Went to the Garden Party at Holyrood Palace recently with hubby. Let’s just say it was an experience that I probably wouldn’t do again. Don’t get me wrong, it was lovely to be invited, but the day was spoiled by the hour long traffic jam from the Edinburgh bypass up to the Palace. We arrived half an hour late and, well, it was a bit boring…the Royal Family came out to meet some people, but there were so many people there, we couldn’t see anything. So we wandered over to the refreshment tent and supped on lots of cups of tea, teeny tiny sandwiches and lovely little nibbly cakes. It was a nice afternoon, but I doubt I’d do it again.
The best bit of the day was when we returned to Glasgow and me and the other half popped into Yen (the restaurant in the North Rotunda) for a meal before going to pick the kids up from their grandparents’ hosue. It was Ian’s idea and was great. Food was lovely. Defo go there again.
So what else has been happening? Not a lot, to be truthful. Still working on my Elvz book, but haven’t done an awful lot on that recently…will get back into it tonight. It’s difficult finding the time. Had a go at making soap…it’s a bit tricky because you have to use caustic soda, so wouldn’t recommend youngsters trying it. The soap also has to mature for four weeks. Mine is in the airing cupboard above the central heating boiler as we speak. Am a bit nervous about it. Don’t think I did it right because it’s looking more like big slabs of crumbly tablet rather than soap. Fingers crossed it works out okay.
On a happier note, the potatoes and carrots I planted in some big pots in the back garden are doing okay so far. Can’t wait to try them. Am giving veg growing a go as am fed up with buying veg and fruit out of supermarkets only for them to go off really quickly. Also, I don’t use any chemicals or rubbish on them, so they should be better for us.
Right, gotta go. I hear the boy calling for another bottle of milk. Can’t believe he’s nearly eight months old already! Time flies.
Dawn xx