I'll be away off to Edinburgh on Thursday.  Stevan has been commissioned to stay behind and feed the hens and walk the dogs, so I've got the drive south on my own on Thursday which probably means I'll arrive hoarse again, as when I'm on my own in the car I tend to sing ..... loudly!

I'm staying in the Borders with friends, but I'll have a couple of hours free on Friday, so if anyone fancies a coffee on Friday do you want to meet up?   Marmions?  If you do, get in touch.

Saturday and Sunday will be busy days at K1 in Edinburgh where not only will I have a wide selection of yarns, but I'll also be giving short workshops in lace knitting.  I think most of the places are full now, but if you do want to attend it is worth checking with K1 to see what is available.

Despite the frantic atmosphere hanging over Tigh na Creag at the moment, we did manage to get some R&R in the lovely sunshine over the weekend.  We headed off to Stoer beach, where Peggy was more than happy to go paddling with Stevan:



Lexie, on the other hand, wasn't so sure:



She seemed to prefer the safely of the beach to the waves.  She said she had forgotten her Bentley Belt - an item of swimwear that I think is peculiarly South African!  It consists of a kind of rubber vest with a built in inflatable tube - very chic!