Tuesday 30 August 2022
Boat, doggie and photography
Monday 29 August 2022
Hot in Ullapool
Sunday 28 August 2022
Tom brings us a sparrow
Friday 26 August 2022
Summer sun and rain
Culinary Experimentation
Tuesday 23 August 2022
Visiting new homes
I had a wee day trip to Arran yesterday to have lunch with Maggie. It’s the first time that I have visited her since she moved from Lochranza to Brodick; her house is gorgeous, with beautiful views over the sea. I met John for the first time and he made me feel very welcome, he and Maggie are very happy together. Maggie and I took Millie for a walk on Blackwaterfoot Beach; she’s an elderly wee dog now, nearly 17, and almost completely blind and deaf, but she enjoyed a gentle walk on the beach and sniffed the air, I could tell that she could smell the sea. Millie then went for a nap in the car while Maggie and I had lunch in Shiskine Golf Club. We have had lunch there before, sitting outside in the sunshine, but yesterday the sky was a bit grey so we sat indoors, where we had an excellent chat and a very nice lunch, rounded off with coffee and Rocky Road cake. Maggie dropped me back at the ferry terminal just in time for the 4.40 p.m. ferry and I enjoyed my journey back across the water. There was a big family sitting near me, with grandparents, a number of parents, and many children. The children were lively but not rowdy, and they told me that they come from London and are sharing a big house near Kilmarnock for a multi-generational holiday.
Friday 19 August 2022
Goodbye Saul
Thursday 18 August 2022
Wooden Spoon
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Party like it’s 1969
Saturday 13 August 2022
Temperature inversion on Loch Broom
Attack on Salman Rushdie
Friday 12 August 2022
Flora climbs out of the window
Thursday 11 August 2022
Birmingham forever!
Sunday 7 August 2022
We outwit Tom
Friday 5 August 2022
Van the Man
Monday 1 August 2022
Sweet Caroline
After we dropped Jamie and Kerry off at the airport yesterday afternoon, we got home just in time to watch the Euros Women’s Football final; England v. Germany. It was a really close run game and finally England won near to the end of extra time. The winning goal scorer, Chloe Kelly, pulled off her shirt and whirled it around her head in celebration! The celebrations at the end of the game were fantastic. The players all danced and sang “Sweet Caroline” with the crowd and there was such a happy atmosphere, something that I think this country needs.
Today I met up with Jackie at David Lloyd for a swim and a spa. It was a warm sunny day and we had a lovely chat. Even cloudy days are warm at the moment; we are in the height of summer.