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Capital times
Back from three days in the Smoke where we were delighted to meet up with chum Ruth. We had originally planned to go to both Cambridge and London but Paul’s operation made us take a more realistic approach. We saw two extremely good plays, Much Ado About Nothing with David Tennant and Catherine Tate, and…
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Still crazy
Last weekend was spent in Glasgow. Firstly, there was an interesting four hours at Ninewells hospital in Dundee, for an appointment at 09:10 which was stretched somewhat by a fire alarm. This occasioned a total lock down, that saw me ushered into the room where they keep the anaesthetics, since there was no siren there…
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Oh for goodness’ sake
I have occasionally had some moments in my life to look back upon the good stuff. Tonight the train home to Fife was delayed for ages (ooh, at least 30 minutes) by a points failure at Dalmeny. So, I was forced to sit in a comfy double seat by myself, reading a very good book…
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BA 8
Just back from Blair Atholl, yet another wonderful weekend with Yard of Ale, On the Wagon, After 8 Mince and the Lilting Tilters. Most of DBFC pitched up on Friday night, and enjoyed a grand meal followed by many hours of music, laughter and insults. On Saturday, after exchanging some wake up jokes at breakfast,…
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Auch
Just back from a few days in Perthshire, we stayed at Auchteralyth Steadings which are highly recommended, Anne Fedele, the owner, has done everything to furnish the cottages to five star level, it’s all very dog friendly and you will be checked out by Kashka the Rhodesian Ridgeback dog. There are hens and horses too,…
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Sheryl
Yesterday we went to the wedding of Sheryl Thomson and Peter Ritchie, in the Randolph Room at Glasgow University. It was a hugely moving ceremony, the bride looked stunning and the music was highly emotive. Here are some pictures of the happy couple
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Eye eye
Today we went to Eyemouth for lunch with Johnny and Yvonne on the occasion of their wedding anniversary. It was a glorious drive there and back, as the early spring sunshine picked out the new born lambs in the fields. Pease Bay looked particularly attractive from up above, and the meal itself in Oblo was…
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Cooking the books
Finally made the chocolate beetroot cake last night and I would think that if you were in a particularly fried frame of mind it would prove a wonderful release, since it does leave the kitchen reminiscent of a Schlesinger gore fest. Went to Andrew Carnegie’s birthplace museum yesterday, it’s in Dunfy. It’s certainly a well…
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Beadnell’s About
Last weekend we met up with the chums from the 2008 (crikey) Norwegian cruise, down in Beadnell on the Northumbrian coast. Part of this journey involved the most sedate drive of ever down the A1, stuck as we were behind a slow moving something; despite the thirty minutes we spent behind it I never did…
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Post Slaley Post
First class. Another week in Northumberland, one of the country’s unsung jewels. Even although the weather was atrocious for most of the time, we blethered, cooked, swam and shopped. It’s a tremendous getaway, what with the quizzes and bingo, we love it.