Geez. So much is happening I can't keep up. In fact it's making me lose time. For the record I've realised I've forgotten some weekends and should put down for posterity a few key events in the Rooke Family which happened BEFORE the last blog post....All gone back to front I tell you.
So flash back in time to our ceilidh in February, which was followed very swiftly by Tanya's birthday. Slightly toned down this year but it did include a tasty inpromptu trip for high tea to the Broadcroft, courtesy of friends Katy and Nico.
Then a few days later my niece arrived with her boyfriend Alex. They brought with them sunshine both in spirit and in weather. It was a real tonic having them to stay, the girls loved it and so did we - particularly as Tanya and I got a day out to climb Ben Lomond AND then go out for dinner. Alex is a really, really lovely guy from the Netherlands and we had a lot of fun together. He's great company and it was a real pleasure meeting him. But sadly when they both left they took a little bit of that sunshine with them. Thank you for visiting us, looking after the kids, and please, please come back and bring more sunshine soon!
And then next up was the Hillwalkers weekend away to Pitlochry, which was equally blessed with sunshine. Our trip up turned into a 4 hour nightmare due to road closures but after a pitstop with a fellow hillwalker, Andy in Dunblane, we made it. Walks up Ben Vrackie and around Dunkeld were really amazing, and Niomi did herself proud on Ben Vrackie - climbing all the way up aided by a massive bag of Haribo. I particularly loved hugging the Birnam Oak. At 600 years old it felt deeply mystical and wise.
And all that was before my weekend in Milan. Phew...no wonder I can't keep up.
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