Yes, winter is approaching, the nights are getting darker, not even 7pm and the light is fading here, I don't like it, I like the light, but am not rich enough to go to Australia in winter, but Australia came here this month, a few second cousins announced their arrival quite suddenly, no notice at all. So I headed up the farm and we met Sandy (last met her 1986) and her brothers Ross and Bruce and their partners. Shame my mum isn't with us as she would have loved it, my aunt Agnes certainly did, though a bit overwhelming with no notice. Was great to meet them, as mentioned I had only ever seen Sandra before way back then.
Well, who knows? Will I ever go to Australia? Perhaps I should, maybe once I have finally left the vet's place as I am disgruntled as always. I appreciate that anyone bored enough to read all my posts that I regularly threaten to leave jobs, then don't. Well, maybe that will change..
I started feeling unwell at start of month, a home test showed Covid (again!) so I was miserable for a few days, this was at same time I had a few days off, not good. A day or two later Clemens and daughter (Mara) arrived, we went to Kingsbarns distillery and Edinburgh, first time he's been here in ages, obviously he hasn't changed and drank me out of house and home. In Edinburgh we hit the usual pubs , but also took a walk down canal to Stockbridge, the Stockbridge Tap being a nice pub there.
A day or two later we (not Clem or Mara) were off to Belfast, the Ryanair flight was delayed an hour, but otherwise all went well. Stayed in the Easyhotel on Victoria Street which is very central. Went a day trip to Carrickfergus to visit the castle, also, on next day, visited the Titanic Quarter and did the tour there which I can recommend.
Have been at the hospital today, alas I don't have serious disease the GP thought I might have had, I hate the feeling of wasting peoples time. No point elaborating here! Got superfast broadband installed this month and it seems to have gone tits up, slow as a bastard to do anything, shame as I had intended sharing more photos, oh well.
