Fairly productive day

 Yesterday evening I got a mail from my friend Judi, now Sister Judi, she has been organising a pilgrimage and there was an article in her local paper. Not the article but will post the photo as she is on the left. It is the 800th anniversary of the Seth of St Francis of Assisi.

This morning Iwent with Tina to drive up to where her friends have been staying. It was about six miles out of Dunkeld in the middle of nowhere. A large house with a very dated interior and with an amazing view.

Loved the out building, feel a sketch coming on!

When we were back in Birnam we had a drink in the arts centre and walked round the Beatrix Potter garden. Not me being silly for once!

They went off for a look round Dunkeld and I came home. William arrived with some plants and some needed potting or putting in the garden so I spent over an hour getting them in.

I worked on the jigsaw for a while this afternoon.

I got two charity shop presents today, one from Lunny and one from Tina.

In between times I have fed all the indoor plants, which means moving them all around, three have new leaves so they must be liking the feed.

I got some new stamp pads today so just tried them out on a butterfly.

Just relaxing now, may do bit of embroidery.

Backwards and forwards

This morning I went to the surgery quite early as I had an appointment and handed in my repeat prescription. Saw a different doctor , he was very charming and told me that injections for hips are difficult so not often used. He has prescribed a different medication regime, so will give it  go, he has prescribed enough tablets for a month or so. Nothing ventured, nothing gained they say. I then walked on into Dunkeld for the garden group, back at St Ninians this week. I helped sort and clean bulbs for a while then weeded and swept the covered walkway. I met a friend on the bridge as I was heading home but she walks must faster than me, so keeping pace, or trying to made me feel really weary. I had a bit of a rest and got changed and then walked back into Dunkeld slowly, for the knit and natter group.  I got on with the embroidery and listened to the chatter, seemed very loud today,

I collected the medication and then walked home for the second time. 

I have done a little embroidery this evening, used the peddle machine for a few minutes and have started the plant feeding. I have fed three, will do the rest tomorrow.

This last week I have spent hours on the embroidery. Doesn’t look a lot to show for a lot effort.

Maybe more photos tomorrow.

A bit of stamping

 This morning I thought I would use the stamps that I bought at the nest, the new ones weren’t in the box which is full so I spent about half an hour hunting them down. I stamped the squirrel and the flower first, on watercolour paper so that I could pint them rather than use felt pins which a too vivid. Got them painted before going out with Darren to take stuff to the tip and go for lunch. Tina was out for the day with her visitors.

It’s raining quite hard when we went out and the Tower dairy was very quiet that was a bonus. We had a toasted sandwich and then the special sundae, strawberry ice cream with lemon sause and honeycomb pieces topped with cream!

O sorted out three small stamps to make into cards before having a soggy walk into Dunkeld to see the last  concert of the festival. It was Colleen and Andrew who are our neighbours. Colleen is the singer who leads the song along sessions in the church during the winter.  I am not a huge opera fan but it was a very good concert, and it finished with songs I knew.

I got a lift home from the lady who has the amazing garden we went to see in May. 

Back hope I stamped three images, on watercolour paper again. I painted them and then made them into cards.

We had tea when Tina got home and I may do a bit to the embroidery when I have made another drink.

Birnam Highland Games

 We set off just after ten and walked into Dunkeld along the river path.

We had a coffee and looked into some shops and the went to The Cross to see the band get ready to start their March to the games at noon.

They went over the bridge on their way to the field followed by a huge crowd of people. We had a walk right round the field, saw the hammer throw and running and cycle races. Several huts where pipers were being marked and highland dancing. 

We walked back into Dunkeld as Tina’s friends wanted to try Clootie dumplings. I had some too.

Darren ani I made our way home and Tina and the girls went for a walk and back to the games. They saw the haggis eating competition and and the caber toss.

I was quite weary so watered the garden and got dinner for myself and Darren and feet up time now.

A crafty day

 This morning I was designing a 3D card to send to a friend, needed some foam double sided tape to finish it off and hoped it would arrive reasonably early. I had to go to the surgery to hand in my repeat prescription so went into Dunkeld and bought something for lunch at the bakers and for dinner at the food shop. I had a drink before walking home. I love it when the clouds are rising from the hills.

I took this photo to show the size of the bed I was edging the last two Mondays.

Anyone can pick apples from the community orchard and today there were boxes by the sign, nothing in them today, but the volunteers pick them so people can take them as they pass. What a great idea.

I sat and did a bit of embroidery when I got back and after lunch back to the card and the tape turned up early so I finished it and caught today’s last post collection.

Then a bit later I did a sketch.

Back on the embroidery now.

When I was out I spotted these large chunks of tree in the hotel grounds. I am pretty sure they must be from the giant sycamore.

I forgot to mention yesterday thati had got around to using the the stuff that stops your carpets and rugs ‘walking’. I have a circular rug which I have to move twice. Day as it ends up against things on a regular basis. The net type stuff has helped but it has moved. This was earlier and now about n inch is showing!

Tina and her friends and niece have been to Loch Ness today, they have had a good time.

Window cleaning and a short walk

 I sent for a window cleaning kit a while ago but wanted to try cleaning the outside windows when it wasn’t sunny. I had cleaned inside a few days ago but it was outside that was well overdue for a clean! Especially nice in my sitting room as every day I am reminded how dirty it is! 

Tina had friends and her niece arriving today to stay locally for a few day. Her friends were coming on the train and Sandy, her niece drove up. They were all on target to arrive at roughly the same time but Tina then got a message to say that no trains were coming to Birnam for a while as there had been someone hit by a train and that affected the train timetable. So Tina went off to collect them from Perth station and we were here to welcome Sandy when she arrived. They had a look round the bungalow and Tina’s friends really liked my plant display which was nice. They went off for a wander round the village and a bit later I decided to walk into Dunkeld as days. It made me quite weary today, think I am a bit under par. I did take some pics of the bridge, I managed to fine a different spot that was not quite so masked by trees.

And some little toadstools amongst the grass and twigs.

I have done a bit to the embroidery since I got home and may do have posted this.

That’s about it today, Darren is out but I will watch Ludwig with Tina in a bit.