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Healthy birthday in the park, well..... healthy except for the angel cake, chocolate brownies and gingerbread men!!
My Birthday Outing to Crombie
Because
it was my birthday yesterday my daughters, their children and the dogs
all came to take me out. No grand or fancy restaurants for us, we went
to Crombie Country Park.
We walked the couple of miles around the man made loch, let the
children play in the adventure playground, picked up our picnic from the
cars and then headed to the enclosed marquee for a splendid birthday
tea. They toasted my with fizzy apple juice, sang happy birthday over
shop bought angel cake and tucked into cheese and
onion quiche, chocolate brownies, ginger bread men, cherry tomatoes,
crisps and cuscus salad……….not necessarily in that order. None of us
have very much spare cash at the moment but this was one of the nicest
birthdays I can remember.
Crombie Parks Past
The park has its origins in this areas growing need for water during the mid 1800’s. A nearby reservoir at Moniki was completed in 1854 but found to be inadequate for the growing needs of the area. In 1866 work began to develop the former quarry and part of Crombie Den as a reservoir, with the construction of an enormous, earthen embankment with puddle clay lining. The whole thing was completed in 1868 but the combined supply of water from Moniki and Crombie was never really sufficient to meet demand. In 1871 work started on the Lintrathen scheme, which remains the key supplier for Dundee plus much of Angus and Perthshire. Crombie was last used to supply water to Carnoustie in 1981, and for almost 100 years its future was uncertain.
The
Park was officially opened in September 1983. It has 102 hectares
includes Crombie Loch as well as broadleafed and coniferous woodlands;
it is a welcome haven for wild life and waterfowl. The woodlands are
home to red squirrels, woodpeckers and roe deer.
My
own personal favourite part of this vast park is a tiny unused crofting
cottage. It has been left exactly as it was when it was used by
crofters during the last century. My dream is to one day find my self
living in a little house that looks exactly like this with the front
door looking out onto the sea. I would sit at my door and watch the sun
rise over the sea. The only sounds; the sea
crashing against the shore, the sand being dragged back into the sea and
the gulls screeching above the wind and the waves, no company, no
conversation, no nothing except me and my house and the sea. …… Oh
Navada
greenwytch wrote on Sep 29, '08
your day sounds magickal! thanks for sharing this about the park, it is really a lovely space.
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brendainmad wrote on Sep 29, '08
Some people do prefer to have their dessert first. lol. What a lovely way to spend your birthday!
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starfishred wrote on Sep 28, '08
birthdays
arn't about how much money we spend but the company and the good
conversation we have and your food sounded wonderful and the company
also and the setting was superb-when I go to San Francisco we also
usually go to golden gate park especially with my grandson he much
prefers the outdoors and we picknick and oh what fun.
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acousticeagle wrote on Sep 28, '08
It's
great to have a truly memorable occasion of one's birthday at a special
place. The weather looks overcast there but you were sunny inside, hey!
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kentuckydeb wrote on Sep 28, '08
What
a great day! I could think of nothing better. aday with your girls and
gran kids in one of your favorite spots. You are truly blessed.
bigggggggg huggs.....nice pictures
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