Goodbye 2019

Just a very quick wee blog post to sign off from 2019. We’re having a family Hogmanay at home and I’m feeling very cosy and happy. What with recent events we didn’t want to go out this year. Today is my 57th birthday. We have had a peaceful and pleasant end to the year; Margaret came round yesterday afternoon for a cup of tea, and then James produced a bottle of wine! It was great to see her and catch up on news. This morning I was showered with attention, thoughtful gifts, flowers, messages and a lovely phone call from Jamie - by 11a.m. in Scotland it was already New Year’s Day in New Zealand. Then we went down to Biggar where I celebrated a joint birthday lunch with Bill, who turned 80 on Boxing Day. There were eight of us and it was a very happy occasion. Cat arrived back from Canada later in the afternoon and there was a flurry of late Christmas gifts to and from her before we had dinner. Anyway I shall get on with the festivities - happy Hogmanay from Casa Anderson!