Ready to fly away

This morning on my way to work (Rick's secretary is on vacation) I was listening to public radio (as usual). One of the segments was on Scotland's upcoming vote on independence, and how much that vote has to do with North Sea oil in the Shetland Isles. Of course, my ears perked up at that. My interest in all things Shetland was jump-started by my dear little woollies but the on-going fascination is well fed by four Shetland blogs that I follow, My Shetland, Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary, Shetland Handspun, and Shetland Misfit (can you believe only ONE of them is fiber-related?!?). Anyway, some native Shetland Islanders were interviewed, and I was captivated by their lovely, lyrical brogue. In spite of the near-constant wind and serious shortage of trees, the thought of getting to hear that speech every day and be with people who love horses or sheep was enough to make me want to pick up and move to Shetland Right.Now.

Then the next segment came on, and an in-country stop was added to my itinerary. It was an announcement that the largest private collection of Alamo memorabilia, owned until now, believe it or not, by British rocker Phil Collins, has been donated to this shrine of Texas liberty (you can watch the press conference here). A new building is going to be erected to house this collection, which includes a rifle of Davy Crockett's. San Antonio is one of my favorite domestic destinations, which I'm much more likely to get to visit again than to see Shetland. Oh well; at least I have the internet!

That's it for June's daily postings from . . .