Well today was the first day of my school holidays... and where was I...? in school. Long gone are the days when teachers shut the door on the last day of term and spent the next x weeks relaxing. I can see me being in school for at least another 2 days this week before I have to start getting ready for the arrival of the Bishop of Tirunelvelli and his wife on their weeks visit to Edinburgh pre-pre-Lambeth! they are spending 4 days with me and 4 with our rector and his wife, which means they won't be with me on my birthday. Not that they aren't very nice but i would prefer to relax on my birthday and have a day with family.
I've been busy arranging things for them to do, so far they are meeting with the Bishop here, with the moderator, Colin was able to oil the wheels on that one, going to bible World, I thought I'd take them on either the Forth cruise or the trip to InchColm, weather permitting too. Sadly they leave the day before our Ultreya at St C's with the Bishop of Texas.
I'm starting to get the packing organised now, I seem to have a day between times away and weddings so not much time to get ourselves organised for being away. This summer will disappear in no time, I think every minute of it is accounted for and that starts with Reunion this evening.
Ali has managed to land herself a job she loves at the Orocco pier in S Queensferry, she's just finished her first week and apart from sair feet just loves it. Good pay and tips as well as posh food for her lunch break what more could she want!

The garden is looking good just now, we've finally had our fence replaced after our neighbours roof blew off during the gales in January and demolished it. Apparently it was an act of God though and so has to come off our insurance and not theirs... seems a bit unfair, just as well there was no old testament prophet about or he might have got the blame for the whole event. Wonder whose insurance that would have been? Still the fence looks good and we just have to encourage the plants to grow again now! all this rain helps though, I'm saving hours each evening NOT watering the garden!