Mary MacGregor

“It is a luxury to be understood.” Wresting small joys from a desert life in the amazing Palm Springs valley

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@JamesMartinSJ Heartening share. Did you know my cousin Don
Sharp who died earlier this year at 85 at the Los Altos Jesuit center?
We shared a love of history and genealogy, both of us proud Scots, and my first instinct, after reading your story was to share it with him.
His obit is impressive

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@SaveukChurches This omission just rankles. I’d added it to my Must-See list for last month’s Scotland driving adventure then forgot to check my notes for the day’s itinerary. Saw Kilchurn and zipped by obliviously to this gem.
I’ll take solace in your lovely video peek.

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@CrazyVibes_1 Quelle biography! I remember reading that she was Johnny Carson’s favorite guest. There’s a tidbit.

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@DrHelenFry I studied in Calvados country 50 years ago, with a family who produced the apple brandy, and was thanked in the town square by a older Frenchman who thanked our young trio of gals for coming to his country’s aid three decades earlier.

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@SamCannonArt I was struck by the efficacy of early “hot-water bottles” while touring Dunvegan Castle in Skye last month.
Smart and sensuous tools to welcome a chilled body.

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@FLCons

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@SuzeOrmanShow I wish you’d been around when I was starting out in the late ‘70s

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@ldgower2 @letterappsoc What a darling installation to find.

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@ZwartblesIE Blow that group shot up. Why can’t jettisoned followers figure out and refollow favorite accounts? Whole enterprise appears murky and unfair.

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@UndisScot @Alisdaire14 My goodness. I drove through this tiny village our first day in Scotland last month. Stressed by car-rental nonsense, driving on the left, and getting royally lost trying to find the Dalmahoy Hotel. Even with all that stress, I was able to appreciate its cosy charm.

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@freakoutsideofx This Baby Boomer grew up with only ABC on the dial so The Beav was must-watch TV for a young girl. Along with all the rest of the reassuring families like the Andersons, Flinstones, Jetsons, Nelsons, and of course the Adams!

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@lizaadamczewski Rich childhood. Feel sorry for kids today bereft of any hint of wildness.
Card losses remind me of Gosford Park; the Kristin Scott Thomas character “won” at cards to marry the roue character who was murdered.

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@karina_kk24 I was strong-armed by Budget into paying double for a car I didn’t want. Soured the vacation. Then saw everyone else driving Arnold Clark rentals.

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@LadyHaywire Was looking for this guy!

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@LadyHaywire Heartening. Also never saw a live Scottish deer 😔

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@Paul_King_Tours @tatularu Cuz you were savvy enough to book the ferry in advance! My Skye adventure this month involved two trips over the Localsh bridge. Then again, I did get two chances to ogle Eileen Donan!

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@UndisScot @TheHebViking I stopped the car this month and ran back to the meadow to take a photo of this in-your-face white edifice.

[Mary MacGregor @agentmary]

@TimmyMallett @UndisScot Shades of Edward Ardizzone