On Wednesday I had lunch on Arran with Maggie. It was an absolutely lovely day. The weather was warm and sunny so the ferry crossing from Ardrossan to Brodick was delightful; I stood at the rail on the upper deck, a mug of coffee in my hand, watching the island as we approached it. So beautiful. Maggie met me at the very swish new ferry terminal (and so did her gorgeous wee westie Millie) and we went for a walk on the sandy beach at Shiskine before lunch at the golf club. We sat outside beside the putting green overlooking the sea and chatted and laughed and caught up on all of our news. Arran was basking in the height of summer, Brodick was full of people enjoying the sunshine.
The weather has been fantastic this week. I spent Thursday outside in the garden as much as possible, because there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. The cats kept me company; Flora was chasing butterflies in the garden and Tom was rolling around in his back on the warm slabs on the patio. I also did some batch cooking and made ice cream, popping in and out of the back room to do so. It was such a peaceful day. I stayed outside until about 9 p.m. and, as the sun was getting low, lots of birds started to wheel around above the houses against the pale evening sky.
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