Friendship Lunch .....

14th September 2016 (Wednesday)......  09.30    The wind is from the Northeast this morning so the air is cooler and breathable;   but the sky is overcast,
'Early birds' at the Friendship Lunch
and looks drab just now.    I’m feeling lively this morning, in spite of the grey weather;   however, in Elie and Earlsferry the dullness will clear away at 12.30  ...., we have the “Friendship Lunch” to brighten the day.   Must go ...  “slight flap on” .... I have a kettle to switch ‘on’.
21.30       The “Friendship Lunch” was the brightest part of the day;   the weather being grey, and cold, all day.... not ‘pretty’ weather at all.   At least it has been dry.    I biked along to Elie for the “Lunch” .... it was a hard pedal into the wind, but you don’t get fit biking with the wind on your back all the time.    The ‘Lunch, as ever, was excellent, both in regards to food, and friendly banter.    Jean, one of the founder members of the Friendship Lunch, is moving to
Happy girls at today's Friendship Lunch - Elie
Dunblane;  she will be well missed by our community.      Marjory thanked Jean for all her efforts on our behalf, and promised that the ‘girls’ will keep up the high standards expected;   Marjory then presented Jean flowers, and a card signed by all present at the Lunch.

The  local History Society’s new banners were on display at the Friendship Lunch:   they are impressive, with much, eye catching, information on them, and will attract attention, wherever they are used.    My ‘slide show’ bumbled its way round a few times;  I don’t know if anyone , apart from myself, was ‘impressed’, ....  photographs always look better on a big screen.  

  In the afternoon, before putting the bike away for the night, I biked up to Chapel Green.    The old place looks ‘bonnie’ even on grey days, so I took a few photos to record  ‘today’ but, with the weather being grey, they would look better finished in
Elie from the pier - taken yesterday
black and white.... or sepia.     Tomorrow’s weather is forecast to be even gloomier ....  luckily we have the ‘Drop in Cafe’ in the afternoon.    I think the wind is going to be very light,F1 -2, in the early part of the morning, so I might go out then;  there could be ‘reflections’, if the sea is flat calm.

We’ve had some rain in the last hour or so.... not much but enough to wet Ferry Road.    I was late in bed last night, so I am going to bed early tonight, and, hopefully I’ll get ‘up’ to a flat calm sea in the morning.... and nae rain.

Photographs : Top and Middle taken at the Friendship Lunch, and Bottom – Elie from the pier (yesterday).

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