Aberdeen and short green men...

Good morning Lunicornies,

We've just returned from our favourite granite city and the Body & Soul Fair at the Beach Pavilion.

As ever, we had a blast! The weather was amazing and the sun danced on the surf of the big North sea whenever we stepped outside for a breather.

A big thank you to Doreen who was staying at a posh hotel and purloined a fried egg roll for one Lunicorn from the breakfast buffet and to Hilary & Dave for Flapjacks and croissants. No muffins were involved this time.

One thing we really noticed on the streets when we were walking though was the time given to cross any roads safely. The green men in Aberdeen are well short. Do people walk faster there? Not once, were we able to get to the other side of Union Street, before the green man turned seriously red, and our gait is by no means slow. Stroll, we did not. In fact, it became quite funny to see if even a sprint could make it. Perhaps the green men are having a laugh?

On another note, as luck would have it, only four days ago did Travelodge decide to make ALL of their rooms non-smoking. Now, as we had booked our accommodation yonks ago, we had opted for a smoke free room anyway, as one Lunicorn is ever hopeful to have stopped the nasty weed when thinking six months into the future. However, whether a smoker or not, it does pose a contractual question surely for anyone who HAD booked and paid for a smoking room to then be told that the goalposts had moved, especially as I found it particularly dodgy standing outside late on a Saturday evening in my jim jams being accosted by all sorts of drunken yobs. Is this smoking ban putting smokers at more risk than the effects of nicotine on their lungs etc. I know, I know, I hear the non-smokers yell, what about our lungs? But that's not the point I'm making. I agree completely with the ban on public places. However, the hotel accommodation issue is about having specific smoking rooms in which only smokers ever reside. So I am disappointed that Travelodge have now adopted this policy. Will it stop us booking some of the cheapest accommodation out there? Probably not.

Still we were slightly concerned with the notice by the lifts informing us of a 'temporay' lift level problem and to take heed. We were more distressed by the spelling (you have taught us well Ms Copy Editor Merle)

Standing in the lifts surrounded by mirrors, we looked at each other, our bedraggled hair etc., and thought, "what happened to us? We used to be marginally funky". We've been running about so much with Lunicorn, that our appearance seems to have slipped off the radar. And so, we have decided to get our funk factor back. Watch this space.

Other news is, we're into our 2nd run of our cd, and this one has a bar-code - yay! We've got a new print (baby unicorn) and a range of original unicorn themed greeting cards. We've been asked to give a talk on being an entrepreneur to students at Perth College (yikes!), and Olivia Newton John WILL be talking dolphins with us very soon. Next weekend sees us host a full day workshop in Inverary and then we get into our busiest time.

In the meantime, go see 'Stardust' - it's fantastic, and a unicorn features prominently, not to mention a superb Take That accompanying song. And if only by saying this, we could get free food at La Tasca, but we would like to share a great deal we discovered in Aberdeen... all you can eat tapas for a tenner at La Tasca. Think it's only Sun to Weds, but really, ok the portions are smaller (which suits me) but you can order as many dishes as you want, and then some more, and it's only a tenner. So, if there's a La Tasca near you, and you're a fan of tapas, then heaven has just arrived in your inbox.

Rightyho, off to do some work.
Love & Light
The Lunicorns