July 11th 2016

Why do the months fly past so ridiculously quickly?

I hope it is not as everyone says - “Age, you know”!  I'm going to believe that it is because I have a lot to do and fitting it all in is taking day upon day upon day and so they just speed by!

Sam had a few days off and came north recently. That was unexpected and a rare treat for me.....  He is finishing off year one of his two years of hospital training.

The Scottish schools are now on holiday for their six week break and I have headed into another rather busy time! Daniel, 11, is here to keep me right - with Duncan, the newly age one Shih Tzu.......

We have, so far trotted – no, galloped – along nicely till now, with only a very few hi-cups. Tomorrow we are being joined by two guests, so I have ironed out all the “NOT ALLOWEDs” from boy and beast!! Daniel is actually a very obliging fellow and so I have a “runner” on hand!

Sailing continues weekly at present, so Daniel was lucky to be on board yesterday evening, with nephew Malcolm helming the local boat “Ajax”. The wind dropped right at the end of the race and Ajax did not finish – had she done so, she would have won a cup, as the race was one of a series....

That's sailing.

Tomorrow there is a training evening for the Topper class, small centreboards and Daniel will attend that.

I hope Catriona may be up next week. Her long time friend Heather, whom we visited when passing through Singapore en route from Australia home, is coming soon and they try to meet up each year. And then Sean, Moira and Colin I hope will come a little later. All this family coming and going means that I do not have so many guests just at present – but the house will be home for them after regatta, from August 6 – Dave and Denise, I'll see you then!  John, you left just before family completely took me over.  Thank you for the beautiful roses and treats for the dogs.

I'm re-reading this and have realised I have not mentioned the weather -a first!!  It has been very poor - enough said.......

Towards the end of this month my thoughts will especially be with Alison, my brother's wife in Toowoomba. Ian died while on holiday in USA, last July. I shall also be thinking of David and Valerie and their children.....

We all miss him more than we can say.

Ann