Picked mum up after work on the 24th, and Houston and Jane arrived mid morning 25th. The weather on 25th was gorgeous and Houston, Jane and I walked round to Dunstaffnage Castle before lunch (I’d run there first thing: it’s rapidly becoming my favourite route).
It was great catching up with Houston and Jane and planning out a wild camping weekend for Houston and me for 2008. Accomplished over a few bottles of Claret! We’ll probably go to Kintail to complete the Five Sisters. But both of us still open to offers!
27th and 28th were regular working days for me with lots accomplished as the hospital was like the Marie Celeste. My two nieces and grand nephew visited us on Friday. Grand to see them. Declan is a lovely wee boy: keeping up with a 14 months old lad needs energy! A relaxing glass of Sauvignon Blanc was most welcome in the evening.
On Saturday mum and I went to Pulpit Hill, Gallanach and Ganavan Sands and then I walked from Connel to Oban via an old track. Great wee walk and gave me the idea of cycling to work using this track.
Our trip to Edinburgh included a quick stop at the Green Welly – just for a look, of course. The Green Welly is the most difficult shop to pass by. It’s a must as a pit stop.
Stanley’s sister, Ling and a niece, Alden came with the boys to Edinburgh for Christmas and the New Year, and as we were to discover for another event – Dugie and Stanley’s civil partnership ceremony on 25th January 08.
Sunday evening was spent at the Filmhouse with AD friends watching Whisky Galore. An all time favourite of mine.
Mum and I went to Ocean Terminal on Monday morning. It was incredibly quiet and the most money we spent (well, mum actually) was on a cappuccino and chamomile tea to drink outside overlooking the Royal Yacht Britannia.
For the afternoon I went to see the Rebus exhibition at the National Library of Scotland. A great wee exposition covering more than just Ian Rankin and Rebus: looking at the dark side of Edinburgh over the years – inspiration from Burke and Hare, Deacon Brodie, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sherlock Holmes (well Conan Doyle) - The title of the exhibition is Crime Scene Edinburgh. I learned a new genre of literature – Tartan Noir- which covers the works of many writers including Ian Rankin, Denise Mena and Val MacDiarmid.
We had a lovely dinner with Dugie and family, toasting the actual Bells with Bollinger. The fireworks at midnight were spectacular: we had a panorama from the 3rd floor balconies of the house. Slainte.
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