Barbecue and Eurovision

David and Chanel phoned me on Saturday afternoon from the car with some splendid news. Chanel has been offered a new job in Stirling so she and Davie will be moving back to Scotland in August. And since they were still in Scotland following Chanel’s interview they decided to come to the house to stay overnight on their way back to Manchester, and suggested that we could all watch Eurovision together. Well, this was all music to my ears! I quickly shopped for the ingredients for a barbecue - the weather happened to be particularly warm and sunny on Saturday - and when they arrived Davie set up and lit the barbecue. James arrived home from a hill-walking trip to the borders rather hot and sweaty, and after he had a quick shower we cooked beef burgers and halloumi burgers with baked potatoes, grilled asparagus and an assortment of sauces. It was all delicious and by 8 p.m. we were ready for an evening of Eurovision entertainment. James managed to stayed awake for the first hour, but tired from his walk and with a full barbecue belly he then took himself off to bed with our blessing. Eurovision was being hosted in Liverpool and it was all very slick. The only problem was that as part of the hosting team, Graham Norton had to behave himself and was not his usual sardonic self, which was a pity. I enjoyed the whole evening, discussing the performances with Davie and Chanel (and by message with Heather and Jennifer!) but there wasn’t really a stand out song for me. Sweden won and there was a general feeling that Finland had been robbed. The costumes were delightfully outrageous as usual and I loved new presenter Hannah Waddingham, who is in Ted Lasso, and seems to encapsulate the spirit of Eurovision! It was a fine Eurovision evening.