Winding down and jobs done

 I will just say a bit about the weekend. I got lots of lovely cards which I have displayed in the kitchen, and may make a scrapbook.

I got some beautiful jewellery, a wonderful rose gold 1946 farthing for the family, a sliver 80 necklace from a friend and some lovely earrings from my sister and niece.

And some very funny fluffy socks!

I was up later than usual and sat with the cat for a good while who was following me about like a lost lamb, probably making sure I wasn’t about to disappear again. This afternoon went grocery shopping with Tina andi had a couple of packages arrive when I was out. Three small trough planters so went out between showers nd got the foxgloves put into them.

Took a pic of this flower as I thought it was splendid.

The bonsai trees are really coming into leaf now and look nice and healthy.

The other package was a self assembly shoe rack, a fairly sturdy thing.

After tea I got with assembling it and nearly an hour and half later it is done!  Had to make it a little shorter as it wouldn’t fit under the shelf in the cupboard.

Will write a couple of letters now I think.

Birthday weekend

 Yesterday morning we set off quite early to catch the train into Edinburgh to meet up with Anya and Isobel for the day.

There is a new footpath on the other platform so people don’t had to cross that very rusty bridge.

Anya and Isobel met us at the station and we went to the art gallery for a drink and then had a look round. I took photos of a few pictures but will just add my favourite, there were no postcards of his work, but I will look him up.

Darren and Tina in the gallery.

We walked to the restaurant.

The restaurant was called The Ivy and was a lovely building and the food was fantastic.

The birthday box did come in a box and when it was lifted hot caramel sauce was poured over it.

Got a little one with a candle as well. Everyone was given a spoon to help eat the dessert!

After lunch we had a bit of a walk and then went on a city tour bus, a really interesting city, some gret buildings.

When we got off it was time for Darren and Tina to go to the station to catch the train home, and we caught a but and went back to Anya’s holiday home. We were all tired, we did quite a lot of walking as well as eating!

This morning Anya and I went to early breakfast at Pret A Manger.

We then caught the bus into the city, Anya tried to get a picture of ‘the big poo’ building growing out of my head!

Then we went to the station to make our way to Birnam.

We came to the house and Tina drove us to Dunkeld where we were pottery painting.

Then we drove to a beautiful hotel for afternoon tea.

View from our table.

We had a walk in the grounds when we finished,

We came back here and I looked at cards and presents before Anya and Isobel went to catch the train.

Maybe a bit more detail tomorrow.