Oh happy day!

Jamie has graduated! He is Dr Anderson. It was one of those perfect days when everything goes smoothly - the weather was warm and sunny all day. In fact the Caird Hall in Dundee was a tad too hot and the graduation programmes were put to good use as fans, so there was a rippling effect all around the hall. The rector Brian Cox was there on the platform (the actor not the physicist) and all the other berobed dignitaries; the Chancellor tapped all the new dentists and doctors with the Dundee bunnet as they filed past, each one making their family very proud. David arrived from Prague (via Edinburgh) just after the ceremony and we took photos in the sunshine before heading to the champagne garden party at the university. We barely had time for a brief rest at the hotel before it was time for dinner at Malmaison which was excellent. Unusually for me, my favourite course was my dessert, a "carpaccio of pineapple" which was sliced very thinly and seasoned with grated coconut and red chillies, and served with coconut ice cream. And now Grandma, James and I are back at the hotel, exhausted. However the evening is just beginning for the youngsters who are all going clubbing!