Well we
have had a social day! In the morning we did some cooking for lunch time; I
made the starter (poached salmon and avocado) and the main course (Basque
chicken) and James made white chocolate ice cream. It's a long time - at least
two years - since we have used the ice cream maker, so he had to find the
instructions and work out how to use it again. Let's just say that there was a
bit of shouting! Heather and Ewan came for lunch with Andrew; it was great to
see him and to hear all about his first year of studying Law at university. He
clearly enjoys it and is making the most of his time there; he even said that it
has been the best year of his life so far. After lunch Cat popped round bearing a
welcome tray of cupcakes and we had coffee and chatted about various subjects, it
was very relaxing and friendly. Unfortunately my lovely god-daughter Jennifer
couldn't be there because she has a bad cold. It was a good afternoon to sit
around chatting because the weather was very rainy.
Later on Grandma came round for tea and Jamie
arrived home from watching the boat racing at Strathclyde Park. Needless to say
James and I weren't very hungry after our big lunch but the boys are always
hungry so they ate up the remainder of the Basque chicken and Grandma ate some
too. James thought it actually tasted better reheated! Grandma was in good
spirits and her eye looks almost back to normal after her second cataract
operation. So it has been a pleasant and sociable day. Now I should be heading
to bed but in fact I am watching a spooky film with Sandra Bullock in it called
"Premonition"! It is really quite scary!
