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The new beast from the East has fairly thinned out the madding crowds on the beach!
A major milestone at Castle Talpa yesterday - we received our anti-Covid vaccinations. A splendidly organised and stress-free operation - well done NHS Scotland.
I have never excelled as a linguist, although I am fairly fluent in English and broad Yorkshire. Thus it was that at lunchtime, when I asked Alexa, in my best French, whether she spoke French, she replied: "Shuffling songs by Connie Francis". I despair!