Christmas Dinner

 

Connie's First Christmas
Cracker

Boxing Day Breakfast

Christmas Eve

Moved the telly down the stairs to the living room/kitchen so that I could have Willy Wonka on in the background while constructing the trifle this afternoon.  In the evening carol singing whilst I put the venison goulash type thing together.

Christmas Bookcase

Free books

Finally got the wifi code in house sorted so that I could log in with my eReader and download stuff directly onto it.  Carin came with this heart-shaped reading lamp which I thought went well with this book. 


Have since discovered the joys of harvesting free classics from the internet and now have a small library available for taking on my next travels. Including 2 titles from Edith Wharton which would have been perfect for last years trip to run the marathon in Marakech - 'In Morocco' and 'The Long Run'.

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Later - have now made a padded case for travelling protection.

Concert on the Vecht

Cycled along the Vecht in the evening to get to the old town house in Breukelen where Rianne and her cello were part of an evening of 'water themed' music performances.  (For more photos of the tea houses which inspired the orchestra's logo, see the photos I took on Monday morning when I ran back along the same route to collect the bike.)

Day after Birthday Run

In Morningside library

Pollock Halls, with my 1st year room
(or the floor above it then)
marked in red.

Calton Hill from Arthur's Seat

Craigencalt farm

Pettycur Beach from above

Alexander monument

 

Day after my Birthday Run, train to Edinburgh to pick up the stuff I'd left there the morning before, walk with Laura and collie then back to Kinghorn/Burntisland.

Book Festival

Wander round Charlotte Square after the meal with the messageboard folk in Giulianos.