7th December: Reay Lights Switch On

This morning we managed to snap this picture of the Lady of the Manor with her two spaniels! Yes, the dogs are about as opposite as two spaniels can be, but they both equally love their mummy.

Judith and I just returned from a lovely time at the Reay Lights Switch On, where she captured this rather unflattering picture:

Thankfully, she did concede that she had been a bit mean with that, and we took another selfie!

If you have never been to one of these Northern Scotland Christmas parties, you need to holiday over here and attend one! There was fabulous food...

...And mulled wine, which Judith seemed incapable of turning down!

We reminisced about the Christmas Hall Parties of our childhoods in Stenness and Deerness, too, although as adults we took time to appreciate the care taken to the finer aspects of the party, like the small vases on each table.

When we got back from Reay, we also had a lovely surprise - our first Christmas card through the post! It carried some sad news from the last year, but was also looking forward in hope, and hope is what it's all about.