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Recovery and do it all again…… But first, Saturday morning at 4am our alarms went off. We had had about 4 hours sleep at this point. Kate was bidding at an auction for a place in Mascot, with Andrew there in person to do the bidding. We were all clustered around the phone listening in.…

Ok, so the day has finally arrived. All those months ago we received our invitation which set the ball rolling to be here today. The Wedding !! But first, Kirsty has an appointment in Berwick-upon-Tweed to get ther hair done. We set off after breakfast, and it it is only about a 20 minute drive.…

We had a few options of things to do today, but we settled upon a trip into Edinburgh as this would be our only chance to visit it. So glad we decided to do this as it is one of my favourite cities. The weather was overcast with the hint of rain in the air.…

As a nod to the bride, we visited Saint Abbs today to take in the nature walk along the cliff tops and then inland past a Loch. It is a very pretty place and the weather was hot and sunny. T-shirt weather except for the cooling breeze. It was a 6.3 kilometre trek and good…

We awoke to a fine and cool day. A bit brisk, but fresh and clean. After breakfast we prepared for our trip to the Lammermuir Hills to a place marked up years ago with a small circle on an old map showing the spot where Kirsty’s Mum and Dad wanted their ashes scattered. Joining us…

A travel today…..onward to Scotland. We had an easy trip to Kings Cross Station where Kate and Kirsty braved the crowds at Platform 9 3/4 to catch the Hogwarts Express. They facetimed Ella and Sloane to share the experience. I was the bag minder. The trip up was uneventful, but the great thing was that…

We are a bit dusty this morning after a 2am bed time last night, and the humidity has not backed off. Today we are off to Little Chalfont, to see Pete, Ally and Chrissy. Lara, the other daughter, is travelling in Europe during her Uni holidays. The train out takes out half an hour from…

It’s been fourteen years since I walked around these streets, oyster card in hand, tube map memorised and faint English accent growing. Being back here has been A LOT of fun, but mostly being here has made me miss being here. I miss the history and architecture, the way everyone runs to the nearest park…

The weekend has arrived, and we can enjoy a sleep in. We wandered up to Westfield and found a good spot for breakfast, our first one out. We had a brief walk around the shops after breakfast, but it is nothing special, just another shopping centre. So, it was home for a few domestic things,…

We all had better nights last night, even though it is still very hot. …….That’s it, the last time I will methion the weather. Scrambled eggs today to set us up for our trek back to the Shard. I’ve booked tickets this time, so all good. We arrived early but as there were very few…