16th
June 2017 (Friday)
.... 07.00 It’s a nice ‘bright and breezy’ morning
mostly, though there are clouds
scuttling over from the West; rain is
not mentioned
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| Myrebird, Crathes .... where Janet was born. |
in the weather forecast.
I
am getting organised for the run up to Auntie Johan’s funeral: it will be a ‘long’ day, and a sad one, but
not too strenuous. I’d best get a move on.... got to get myself
into a suit.
21.30 Tarland kirk was nigh on ‘Full Up’ with
Family and Friends celebrating “Auntie
John’s Life”. The Service was done
beautifully.... and “Auntie Johan’s”
happy personality seemed to spread through the whole atmosphere of the Service: almost as if she was there making sure that
we were ‘happy’.... what a wonderful end to a beautiful Life. The
interment, in Aboyne Cemetery, was followed by a ‘fly cup’ at the ‘Lodge on the
Loch’, and a grand chat with cousins, some of whom Janet and I haven’t seen for many years. On the way up
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| Janet and I with cousins. |
to Tarland we stopped at “Peggy
Scott’s restaurant” where we had a ‘full breakfast’. After we’d gone over the ‘Cairn o’ Mount’
we decided to go and have a look at “Myrebird”, ... where Janet was born. We couldn’t see much of the house, because
the trees that our ‘Dad’ planted 70 years ago are mature trees now! We took a few photos from the roadside then
continued on our way, arriving at Tarland at 12.40. I have driven 212 miles today, and I
actually enjoyed driving; the only mistake I made was at Fettercairn. On the way ‘up’ we left the A90 at the Edzell
junction, and passed through Edzell village.
Not so on the way ‘down’: I
followed the Edzell sign at Fettercairn and that was all we saw ... the sign. It was like someone had rubbed Edzell orf
the map. We eventually reached the A90
five miles north of the Edzell junction!
Dundee was fairly busy but I
managed to negotiate my
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| Janet at the Cairn o Mount viewpoint. |
way to the ‘bridge’ without any hassle.... and arrived
back at Ivy at 18.40.... having dropped Janet off at “No 59” 20 minutes
earlier. It is a tired boy who will be
crawling off to bed tonight.... and he’ll be having a sleep in tomorrow
morning! In fact ‘sleeping in’ is the ‘plan’
for tomorrow morning!
Photographs
: Top – Myrebird. Crathes... where Janet was born, Middle – Janet and ‘The Boy’
with cousins, and Bottom – Janet at the Cairn o’ Mount viewpoint.
