dawn. Dawn was the same age as Mark but she had dark hair which was very curly. She made mistakes sometimes though & although she was very clever & could sing & act couldn't dance or play any musical instruments. The mistakes she made were due to her not being very good with her hands. She broke cups, saucers & plates every time she washed up. Every time she sung though everything she broke repaired itself. Now as soon as he 1st saw her he fell in love with her & she felt the same way. They both spoke to their parents who agreed to pay for their wedding.
He got married in a kilt suit & had pipers playing at the wedding. She wore a gold dress to the wedding. Her ring was encrusted with every single gem you could mention. They had a gold horse-drawn carriage to take them to the church where they married. The page boys wore formal suits & the brides-maids wore Amethyst coloured silk dresses. Everyone had the biggest party you could imagine afterwards & were so happy & both Kings built a new palace in between the Kingdoms. This palace was solid gold & they had beautiful children & lived happily ever after.
The end.
Your castle thread is looking amazing with the images and writing!
I saw this and wanted to share it here with you
The Edinburgh military Tattoo is an incredible sight.
