Weather and Rugby

What a mixed up day of weather we have had today! It was rainy in the morning but I headed over to Rouken Glen for my swim anyway; my virtue was rewarded by the clouds rolling away to reveal blue skies and sunshine while I did my swim and then had a cup of tea at the poolside. And then shortly after I arrived home at lunchtime there was hail and heavy rain. 

Talking of heavy rain, it was very wet at the Stade de France in Paris where Scotland were playing rugby with France this evening. I watched the match with Cat, and she kept me informed about the rules and what was happening - because I think that this was the first rugby match that I have ever watched all the way through! I once bought tickets for the family to watch Scotland play Australia at Murrayfield many years ago, because I wanted the boys to have that rugby experience as well as football, but I had to leave the match before half time because I got a phone call from my Mum who had taken ill. James and the boys stayed on until the end and I think that they enjoyed it. The boys that is, not James, who doesn’t like rugby.

I really enjoyed the match and found it to be very exciting, especially the nail-biting last two minutes when Scotland doggedly pushed and pushed until they got a touchdown which won them the match. Cat and I were shouting with joy at the end!