Hi from Scotland
Watch this postHello. I’m Mike. Just joined out of curiosity really. I’m 69 (for just a few more weeks) All the boring stuff about me is in my profile. I’ll be happy to just chat. Not looking for partner or anything. Or any arguments. I moved from London to Central Scotland 6 months ago. My hobbies include bird watching, Plane spotting, Photography & video & computers.
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how are you ? did you already find your way around here ? I just registered two days ago, but find it quiet confusing. and I realised that one has to search around in the forum and in the new-member compartment to find somebody nice. not easy as there often is just a name, nothing else ! for a lot of people don't fill in theri profile. perhaps they don't know how...?
well, anyway.. it would be nice to hear/read a few words from you.
have a nice weekend!
best wishes, Hannelore
Be nice to chat & make new cyber friends. 61 but only for another few weeks, still working but can’t wait till I retire as I would like to travel more -although will need get over my fear of travelling outwith UK on my own!
I'm french and I spent 5 weeks in Scotland in January!
It was a great experience!
I lived near Elgin in a wonderfull family!
I love Scotland!
I wrote recently about my experiences many moons ago with a male capercaille (aka “horse of the woods” ) here in Highland Perthshire .These beautiful but somewhat aggressive birds have suffered a mammoth decline in numbers from some 20 000 in Scotland in the 1980s to barely a 1000 at present . They are now only found in the north east in Aberdeenshire- a sad but somewhat inevitable decline . Only last week a n incident was reported in a small estate in Aboyne . A love crazed caper caused them to create an exclusion zone around its territory to protect ramblers after it had killed its love rival in a fight . Rangers had warned tourists that they could be mistaken for a potential mate or rival by an aggressive cock . One path has already been closed after a poor cyclist was set upon by one using its razor sharp beak . The caper is the largest of the grouse family reaching up to 90 cm / 3 feet in length
Been up in Scotland for just over 4 years now. Yet it still feels like we only moved in about 3 months ago!. Time seems to fly past so fast these days!
I'll try to look in a little more regularly now that my desktop PC seems to have finally allowed me to enter the forum, instead of restricting me to my ipad!
73 years old now! 74 in a little over 3 months. No major health issues to worry about, thankfully.
Hi to all who may have responded to previous posts and never got a reply..
Glad to see that your PC has allowed you to re-join the forum 🙂 My PC behaves itself but my iPad is useless on this site ........... or perhaps it's me! Re the time flying past - my old Dad always used to say that the older you get the faster time flies by. I think he was right - when I was little (a long,long time ago!) birthdays and Christmas always took ages to come round, now I no sooner put the decorations away that it seems to be time to put them up again!
Are you enjoying living in Scotland? It's one of my favourite places to visit - I've stayed in Kingussie a few time s and am going to Inversnaid in March - fingers crossed for snow on the mountains but roads clear.
Glad to hear you are enjoying Bonnie Scotland. It's odd but I always felt an affinity for the coastal area near Dumfries when I visited friends and then many years later, when I was researching my family tree I found that many of my great grandparents were from that area. Some were married in the church in Kirkudbright, which is now a museum and others were from villages near Stranraer where they worked at crofters - unfortunately no castles or mansions in my family! 🙂 A two minute commute to work sounds idyllic - your daughter is so lucky.
Carole
I live in Dumfries please private chat me be nice to have a local contact.
I am 60 yr female, married and a bit lonely. At that point in life reflecting and hoping to stay fit and healthy to enjoy the years left.
I was born in Scotland and my heart is always up there but I am settled in the midlands with hubby and have 2 grown up children that moved away.
I love my garden which is a nature attraction for birds and all sorts .
If you want give me a reply to see if we have a common interest.
2018 - the year of ?
I have always worked full time, brought up two lovely children (son and daughter) who live their own lives today. They are two decent human beings and I am extremely proud of them.
My life up to now has been raising them and working. I did take a few years out of work when I was in my late thirties to gain a BA (hons) degree in Business. After that I went straight back to work.........
I was in a long term relationship which ended two and a half years ago. After that ended my health deteriorated for a while, I became unemployed.........however, I am back to normal and I just don't know what to do next.
I just feel so old !!!! HELP......
Welcome to Silversurfers! At 59 you are still a spring chicken - remember, age like size is only a number so stop feeling old and start to enjoy your life. You have achieved so much already - two lovely children and a BA (Hons) degree. Are you looking for work or have you taken early retirement because of your health? If you have retired would you consider doing some voluntary work where you would not only meet other people but could possibly help them as well. I volunteer at a local primary school just for a few hours a week and listen to the children read. It is so rewarding especially when the new children who have just started begin to gain confidence and chat to me about their families and pets etc. I'm also a member of my local U3A and have joined quite a few groups - gardening, singing and antiques to name but a few. Whereabouts in Scotland do you live? It's a beautiful country - I like the coastline between Dumfries and Portpatrick and love Edinburgh. I've also visited Skye and admired the Cuillins - from a distance, I'm not a climber! Always ready for a chat so cheer up and start planning the rest of your life 🙂