Belshazzar’s Feast

The weather is still very unsettled but that didn’t stop us from going for a breezy walk on Troon Beach on Saturday morning, followed by a slap up brunch in the Venice Café. On Saturday evening James and I went to the Royal Concert Hall to see Belshazzar’s Feast, recommended to me by my friend Fiona who sings in the RSNO Chorus. It is a big choral piece and we enjoyed it. Belshazzar surely got his comeuppance when he saw the writing on the wall! I hadn’t realised that it was written by the composer William Walton, whose beautiful gardens we visited on the island of Ischia a couple of years ago. Ischia is so beautiful and we would love to go back.

Davie and Chanel called in briefly yesterday on their way to Liverpool, it was great to see them. In the evening we were on our way to Gordon and Sue’s for dinner and to see their recently refurbished home, when we called in at the nearby Waitrose to get flowers. While James waited in the car, I noticed some rather attractive hanging baskets at a reasonable price, and promptly purchased one. James’ face was a picture when I appeared back at the car laden with foliage! We had a lovely evening and met Sue’s daughter and her boyfriend; their house is looking beautiful.