Post fringe week

Back to the real world this week - some work, but the much improved weather meant a lot of golf too. Coming up to the end of the season is a fairly busy time, with lots of events on, but it's always sad when the midweek golf after work ends - and, on Wednesday, it was the last night of our 22 week season long Summer Quaich competition. By next week, there's not enough daylight left to get a full round in after 5:00 pm.

Anyway, my week started well when I won my semi-final of the Learney Cup at Torphins on Monday evening. Don't think Jo was so pleased however - it means there's still a chance that we'll have this trophy hanging around the house for another year!

On Thursday, I had a business golf game at Kemnay with one of our bankers. It was a beautiful evening and the course was great - and I shot a gross 76 - pretty good! I surpassed that with a gross 73 at Aboyne yesterday (Friday) in the Terry Edmonds Memorial Trophy - another b....y trophy, says Jo! Poor Terry died of cancer at Christmas time 2001 and his widow, Linda, donated a beautiful cup which we now play for annually. It was another fantastic day and we did the prizeging on the decking at Aboyne:


Too many beers (and a dram) last night - there was a band in the Burnett and we also went to the Douglas - so the golf at Torphins this morning wasn't very good, although again it was nice and warm.

This is our Boat of Garten weekend and we head off to play Kingussie tomorrow (Sunday) and B.o.G. on Monday, so I hope the weather holds - although the forecast is a little mixed.

Barry and Helen are now clearing out Dad's flat - Helen's Mum and Dad will move in there - it's safer for them as it's on the ground floor. Barry says Dad seems settled OK at Erskine - must get down to see him again soon.

Jo's on a mission clearing out the house of much of her old teaching files etc. It's a bit chaotic just now - boxes etc everywhere - but it's all for the longer term good.

Jo's also been shopping for her outfit for Gillian Kilgour's wedding in 2 weeks - she's almost there - just shoes now, I think.

Next Friday, we're staying at St Andrews Bay - Keith and Annette Gray are also coming down - Keith and I are golfing in the afternoon and we'll all probably go back to the Balaka in the evening for a meal.