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Elle, the creator was Scots. But they were made in England.
I asked on a thread if they were selling door knockers and could they help me. But someone deleted the thread! Irksome!
Apparently the Kelpies are to honour all the heavy horses who laboured here.
My understanding of a kelpie was that it was a "water horse", possibly like Nessie and Morag.
I wonder is it in Brewers?
I am very warm this night!

Hi elle
I am used to the wildlife in our gardens but when I went to feed the front garden birds there was quite a large frog in the middle of the path,we have a pond in the back but havent seen any frogs for ages by the time I had fed the birds it had gone into the hedge too late to photograph

Morning, Rusty!
A miserable wet day here - very humid, though.
I hope it's better for you in Dundee?
I couldn't resist looking up 'kelpie' in my 'new' Brewers!
Yes, you are perfectly correct- kelpie is given as a spirit of the water in the form of a horse. It suggests that the word is related to Scottish Gaelic cailpeach, 'heifer'.
What a to-do with all the 100+ pages of spam on the forum! Ash certainly had his work cut out dealing with that lot.
You are going 'haddock hunting' this morning, aren't you?
Anything else planned?

Good morning all!
Fine day North of the Border!

Elle, your friend Lin, if she is a crossword fan, may be interested in seeing the statue to William Chambers, of Dictionary fame, in Chambers Street, Edinburgh.
There is also a window in his honour in St Giles Cathedral.
William, and possibly his brother, paid for the renovation of St Giles Cathedral.
Now, I do not know if this is true or not, and I don't have time to find out, as I have a fine haddock to find, but it has been said that the first funeral to take place in St Giles after renovation, was William Chambers own.

Hello, Doglet!
One of our neighbours has a pond in his back garden and one of our cats regularly brought us gifts of frogs. He would hold the frog delicately by one leg( quiet unharmed) and proudly present it to us. I would then have to return it back to the neighbour and the pond!

Good Morning everyone,

Slightly overcast here, but quite bright nonetheless, and not cold.

Rusty, how come getting a Haddock is such an affair ! :)

Our cats bring in undamaged frogs as well. The frogs make a strange whistling noise when distressed.


P.S. more of a post to see if I've been affected by the anti-spam campaign than one to inform - sorry!

Hello, Elle,
Yes, a fine haddock is top priority today.
There is a good fish shop not too far off.
Fresh fish straight from the boats at Arbroath!
I hope to find a battery for my car remote doofer, too.
Yes, a lot of annoying spam. Why is it called spam?
I may have a browse in Curry's too.
Curry's is an electrical appliance retailer.
Offski now. Enjoy your "lunch"!

I think it derives from the Monty Python sketch of a cafe where span was served with everything. I think Vikings were involved!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE