Silk purses, sows ears

1. Waking up fuzzy headed with a drouth after sitting up with mum blethering and playing the chain into the wee hours. Making it all better with half a toffee doughnut and half a danish.

2. A big long walk through the woods with Zara, home for her holidays.

3. A lovely lunch - salad and chicken scrapings from France. They taste better than they sound.

4. Finding the fabric I wanted with 50% off.

5. An icecream in the sun at the new Robert Burns museum in Alloway where we have our portrait done.