Monday, December 30, 2013

Mr McTavish Bequeaths His Estate


Edinburgh man Willie McTavish is on his deathbed. He knows the end is near and is with the nurse, his wife, his daughter and two sons.

"So", he says to them: "Bernie, I want you to take the Braid Hills houses."

"Sybil, take the flats over in Morningside and Bruntsfield."

"Tam, I want you to take the offices in Charlotte Square."

"Sarah, my dear wife, please take all the residential buildings in the New Town."

The nurse is just blown away by all this, and she says, "Mrs. McTavish, your husband must have been such a hard working man to have accumulated all this property".

Sarah replies, "Property? ... he's talking about a paper round!

Friday, December 27, 2013

Cactus Blooming At Home: Dec 2013

Each year our cactus plant puts on a show for a few days, then the blooms are gone. The way they bust out for such a short time with such boldness fascinates me. I don't even know the reason why it is so brief, but enjoy them I do.