Not quite Spring yet at Lanark Loch

I didn't sleep well last night because of tummy issues - too much steak dinner? Or perhaps the previous night's curry? Anyway I was tired in the morning and had a pleasant lie in, joined by my furry friends Tom and Ruby who curled up on the bed to nap after chasing and fighting each other all up and down the hall and stairs.

Then we went for a walk with Grandma round Lanark Loch. It was a fine day with a slightly chilly breeze; I noticed a few clumps of snowdrops near the path and there were lots of people enjoying the sunshine. I was impressed with Grandma's stamina and speed; I had thought that she might struggle with the distance (1.3 miles), but she only needed to pause a couple of times and I think she was quite pleased with herself. It helped her that the path was very flat, because she says that she is finding hills to be more and more difficult. Davie is so lovely with Grandma, chatting away to her. We had a nice coffee in the Inn on the Loch then went home for an early tea.

Earlier on, James and I had set the oven timer so that the pork joint would cook for two and a half hours and be ready for 5.30 p.m. We retrieved the manual for the cooker from the cupboard to make sure that we did it right, and carefully set the timer and the temperature. However when we returned from our excursion there was no delicious smell of roasting pork to greet us. We had not completed the final step in the process, which was to turn the oven on! Aaargh! Disaster was averted when we found an quicker alternative in the freezer of chicken with peri peri sauce, and James kindly cooked dinner while I had a FaceTime call from Ally and Cat. Jennifer, Russell, Josh and Ben are visiting them in Oslo just now and it sounds like they are all having a great time. 

Dinner was delicious and the peri peri sauce wasn't too hot for Grandma. We went ahead and cooked the pork which we will have tomorrow. A good day.