Arlo's Aroma

We were up "early" today to meet up with Mrs P, N & H for Mrs Ps birthday brunch, The recommended scrambled eggs on sourdough were indeed recommendable! Then a walk with Arlo at Dreghorn Woods before heading to Damhead for another of my birthday presents... a Gin Tour Experience at The Secret Garden (shhh), not 10 miles from home, with Ms H. 

First some tasting, then some history and brewing facts, some more tasting and sniffing, a gin cocktail refresher, then it was make your own gin time! This is "Arlo's Aroma" named after Arlo's scents or after I accidently spill a gin on him (no dogs were harmed in this process). We took a base gin and mixed up to 3 flavours until it was perfected... I have to say by this time I was kind of not bothered how it tasted, but I got to bring my concoction home, after of course we visited the wee shoppe to buy some gin made by experts! We had fun funnily enough, which lasted a few hours after. Another walk with Arlo on our way home, before trying out our new gins pre dinner, Mrs C tried both, not sure which was her favourite!

So my first full day of retirement... already we are adding weekday events to our diary when normally we'd be working and my thoughts are adjusting to that, I guess I am going to be ok after all :-) Don't Panic!