Spice pattern

Rachel invited us over to dinner at her new flat in Roslin this evening. We chomped on carrot sticks and ranch dressing while Rachel prepared the salmon for our main course. I have blipped the pattern that was left on the chopping board after Rachel doused the fish pieces with spices. The final outcome - with kasha and beans - can be seen in the extra.

For the second time this week, I gave the exercise bike a miss this morning. The result of this was that I had a bit more energy in reserve for my strength training class at midday - at least it felt that way.

Nick has a two-day business trip to Scotland. For the first today he was in Glasgow. Tomorrow his base is Edinburgh, so Nick is staying overnight with us tonight. As I type this, we are waiting for him to arrive from Waverley. I hope that he takes a taxi because outside this evening it's absolutely pouring down.

Exercise today: aquafit class; swim (20 lengths); strength training class; walking (11,284 steps).