A very grown up weekend of having friends round for dinner on Friday evening and then different ones round on Saturday evening. Lorraine did well cooking a variety of dishes both nights – yum! Then on Sunday we cycled out to mum’s and got fed Haggis, tatties and neeps followed…
Flat rented?
With all but a wee bit of sealant done on Saturday, we put the flat on gumtree and citylets. Sunday morning I headed round to the flat after dropping Lorraine off at her class. Several phonecall, emails and one viewing later it looks like we have a tenant – just…
Long weekend
In more ways than one… Glad to get back to work for a rest 🙂 Friday and Monday were spent at the flat – doing the last of the tiling in the kitchen and generally cleaning up a bit. Monday the new double glazing got fitted – what a difference!…
Welcome home Mark!
Saturday evening we were lucky enough to be invited to Mark Beaumont’s “non-press” homecoming in the Radisson in Glasgow. Was good to see him for the first time in more than 6 months – other than looking a bit more tanned, sporting a beard, and needing a bit of a…
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Seems like ages since I was last on here with anything to say – that’s holidays for you! Crimbo was family affair with it being Mum’s turn for the hosting duties this year. Lorna, Steven and baby Ryan were all in attendance and on top form. New Year we headed…
Proper tree
Picked up our monster 7foot Crimbo tree today, just as well our ceilings are high enough! Looks lovely though – better than this camera phone picture appears… The them is turqoise and silver this year so the red and gold of previous years has headed to work where Lorraine’s old…
Jet set weekend
Well when I say jet set, we did go in a (qu)Easyjet down to Luton on Saturday and back on Sunday… Off to meet a couple of friends Peter and Mark down in a hotel Mark manages in Harpenden called the Harpenden House Hotel. Great hotel in expensive ‘burd of…
Somewhere in England…
Not entirely sure where we were on the weekend – train down to Crewe followed by a lift from Jane to her lovely house somewhere near Nantwich. Out in the coutry though so I could say which direction we were from Nantwich! We had a great time being well fed…
Paris
Just back from a fantastic, if at some stages frantic, weekend in Paris. As if you weren’t aware dear reader, that I have been doing the website for Mark Beaumont and his attempt to smash the World Record for cycling round the world. So off to Paris Lorraine and I…
Barra Wedding
Just a quick post in between holidays (and lots of pedallingaround.com work). Holiday 1 was to the Isle of Barra for a long weekend to see Dean and Mary Flora get hitched. Was a great weekend with fantastic weather – some dramatic sunsets and lots of cycling I’ll put a…