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Festive Season 2007
Posted on January 29th, 2008 by bryan.
Categories: General.
Graeme and I spent the Festive Season in Edinburgh. For the pics - including the celebrations on the big day, Edinburgh Zoo, Rosslyn Chapel and general relaxation - use the links below.
A New Year catch-up
Posted on January 20th, 2008 by bryan.
Categories: General.
Well, it’s only mid-January, but the Festive Season seems like a long time ago. I guess that’s always the case - there is a two-to-three month build-up, but it’s all over in a week or so!
Graeme and I returned to Edinburgh to stay with our respective sisters. There was the usual over-eating and over-drinking, but there was also lots of time to catch-up with friends, see family, sleep, visit the zoo, sleep, shop, act like tourists, sleep … and freeze (oh, my God, was it cold!). I spent Christmas day with my dad’s partner’s family, including the four grand-kids: four boys aged six years and under! It was fun spending Christmas with children, but I was dead after two hours - but I was with them all day!
Graeme’s friend, Tim, was over from South Africa, staying with us in London and then with Graeme in Edinburgh. It gave us a great excuse to behave like tourists again, but I think we all needed a holiday afterwards to recover. I don’t think my feet have ever been so tired.
We had a pretty quiet Hogmanay. Graeme and I went for dinner with his sister and brother-in-law (Tim had by then returned to SA) , before watching the fireworks. The weather was awful, but it gave the evening a great atmosphere; I would have preferred a little less rain, though!
After a couple of weeks, we returned (with a new suitcase filled with presents and Christmas cake) to our new flat in London. We only had a couple of days to move and clean everything, but we got there in the end. The new flat is great - it’s just along the corridor, but it’s probably more than double the size, the furniture is ‘real’ and we have not had anyone sticking their head through our window asking for money! Even better, we have a cleaner - ridiculous, I know, but it means we no longer live in a hovel and it gives me time to concentrate on … work!
Yes, despite a New Year’s resolution to the contrary, I am still working long hours. January is traditionally a busy time of the year, but I just want a break. Things have improved slightly, though - I won’t go into the boring details, but I’m now doing only the stuff that I enjoy. I suppose there are not many people that can say that!
This weekend has been our first alone / relaxing in at least six weeks, so we have taken the opportunity to re-charge our batteries. We didn’t leave the flat yesterday, although we have been a bit more active today.
Well, I think that will do for the New Year catch-up. We are just waiting for the local Chinese restaurant to deliver our dinner - we’re even too lazy to do the cooking!
All the best for the rest of 2008! Bryan x