Miscellany

It was just as well that we had gone for our walk on Saturday because Sunday was a right dreich day. We went into town with Davie and had an excellent lunch at Jamie's Italian before going to the Apple Shop regarding a fault on Davie's computer. There was an illustrated talk going on in the shop by none other than Colin Prior (with whom James went for a photography tutorial a couple of years ago). We joined the audience - it was all about framing and lighting photos - and at the end James went over to have a chat with him.

This week so far is flying by; Jamie turned 25 yesterday so we had a nice phone chat with him, and Ally Skyped us on Sunday when Grandma was round.

I was at the eye clinic yesterday and got good news (my retina has healed nicely) and bad news (I have a cataract in my left eye and will need another surgery). I was disappointed, although my vision in that eye is still so misty that I wasn't totally surprised. It's a small operation under local anaesthetic so hopefully it won't be too bad. I felt a bit down though; what bit of me is going to wear out next? I was cheered up this evening by a lovely text from Cat, who is full of the joys and loving her ski lessons at Hillend.