A gloriously sunny day off, rather wasted by having to put the car in for its MOT and then wait nervously for the verdict/damage all day (it passed - phew!!). And to make matters worse I needed to get some odds and ends from town so spent hours trailing about Princes Street, which is my idea of hell.

So I treated myself to a trip to Portobello in the evening to try and feel a little bit like I was on holiday. Met a friend and a friend of a friend there for a drink in the Espy, so not all bad. How I wish I'd been up a hill or on the back of a horse, though.