So here we are at the very end of the summer. It has been grand, but the inexorable signs of autumn are becoming clear. There is a sort of crispness in the air and the leaves are just beginning to fall from the trees. The weather is increasingly changeable; Grandma and I stared amazed out of her front window on Thursday afternoon at a brief but violent burst of hailstones bouncing on the road, and there have been a few sudden downpours of rain. The warm weather has gradually cooled although we still don’t need to switch on the heating and when it’s sunny we can still comfortably sit outside in the garden.
Yesterday James and I went though to Fife to walk another section of the Fife Coastal path and it was a glorious day, perhaps a last hurrah for the summer. Having got up early to drop Ally at Glasgow airport at 6.30 a.m. * we arrived at St Andrews two hours later and travelled to Kingsbarns by bus. Blue skies and sunshine stayed with us all day as we walked along the grassy paths and sandy beaches of the beautiful Fife coast. Later we drove back to the beach at Kingsbarns where we bought ourselves a couple of rather gourmet toasties (mine was Camembert and red onion) from the Cheese Toastie Shack and we sat on our picnic rug on the beach to consume them. It really felt like the middle of summer again.
* Ally was in his way to London for a very special event - Cat was taking part today in the Woburn Abbey Triathlon, for which she has trained hard for many months. This is an amazing achievement which comprises a 1500 metre swim, a 40 kilometre cycle, and a 10 kilometre run. I am delighted to say that she completed it in less than four hours, and raised a great deal of money for several charities. Everyone at Casa Anderson is very proud of her.
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