Sounds like a respectable cricket score but actually last Friday was Mother-in-law's ninetieth birthday. A tremendous achievement but a shame she doesn't have good health to go with it. The Chief, and only, carer has to push her everywhere in a wheelchair and be at her beck and call from dawn to dusk: "I'd like a cup of tea and a biscuit. No not those biscuits, those biscuits. And some cake.And.. And.." A demanding patient who is somewhat spoilt.
Back to the birthday party. Social distancing was enforced by having a garden party. Like the Queen but on a smaller scale. Tons of food and drink and I was eating leftovers for days afterwards. Talking about food, somebody, who shall remain nameless - but it wasn't me, ordered two identical cakes by mistake! Even Golspie had the benefit of the nationwide mini-heatwave during the day on Friday but in the evening our normal summer weather returned and the heavens opened. Billy Connolly, a famous Scottish comedian, suggests there are only two seasons in Scotland: June and winter.
There were nine (!) separate bunches of flowers delivered. The logical part of my brain (and for me that's the largest part!) felt that, taken together, an inordinate amount of money was spent on flowers.
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I've been keeping myself entertained by going on walks with my pal, Alisdair. Yesterday we walked from Dornoch to a caravan park in Embo which goes by the somewhat pretentious name of "Grannies Highlan' Hame". Lots of holidaymakers about - I suspect mostly Scots on staycation.A few days previously we had joined the throng of people heading up to the folly at Fyrish. Tremendous views from the top. For the eagle-eyed amongst you, those are oil rigs on the Cromarty Firth awaiting their turn at the maintenance facility at Nigg. (I wonder how long before we can't say that word as it might be deemed racist!).
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Tomorrow I'm heading South, and will spend much of the day travelling (by car, and train(s), and bus)
Two public service videos to finish - one serious and one funny. I've tried the serious one and it does seem to reduce the condensation on my glasses. Remember: if you wear glasses and a face mask you may be entitled to condensation!
