Warm and wilder

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Music is SO evocative! A grey start gave way to a fabulous afternoon here in Edinburgh. Ambling in The Meadows, on this sunny afternoon, the phrase ‘warm and wilder’ came to mind as a spaniel, ears flying, cavorted across the sunlit green – and the world around me, and Edinburgh in particular, seemed to be smiling. Love comes in many forms and to many times and places. And as for ‘It’s getting better’ – well, we all have to keep hoping, singing in the sunshine, and doing our bit, wherever we are, for peace and goodwill. Thanks Mama Cass – you’re still speaking / singing to us …

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Good morning Sunshine

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Heaven knows, Edinburgh is fabulous under winter ice and snow – but early June with a breakfast coffee outside, warm and sunny: well, that’s something else altogether. There’s an early summer buzz about the city this morning and it’s great to be back …

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A large crowd was present at Edinburgh Castle at 12noon today for the Gun Salute on the 70th Anniversary of the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II amid large-scale preparations underway for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in August.

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Happy New Month

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Wow, it has been a corker of a day to return to a bright and sunny Edinburgh – where the wide-skied views from my new base here are an absolute delight. I’m just back from my dance class and believe that not one muscle in my body has remained unstretched – so I’ll be out like a light within the next ten minutes! Have a good night …

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