A walk on a rainy day

I went for a walk with Margaret today. It was lovely to see her, although of course she is in Cambuslang just now for the sad reason of her Dad’s death. We had a really good talk as we walked up to Fernbrae Meadows and back. I haven’t seen Margaret for over a year due to Covid and I have missed her. It was drizzling when we set off, and the sky was grey and heavy looking, which was disappointing because the forecast had been fairly good. We didn’t let the weather hold us back and strolled around the park. We of course had a cup of tea, an intrinsic part of our friendship! I had brought a flask and we sat on some mossy branches under the shelter of some trees. 

It started raining more heavily as we walked back down the hill, and by the time I arrived home the rain was battering down, and it stayed that way for the rest of the afternoon. So James and I tackled his Mum and Dad’s photos again and added in the new information from his cousin Andrew and his Uncle William. Some mysteries may never be solved, including the identity of the very dignified lady who appears in several photos as well as in a mourning brooch, but we know that she is from the Larkhall side of the family so I think that she will be given a place in the family album even if we never find out who she is. *

* Update - Andrew Eadie has informed us that the dignified lady is Jeanie Eadie (nee Steel) who died in 1937 aged 71. She was both James’ and Andrew’s great-grandmother. 

(Mother of Marion Forrest (nee Eadie), grandmother of Jean Anderson (nee Forrest), great-grandmother of James, great-great-grandmother of Jamie, Ally and Davie.)