Failed on the daily blogging then 😉
Saturday – we went down to find Lynda and Stuart at the castle. I took them for a walk around the village and to the craft shop while Ady nipped home to pick up some lunch stuff. We ate at the castle and then while Ady cleared up the rest of us had a private castle tour :). I love looking round the castle, Lynda and Stuart were very taken with it.
After that we came up to the croft. I walked with Stuart and Bonnie while the others came up in the car. We sat and chatted and I cooked dinner (lasagne with home made garlic and rosemary flatbread) and baked some bread. Just before it got dark Ady took Lynda and Stuart back to the castle and the kids and I got ready for bed and put School of Rock on. We’d been talking about it after seeing Jack Black on the Muppet movie and had seen it in two charity shops in FW before finally seeing it for sale new in Morrisons for £3 and deciding maybe we were supposed to own a copy. Sure enough it was a great watch (Ady and I had seen it a couple of times already) and the kids loved it :).
Sunday – Ady went to help Ian at Tattiehouse with some lifting heavy stuff first thing, the rest of us slept in rather later than planned but feel all the better for the catch up sleep. The kids and I got dressed, packed some lunch stuff up and headed down to the car, collecting Ady on the way and arriving at the village crossroads as Lynda and Stuart were walking past. Stuart, Ady and Bonnie headed off for a good long walk while Lynda, the kids and I went to the castle for a cup of tea and a chat. The men came back and we had some lunch. Vikki and Claire both appeared in the kitchen and we sat chatting a while before deciding to walk back up to the croft. Ady brought the car while I walked the north top trail with Lynda, Stuart, Bonnie and the kids so L&S could get a look at the crofts from above. Lynda is really struggling with a worn out knee and I had not realised just how disabling it is for her. I do forget that our terrain and every day walking around here is probably way more than most people do (certainly way, way more than we used to walk) but she is by far the most challenged guest we’ve had by our lifestyle so far.
Ady cooked dinner – a mild curry, which was delicious. We chatted a bit longer and then as light was fading and we had a window of no rain I walked to the car with them and ran them back to the castle before walking home. Ady and I had showers and I rang my parents, then we all watched the second episode of the Kevin Mcloud man made house series.
I’ve finished my online food hygiene course ready to start the butchery training tomorrow. Lynda & Stuart are leaving on the first boat and we should have an hour with Chris and Julie before we need to head off for training. One set of guests out, the next lot in :).