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  Packing. I hate packing. I think I've overpacked already. I'm sure I dont need to pack this many base layers and this many pairs of pants, especially since we'll be staying at places where we can do laundry. Though those machines with washer/dryer in one really suck at drying but seem popular across the pond for some reason.

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  Sometimes I wonder why I even bother to read the news. It's just one bad news after another and it gets worse and worse and worse... Goodness, I need this vacation.

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  I've never seen so many candidate signs for a municipal election before. Everyone is going all out this year. What's up with that?

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  I got a new passport earlier this year. I've been procrastinating from signing it since. Maybe later today. Or early tomorrow.

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  People-watching at the airport. Made it here with hours to spare without taking the 407. #IYKYK

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  Trying to power through the day on three hours of sleep to beat the jetlag (UK time is 5 hours ahead of Ontario, Canada time). 4-ish hours to go before bedtime. I believe we have Taskmaster and Celebrity Traitors to look forward to tonight. We were planning to take the bus into town (Aberdeen) to do some sightseeing but only had the energy to go to a country restaurant near the hotel for a late lunch/early dinner. Will just be vegging out/being couch potatoes until bedtime. So sleepy...

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  We were trying to figure out which way to go to get to the hotel by foot in front of the Aberdeen airport yesterday. We must've looked really lost because a lovely man who worked at the airport, doing maintenance, asked if he could be of any help to us and then continued to show us a great shortcut that we wouldn't have found otherwise. It wasn't his job but he was happy to help. We were really grateful. I like to think it was good karma, because the spousal unit is alway...

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  What I'm smelling like rn. Not the scents the world needs but the scents that the world gets.

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  In Scotland, but closer to Bergen, Norway than to Aberdeen! 😊 #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #Lerwick #Shetland #Scotland

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  Not so great photo of the northern light show over Busta Voe in Shetland tonight. I'm loving being in Shetland, away from it all. #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Shetland #Scotland

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  #SilentSunday

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  Our little rental car is just the perfect height for Shetland ponies to stick their head through its window. Look at that adorable little face! 😍 #Shetland #ShetlandPony

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  Currently staying at the Harris part of the Isle of Lewis and Harris, where the sheep are grazing dangerously close to the road and would cross the road unexpectedly. 😬 #OuterHebrides #Scotland

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  #SilentSunday

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  Wish I could wake up to this view every day. #IsleOfSkye #Scotland

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  I walked 30kms last week. Please clap.

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  Looking for a sponsor for my future photography project called "Potholes on the Skye" lol. They didn't lie about the many potholes on this island. Shetland roads, however, are ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.

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  Went to the next town this past Saturday to go for a nature walk. Saw a sign for a book sale by the local public library. Of course we had to go. There were a lot of books and also CDs and records on vinyl. When we went to pay, we found out it was a "whatever amount you're willing to donate but you could also just take them away for free if you're so inclined" type of book sale. They use the money from their twice yearly book sales to fund free services at the library, like com...

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  Just did our regular walking route in full for the first time since I buggered my knee last month and it didnt make me feel like dying. But I was wearing my regular walking shoes instead of the bulky, new hiking boots, so, I don't know. Maybe what my feet are wearing does make a difference?

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  I hadn't seen any updates from @barrd in a while. Did a little search and found out he died unexpectedly back in February. I knew Dave from Pebble (defunct). Not very long, but from the few interactions I had with him, I could tell he was a lovely person. Rest easy, Dave! https://bristolwordpresspeople.org/dave-barr/ #T2 #Pebble

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  Somewhere on Sognefjellet, the highest mountain pass in Norway (and all of Northern Europe). It reaches an altitude of 1,434 meters (4,705 feet) above sea level. Definitely one of my favourite mountain passes (I love mountain passes!). #FootpathFriday #Norway #Sognefjellet #Travel #TravelPhotography

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  Contemplating making myself a granny square cardigan even though I haven't touched my crochet kit in years. I'm sure it's just like riding a bike. (I hope?) This pattern looks fairly simple: https://wildandwanderful.com/blog/2023/11/free-granny-square-cardigan/ #Crochet #Craft #DIY

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  Went to a collectible store where they had a table full of random stickers. 5 for $1! This is my 5 lol. The neurospicy one is my favourite. #NeuroSpicy #Stickers

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  #SilentSunday

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  Seeing a production of Saturday, Sunday, Monday. It's almost 3-hour long with two intermissions. We're at the second intermission and I can't wait for it to be over so I can have dinner. So hungry! Doesn't help that it's set around Italian food and it smells like Italian food.

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  Nothing like getting a hot flush from playing Mario Kart. 🙄

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  This rain is nothing if not consistent. #ONStorm

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  I don't remember the last time I had to water my container tomato plants. Its been raining a lot! I really need to harvest them. There are lots of ripe ones. A lot of the Sungold must have split already. #Gardening #Tomatoes

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  This article makes me want to redo my messy garden. 😄 A bit too late for that now, but maybe next year? https://rooted-haven.com/how-to-make-native-landscaping-look-intentional/ #Gardening #NativePlants

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  "Who needs a hug?" #Puffin #Iceland #PhotoMonday #FotoMontag #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography