Just back from a brilliant holiday in Crail. say what you like about weather, if it's good Scotland's the best place for a holiday. Say what you like about Scotland, but if the weather's good ye cannae beat it.
And this past week we had sunshine seven days out of eight; and three of them were unbroken glorious effusions of vitamin conferring, spirit lifting, mood enhancing, emotion enriching, holiday enjoying sunshine. And if that wasn't enough what about pear and cinnamon scones, eh? And Anster mature cheese on centimetre thick oatcakes, eh? And a Fisher and Donaldson peach and cream gateau shared with Stuart and Suzanne? Oh, and the home made quiche pies, bought just as they came out the oven and consumed half an hour later, sitting on the rocks looking across to the Isle of May – and a glass bottle of traditional Victorian lemonade with bits in it? Not to mention the Highland burgundy red, ever tried them – naw, it isnae a wine, it's a tattie! Visited Kellie Castle where they grow old varieties of seed potatoes and sell some of them as home produce – and these tatties are red on the outside and red on the inside – and delicious…with butter.
And just so you don't think I live on my stomach – we also did the Pittenweem art festival where some of the art was just brilliant, and some of it just good – but the folk were welcoming, interesting and interested. Read a couple of books as well – the new biography of Calvin and re-read Anne Tyler's Patchwork Planet, a deeply satisfying novel, a playfully serious view of providence without blaming every detail on God. As my immersion in Colossians continues, I read it a few times as well – a kind of early morning mind expansion exercise. talking of exercise, we also walked a bit – longest was 8 miles in one day (that was when the quiche was consumed). All in all – a great holiday.
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