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Tour
#Scotland
#Autumn
travel video, with
#Scottish
accordion music, of a road trip drive, on a single track route to Pitmedden Forest, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to
#Fife
and
#Perthshire
And story of John Chalmers
My parents died when I was a child, I was placed in orphanage in
#Fife
,
#Scotland
, and never head from my brother or sister from that day. Do not know what happened to them. On leaving the orphanage I was homeless for years. Without kindness of others I would not be here tonight
For three years, after orphanage, during my younger life I was homeless and living on the streets in
#Scotland
. There were no easy times, not much food, no warm bed. No kindness of strangers. That is why I try to be as kind to others as I can possibly be. I hope you will be also
Scotland is a very safe country with some of the lowest violent crime rates in the world. Every year, millions of people visit
#Scotland
from all over the planet. And for good reason, it is an amazing country with a rich history, beautiful scenery, and very friendly people
Born in
#Scotland
, I lived for many, many years in the
#USA
and have dual nationality, however I have lost hundreds of followers due to my views on the ridiculous gun laws in
#America
. But no person should be able to easily own a semi automatic rifle and I will not change my mind
So, does Douglas Ross
@Douglas4Moray
leader of
@ScotTories
agree with
@Jacob_Rees_Mogg
: who said " The key is we've got our fish back. They're now British fish. They're better and happier fish for it ” As
@BorisJohnson
destroys the seafood industry in Scotland. Will he reply ?
Credit where it’s due,
#Scotland
has done a brilliant job of vaccinating over 80 year olds, over 70s and folks with underlying health conditions, plus NHS staff against
#COVID19
We should be very proud of our wee country and
@NicolaSturgeon
And hope everyone can visit very soon
Born in
#Scotland
, I lived for many, many years in the
#USA
and have dual nationality, however I have lost hundreds of followers due to my views on the ridiculous gun laws in
#America
. But no young male should be able to own a semi automatic rifle, and I will not change my mind.
I was born in Randolph Street,
#Buckhaven
,
#Fife
,
#Scotland
, both parents passed on when I was six months old, so I was sent to a Children's home in the
#East
#Neuk
, not a pleasant experience, but, I survived that and then being homeless, and here we are yet another Birthday
#CommonThingsIveNeverDone
Sang God Save The Queen, I have never sung that song, and I never will sing God Save the King either, no matter how many times King Charles pays a visit to
#Scotland
Amazingly someone asked me before I went to hospital in
#Scotland
for a surgical visit a while back if I was comfortable being treated by a " woman " surgeon from
@NHSTayside
Of course I was, thank you
@nik_henderson
Surgeon Nikola Henderson, a brilliant woman
I must tell my followers, frends really, that I am truly grateful for your support during 2019. Some of you may recall I was extremely unwell at that start of the year, fortunately I have recovered from that, as much as I possibly can. Your kind words were much appreciated
Three times during my younger life I spent
#Christmas
#Day
, homeless and living on the streets in
#Scotland
. There were no boughs of Holly and the sharing of gifts. No kindness of strangers. That is why I try to be as kind to others as I can possibly be. I hope you will be also
Just got great news from my daughter in Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in
#Portland
,
#Oregon
. They are working on discharge orders ! She’ll be headed home, with her husband tonight, Oregon time.
Born in
#Scotland
, I lived for many years in the
#USA
and have dual nationality, howver I lost 400 followers last week due to my views on the ridiculous gun laws in America. But no young male should be able to own a semi automatic rifle, and I will not change my mind.
In my cottage after visit to
#Perth
,
#Scotland
. Sadly Sean Connery has died. He stayed true to his roots and said, “ I am not an Englishman, I was never an Englishman, and I don’t ever want to be one. I am a Scotsman. I was a Scotsman and I will always be one.”
#SeanConnery
R.I.P
I do not wish to divulge the reason for the operation, surgeons said that it an extreme case and they were amazed how she had been functioning prior to surgery. Both surgeons said that she did very well during surgery and expect a better than 100% recovery. My daughter is strong
Aye, after midnight. it is now December 12th, 2020, and my birthday, Tour
#Scotland
travel photograph of me on a visit a few years ago to
#Scottish
#Highlands
In my cottage after whisky visit to pub in
#Scone
by
#Perth
,
#Perthshire
,
#Scotland
. I will never pledge allegiance to
#KingCharlesIII
King Charles, pledging to him would be a form of insanity. I have had enough of the
#Coronation
of a moron born with a silver spoon in his mouth
In my wee cottage in
#Scone
, after trip to
#Fife
, then visit tonight to Jane in her home in Central
#Perth
,
#Perthshire
,
#Scotland
. Setup, decorated and put lights on her stunning
#Christmas
#Tree
Least I could do for the friend who builds my Blog for me to post on Social Media
In my cottage in
#Scone
,
#Perthshire
,
#Scotland
My daughter has returned to
#Salt
#Lake
#City
,
#UTAH
,
#USA
and was able to video visit with me tonight for an hour, as she recovers from her operation. Here is a favourite photograph of mine of my daughter and her husband
Great news tonight, my daughter and her husband intend to move, when possible, from
#Utah
to the East Coast of
#America
so that they can get direct flights to travel
#Edinburgh
and thus visit me more easily in
#Scotland
. They just need to find new jobs
Well, I am doing fine after minor surgery today, a wee bit bruised, a wee bit tired. After the hospital I spent some time this afternoon in the nearby
@DundeeBotanics
botanic garden. Nice place to recover, and of course I always carry a camera in Scotland
So, tonight during out video chat my daughter asked me, " What are you doing in August, Dad ? " " Not much, " I said, " the usual drinking whisky and misbehaving " " Good " she said because I am going to visit you in August in
#Scotland
( a WOW moment )
Aye, after midnight. it is now December 12th and my birthday, Tour
#Scotland
travel photograph of me on a visit a few years ago to
#Scottish
#Highlands
2021 A new year but it’s the same old, wrong, stupid tweets by Douglas Ross
@Douglas4Moray
MP for Moray and leader of the
@ScotTories
He is as useful as a concrete parachute.
In my cottage in
#Scone
,
#Scotland
Prime Minister of
#Britain
@BorisJohnson
and his political strategist Dominic Cummings, are figures of ridicule, caught in a Liar's Paradox which has spun out of control, with a liar lying to a liar who pretends to believe the lie
#JohnsonOut
I took my American wife when we first met on a tour on a stormy day to
#Anstruther
,
#East
#Neuk
of
#Fife
,
#Scotland
. I walked to the big waves, turned around, and there she was right behind me, soaked to the skin. I thought I must marry her, and did. Sadly she has passed
If you are elderly and lonely during the coronavirus
#Covid_19
crisis, and have to socially isolate and you are on
@Twitter
, there are lots of kind folks on here to chat with, me and my followers and good friends will help you
I do not intend to tweet about my present medical situation every night, that would be boring, for you, and for me. Will let you know as things progress. I do appreciate the support of my friends and followers on
@twitter
You are proof of the kindness in this world
Quite sad after that video chat with my daughter, who was due to visit me in September and will not be able to visit until
#Scotland
, and the flights here, are virus safe ( did not let her see my sadness though )
Well, folks, thank you, I am recovering and will only tweet a few tweets tonight, with more tomorrow. I would ask you kindly to RT them I do often say that I have the kindest followers on
@Twitter
, from overseas and in
#Scotland
, they are all more than worth a visit from YOU !
So, my friends, I am fond of all of you, We can conquer any fear we may have, together. And know that social distancing does not have to mean social isolation, especially with modern technologies available to us. Connect as much as you can with all you friends and loved ones
Three times during my younger life I spent
#Christmas
#Day
, homeless and living on the streets in
#Scotland
. There were no boughs of Holly and the sharing of gifts. No kindness of strangers. That is why I try to be as kind to others as I can possibly be. I hope you will be also
A wee story from today, I was in front of an elderly lady on visit to a shop in
#Scone
,
#Scotland
. She barked at me, " are you ahead of me. " "Yes, " I said. She then growled, " Huh. " She got a surprise after I left, for I had by then arranged to pay for her bag shopping.
Many of my followers will know that I left
#Scotland
, for
#America
, following my true love. Though she passed on far too young, I will never regret meeting and marrying her, and we were blessed to have this lass, my daughter
In answer to a qustion, No, I am not Gay, and I do photograph and video all kinds of events all over
#Scotland
, and I refuse to dislike or hate folks who are different from me, and do me no harm at all
Well, due to a large
#COVID__19
outbreak last week near my village in
#Scotland
, I received a home test kit in the mail on Monday, mailed it back same day, received text tonight that I do not have
#coronavirus
Very fast tracing and testing
Back from walk my in the rain, now in my cottage in
#Scone
by
#Perth
,
#Perthshire
. Tour
#Scotland
travel photograph of what I am eating for supper with my Malt whisky we have great cakes here for when you get to visit, sorry I don't have an extra slice
Well, how are my followers, friends really feeling during the
#COVID19
I have lived alone, well, except with a variety of dogs, for many years in
#Scotland
So, I am more used to the solitude, for other folks it will be more difficult Dog keeps me company though
Well here is my favourite photograph, shot many years ago of me and my daughter when she stayed with me on an extended visit to
#Scotland
. Shot this photo myself. Aye, she has a fine laugh and a wonderful heart, you will travel far to find a nicer person than her
Well, folks I do not have much advice as to how to deal with the
#lockdowneffect
due to isolation from
#coronvirus
except first, be kind to yourself, and others, it is quite natural to be anxious and afraid Here is photo of me being afraid on past visit to
#Highlands
of
#Scotland
Sad news tonight, 18 year old, daughter of friend in
#USA
, has passed on. It has been an long battle for her. Diagnosed at 12 years old with epitheliod sarcoma, lost her left arm at 13. She achieved many things in her young life. Life can be cruel. Rest In Peace brave lass
My wife who has long passed was a beautiful red haired American woman, who I met in
#Scotland
, she was my nighean ruadh. The song always reminds me of her. Her eyes were like the gleam, of the sunlight on the stream.
I am sick and tired of rich Toffs educated in Private Schools in
#England
, attempting to rule and subjugate
#Scotland
from
#London
. " As long as but a hundred of us
#Scots
remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule. "
Do not trust Boris Johnson
@BorisJohnson
of the
#Conservative
party He made promises to his wife, and broke them, to girlfriends with whom he has other children He has broken every promise he has ever made, and now he intends to destroy our National Health Service
#ResignJohnson
In my cottage after Friday night whisky visit to a pub in
#Scone
,
#Perthshire
,
#Scotland
. So sad to hear the news today that Harry Potter and Cracker actor Robbie Coltrane has died. He was a funny, one of kind proud
#Scotsman
. Robbie Coltrane supported Scottish
#Independence
Yes, it was an emotional meeting for my daughter and I when we met once again. Lots of tears and laughs. Four years is long time to be parted, and her surprise visit to
#Scotland
was much needed for both of us
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion
In answer to a question, I think I have shot travel 16,200 videos and 170,000 photographs of
#Scotland
. Shoot every day on every visit, truly a labour of love, and no one pays me to do my Social Media. I enjoy showing you the
#Real
Scotland
Today I went to visit my friend Jane in
#Perth
,
#Perthshire
,
#Scotland
. Due to her medical condition she has become unemployed. However I have now given her a job with good wages helping me. She can do that from her home. We are both happy with that
In
#Scone
tonight in
#Perthshire
,
#Scotland
, I cannot say I am very religious, spiritual is better word for me, but I do believe in kindness, be kind to all, like many and love a few. Whatever your religion, race or creed, may your God hold you in hollow of his hand, Happy Easter
In my cottage in
#Scone
, after visit to
#Perth
,
#Perthshire
,
#Scotland
. Whisky in hand, surrounded by memory cards, I am working on Blog posts. My dog at my feet, snores, and dreams of being on a visit to the hills and glens.
In my wee cottage. Well, I am known as a
#Scotsman
who speaks his mind, and the truth, and speaks it strongly I have always called a liar a liar and a hypocrite a hypocrite. And Dominic Cummings is both of those and not just because of his visit to
#Durham
,
#England
#sackcummimgs
A wee story from today in
#Scotland
. I happened to meet a very elderly lady walking with her walker. I approached at a safe distance and spoke to her, asking if she had food etc; At the end of our conversation, she said, " Thank you so much for talking to me. " heartbreaking
After the surgery in hospital, when I was compos mentis, I got out my hospital bed as quickly as possible and though I was groggy and a bit wobbly, I knew it was up to me now, to start my recovery. I had to take the first step myself
My wife who has long passed was a beautiful red haired American woman, who I met in
#Scotland
, she was my nighean ruadh. Her eyes were like the gleam, of the sunlight on the stream.
In my cottage tonight, with my dog, after our nightly hike around my wee village of
#Scone
,
#Perthshire
,
#Scotland
I do always try to look at all my notifications during the past 24 hours, however, if I have not answered your question, ask me again on this Saturday night
A Happy New Year from Sandy Stevenson I hope we can meet if you ever visit
#Scotland
, Gaelic saying from
#Scotland
may rain fall softly upon your fields until we meet again and may your God hold you in hollow of his hand
#HAPPYNEWYEAR2022
When I was sixteen years of age, I was required to leave my " home. " I was happy to leave, and yet had nowhere to go to. I was homeless for years in
#Scotland
, and yet here I am now.
Have been messaging with my daughter tonight from
#Scotland
, she is always telling me to tweet more of my words, and I tell her no one is interested, and she says, " But I am. " aye, she does indeed watch my tweets
In my cottage in
#Scone
after visit to
#Perth
,
#Perthshire
. In answer to a common question, yes, I take long walks for an hour every night here, and though I am profoundly deaf, I have a loyal friend who does my hearing for me
I am used to Social Isolation myself, being profoundly deaf, and working from home, but I am fortunate to always be busy, I enjoy
@Twitter
though as I " hear " your words on this medium. On this medium we are equal. And, aye, and this
#Scotsman
may be deaf but he is not daft
I am profoundly deaf, but I often look through my camera lens and can't see properly either. because of the tears in my eyes from the sheer beauty of
#Scotland
The country I love today, and forever, I hope you will visit one day in the future
I used to sing that beautiful song to the mother of my daughter, and my wife. She died aged 32 of Breast Cancer She lives in my heart and will remain there forever. After she passed I returned to
#Scotland
, although I still travel to
#America
Mo ghràdh bithbhuan Love forever
I am always happy to help people who wish to travel to
#Scotland
or live here. I do not ever try to sell my tours to folks, just happy to help with any visit. I don't tweet for money, reward, or praise, and I have nothing to sell, showing you
#Scotland
is honour enough for me
#AgeBeforeBeauty
Well, here is my favourite photograph, shot many years ago of me and my daughter when she stayed with me on an extended visit to
#Scotland
. Shot this photo myself. Aye, she has a fine laugh and a wonderful heart, you will travel far to find a nicer person
I am very used to Social Isolation, being profoundly deaf, and working from home, but I am fortunate to always be busy, I enjoy
@Twitter
though as I " hear " your words on this medium. On this medium we are equal. And, aye, and this
#Scotsman
may be deaf but he is not daft
Just thought I would mention my medical situation now, as my operation may become an emergency, and if I disappear from
@Twitter
for a wee while, you will know that I am simply indisposed
I wonder if my friends here on
@Twitter
can understand this ? If I close my eyes, in peace and quiet, I can imagine myself beside her in that hospital in
#Oregon
,
#USA
. I can then see myself there holding her hand, passing on love and strength.
There is no such thing as the " White Race " in the way in which racists use those words. Prior to the modern age, no European peoples regarded themselves as " white ", but rather defined their race, ancestry, or ethnicity in terms of their nationality. I am Scottish what are you
I am always saddened that most businesses, including travel, tourism and visitor businesses in
#Scotland
won't tweet their beliefs as I do, aye, they are afraid of losing customers, I am not afraid to believe in, and support
#Independence
for
#Scotland