October..ing

 October has been a busy month. Here’s a brief account of what I’ve been doing

Enjoying any remaining sunny days walking on the beach. Above is Talacre Beach in North Wales.  

Visiting Scotland on a bookclub weekend away. One of our group moved to Falkirk a few years ago and we stayed in a hotel near her new home.

Spending a day in Edinburgh en route to Falkirk. It was a cold crisp weekend - we managed to miss the storms which have caused so much disruption in Scotland this month. After a lunch - haggis and fried egg on a floury roll for me - we climbed Carleton Hill and enjoyed the views over the city.

Seeing the Grayson Perry Smash Hits exhibition at the National Gallery of Scotland. I loved it, my favourite pieces being the huge tapestries which tell the life story of a family Perry invented. 

Riding on the Falkirk Wheel which isn’t a fairground wheel like I expected but an impressive feat of engineering which raises canal boats 25 feet in the air so they can travel on another canal.

Seeing the Kelpies - huge metal horses head sculptures in The Helix park.  Beautiful, though it was freezing cold that afternoon.

Returning home to meet our new puppy.  Yes I have given in to pleas for a second dog. This is Lara, another Wire-haired Vizsla like Alfie. Alfie is a bit jealous as you can see below.

Celebrating Kate’s birthday.  I made her a chocolate orange cake. She was around most of the week to assist with puppy care as it was half term last week for her.  

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That’s all for now.  Considering a book post soon.