A wonderful day !

(Tuesday 15th - incorrect date)
We walked up the hill and along the old coffin road to the place where Loch Lomond becomes visible
A wintery day .
My sister and John came to visit outside to exchange Christmas wishes and gifts . They drove for nearly 3 hours and J had put up the gazebo to shelter the decking, hoping it would not blow away.
I hoped I could manage to make the day special and comfortable .
My sister lived for 20 years in Dhaka and loves cooking with spices so on Sunday I had a creative cooking day making a sweet potato and chickpea curry , a dahl with red lentils and eddoes from Roots and Fruits and a Thai green chicken curry.
It was a lovely day with long conversations about the state of the world , our inner lives, our shared history and laughed a lot !
When we got back I went to make tea and the heavens opened! The rain splashed off the decking and the gutters overflowed. It was dark , and the decking was lit by light from the Christmas tree and a very large storm lantern with 4 pillar candles.
Instead of presents, we both donate to one of the charities they have helped grow in Dhaka which supports women at risk and survivors of trafficking.

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We will never forget this day ! What we hoped for by way of practicalities came to pass but it is the beauty and wildness of nature that we will remember most ! An extra of Kate and John on the hilltop . The dark picture of our candlelit tea in the storm is too dark to share here.