Managed to clear all the thistles from the front garden and spent a fortune on ready grown, instant garden plants. Looks nice, doesn’t it? So here we are 2 days later and I’ve got 3 dollops of cat shit and the slugs have had tasty dinners on the nice fresh leaves. I just don’t know why I bother, as Fergus said - it’s our national flower why does everyone want to get rid of it?
I went with Fergus to Knockhill racing circuit on Wednesday - and to my own surprise had a great time. I could sort of understand why it’s so exciting - tho’ I didn’t want to take up the offer of three laps in the back of an F1 racer, with a professional driver, going at 120 mph - tho’ I was tempted! While waiting for the start I saw this young, slightly geeky, bespectacled boy come in with all the fancy gear on and decided he was trying to improve his cool factor by hanging out at Knockhill. Who was he? Well, the professional driver in the F1 car of course! He didn’t look old enough for a driving licence! But Fergus had a blast, as you can see.
'Now don't go too fast, son!'
We should be used to it by now, but here’s an example of our July weather at my back door.
And some of us know that’s at the back o’ Bennachie. So this restaurant is in Oyne and they serve a grand cup of tea and a scrumptious selection of cakes. As I’m currently trying to stick to the non-wheat diet it was a bit tricky and I had to have the wheat-free double chocolate chip brownie. (I didn’t remember about the non-dairy diet that day!).
A good place for tea if you find yourself in Oyne
And as some of you know, I judge most places by the state of the laides loo - this one is one of the best for decor I’ve seen.
A cute use of old hand mirrors
Here I am back in Auld Reekie (or Edinburgh to you) and getting back into my ‘normal’ life. Spent a week up north with our ‘golden oldies’ (older relatives to you) so while it was scorching hot I was inside and now I’m available for sunbathing, it’s been the wettest, stormiest July ever. No surprise there then! We had hailstones and torrential rain which leaked in a new part of the roof. But the countryside (or bush to some of you) is looking so lush and so bright green.
Bonnie Bennachie
Avenue to Insch
Insch station