Elie 57 Homepage 2006

Some might put the lack of photos for the past few months down to a distinct lack of daylight up here in Fife. It was in fact due to an argument between me and my camera. Anyway, past photos can be found here.

• February 2006
  • Jess came to stay and we got drenched walking along the Fife Coastal Path. Scribble rolled on a dead dolphin carcass (nice) and smelt worse than you can imagine: none of us enjoyed the bath, however Jess triumphed in the final hand of poker.
• March 2006
  • With March came the snow. Snow on the beach is one of the most amazing things I have experienced.
• April 2006
  
  • Daylight returned to Elie, Liz and Steve came to stay, and Scribble played lots of football on the beach.
  • Dorothy donned her shiny new summer coat.
  • Everyone congregated for Pooh's 50th birthday celebrations each selecting their own mode of transport. After a morning in the Doldrums we had a family BBQ at the wood followed by tea at Eck's and then a lovely dinner.
  • I went over a few days early, stopping off with Maguire on the way. Pooh and I had lots of lovely walks.
  • I went to White Quarry and the Labradoodle Show where T was judging. I have never seen a wider range of comedy dogs! Scribble had fun with her sister Maggie. A by-product of going to the show is that Scribble is fluffier and smells better!
• May 2006
  
  • In May we did another push to try to get our house a little less chaotic in time for having five people to stay during Alex's Oronce Fine Conference.
  • There's quite a bit still to do!
  • We had a brief trip down South and went to Kingston Lacy with Mummy and Christopher.
• June 2006
  
  • With none of our familial gardening experts planning visits it was up to us to get to grips with the jungle: our gardening skills have progressed from an annual dose of RoundUp to digging up and cutting back and best of all, the bonfire! Exhausting work.
  • Charlotte, Jim, George, Lucy and Amelia came to stay. Highlights included going out in a pedalo and finding an enormous jellyfish. A wonderful weekend.
  • I went with Colin, June, Raymond and Heather to Stirling via Castle Campbell.
  • Then came our fabulous and much needed holiday: two weeks in the South of France. Stunning scenery, some great walks, the odd touristy excursion, and lots of relaxation.