Midweek musings

From http://ianrstewart.blogspot.com/

Yesterday was a full day in Fraserburgh for me and I was pretty tired when I headed home - could it be the change of the clocks? The experts say it does affect people's sleep patterns etc.

Anyway, I got a text from Jo to say that she was at Inverurie with Liz and Luca, and Liz had made fish pie for tea - and there was enough for me too. So that was me sorted then - the fish pie was lovely. I saw Carole very briefly but not Gary. They were going to the movies in Aberdeen - it was their second anniversary - and we didn't even give them a card! Whoops.

Back in the Aberdeen office today and I've finished off the next chapter in Renshaw's Chronicles that I've been working on the last couple of evenings. It's been a while since my last posting and I must say I found it hard to get back in to the swing of it again - it's a real stretch trying to recall events of 30 + years ago.

It looks like I will manage the Stonehaven Beer Festival after all - tomorrow night. Not ideal after a long day up in Fraserburgh, but better than nowt. The other events I'm organising just now are our group Christmas night out - Friday 14th at Banchory Lodge - and the Summer Tour next July, back to Slaley Hall for a couple of nights. I have to say I'm finding it increasingly frustrating at the delays and lack of responses from certain individuals - why do I do it?

First 2 winter tyres going on today - it's November tomorrow after all. Not only is it Hallowe'en today but it's also the day that the tax on Ross' nice Volvo convertible expires, so it's being moved up to Banchory Car Centre and being "SORN'd"  as we speak. It was a nice car for Ross to have and useful/essential when Banchory Techies was going, but now that that's stopped, the Volvo is an expensive luxury. Frankly, I don't know how many people can afford to drive their own car when fuel costs £80 or so a fill, never mind, tax, insurance and maintenance.

New week, new clocks

From http://ianrstewart.blogspot.com/

The "extra" hour in bed yesterday was a bit of a waste of space - I wasn't going anywhere anyway. The golf course was closed again - thankfully - at least I didn't feel guilty about not turning up to play. We'd had a headbang on Friday night and were fairly late getting home - partly due to the snow flurries - and were heading down to Falkirk for the footy on Saturday, so a lazy Sunday was just what the doctor ordered.

Lots of good footy on TV and then Gary, Luca, Carole and her mum, Liz, came over for dinner. Jo slow-cooked some pork - it was delish. We were over at Inverurie on Thursday too - the day Liz arrived - and Carole cooked fajitas for us - also lovely.

That's about all my news. There's nothing much else in the offing just now, other than the fact that Luca is with us for "2 sleeps" when Carole and Gary go away for their second anniversary this coming weekend. Plans to go to the Stonehaven Beer Festival on Saturday now scuppered, but I don't mind at all really. Jo says I should just go on my own, but I don't think so. If it wasn't always so busy on Friday night, that would have been the ideal time to go. Still, there's always Thursday ..........