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. 

Today I visited another friend who has recently moved house, Carolyn, but this time the house itself is brand new. It is so new that the houses along the street are still being built and trucks and diggers were going past! It’s a very spacious house with a big garden, and I love that it’s like a blank slate for Carolyn and Euan to make their own. Shona joined us for lunch and it was great for us three Duke of Edinburgh girls to be together again. Much news was shared; it was a lovely afternoon.