And it was indeed a delicious meal although my tummy had only just recovered from my previous night's curry. I had salmon teriyaki which was perfectly cooked and the others all enjoyed their turbot with ginger and asparagus (which was the special). Afterwards we all repaired to a nearby bar for drinks and chat. I impressed everyone with my encyclopaedic and useless knowledge of celebrity trivia (specialising in celebrity relationships.) I am just kidding that it is impressive but it certainly is encyclopaedic and I wonder how my brain can remember such trivia while not absorbing important things like politics etc.
On Sunday we went through to Longniddry to watch Jamie running in the Edinburgh Marathon. After much driving around we walked to a good vantage point to watch Jamie running eastwards at about 16 miles and then westwards towards the finish at about 20 miles. He looked so sweet and brave. Then it was back to the car and we dropped off Davie near the finish line to meet Jamie; James and I went off to have a snack lunch and picked them up later. Jamie was exhausted but very pleased; his time was 4 hours 32 minutes which was good for a first marathon, especially when his training schedule was interrupted when he hurt his hip a couple of weeks ago. As for spectating a marathon - well, without in any way wishing to sound disloyal to my dear son, it was one of the most boring experiences of my life! The couple of minutes when we actually saw him were great, but the rest of the day consisted of driving about and hanging about. Home we all went for a Chinese meal with Grandma (who is very proud of Jamie) and a pleasant Skype with Ally and Cat who are having a great time in Lithuania.
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