What a day for a ........

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Well, it is another beautiful sunny, summer's day in Banchory anyway - but it was overcast and cool when I left B.o.D. at lunchtime. I'm home now and having a quick cup of tea then Jo and I are heading back in to Aberdeen on the bus to go to the early shift at the beer festival and hopefully miss the massed Friday night mobs.

I worked there last night for 4 hours - got my staff t-shirt and badge!



More later.

Summer's here and the time is right for ........

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It certainly feels like summer today - and yesterday was much better than forecast. I played for our Seniors at Deeside and it was lovely. Looking good for tonight's golf as well - let's hope it keeps up.

I spoke to Brain Hanson last night - he's up in Portsoy on a week's golf with his pals - he's actually playing Fraserburgh today and I was going to go along and see him, but I had to change my plans and come to Aberdeen today.

And it's a very happy anniversary to Barry and Helen today - I can't believe it's 16 years!

I borrowed Colin's digital turntable converter and have now started to convert my old vinyl to mp3 files - a project I always said I would do in retirement. It's funny hearing all the old scratchy records again 30-40 years later.

Anyone want any music? I haven't bought much recently - just a few - Phosphorescent, Black Francis, Decemberists (Crane Wife), Elvis Costello (Secrets, Profane & Sugarcane) and, of course, T.H.I.S.T.L.E.! Let me know if you want me to send you anything.

That's enough for today - it's too hot in the office - time to go, I think.

Furniture update

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No golf yesterday morning - the sun didn't come out until it was too late. Sod's law, today has been beautiful, but, despite being a bank holiday, I was in Fraserburgh working. Tomorrow, I've agreed to play for our Seniors at Deeside and, what do you know - it's going to be raining again!

However, after much debating about what to do with getting me a replacement chair/desk, we've finally made a decision - this is what we've chosen:



We noticed on their web site that they had a laptop table attachment - exactly what we've been looking for, but couldn't find anywhere until now. It was sheer chance - Jo spotted it looking over my shoulder - and it was her idea originally too. Result - now we've got to get a proper TV table before our old one falls under the weight of the huge plasma TV. I thought we'd kind of agreed on a John Lewis model, but Jo's still not happy - she's got other ideas - but I don't know what they are - and nor does she yet!

That's all tonight from the only blogger in town.

Luca video

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OK - apologies - it appears that there was a bit of a technical problem with the Luca video I tried to upload yesterday.

Yesterday, after golf, Jo and I re-discovered the Tor-na-Coille Hotel. The new owners have improved the internal decor - and they've got ale as well! Next thing to try will be the food some time.

We went down to the Potarch for a bar supper with Colin and Johanne last night. Ross drove us out there and brought us back later. We were in the restaurant at the back rather than the bar - nice and bright and airy. We had coffee in the lounge afterwards: