Yes, I had an appointment with my Polish dentist this morning, the one whose name I can't spell, but I'm sure would give me a winning score at Scrabble! It was just for my routine annual checkup - you have to imagine his saying in his James Bond film Villain's voice ...... is good, no cavities, no decay, just need scrape and polish. That was soon done, with only slight discomfort ....... I was very brave and didn't cry! There was no patch'n'chat today, as there was a group visiting the shop, so Malcolm had come to the dentist with me, and as soon as I had paid the bill (that's the biggest ouch!) we headed for Berwick. We stopped just over the border for lunch at Cornhill Village shop
it just looks like a little place from the outside, but inside there is a food shop, a gift shop and a small coffee shop
the lady who took our order was delightful, and soon we were tucking into a delicious lunch. Malcolm had a haggis, beans and tatties pie (the tomato is from my salad, you know that I don't like it)
I had a roll stuffed full with chicken tikka
when we got to the flat, as soon as we had unpacked, we headed out for a walk to the lighthouse, but got sidetracked by this ship being loaded in the dock
then as we walked across the old bridge there was another pause as we saw the seal in the river. As Stuart still has my long lens, you will just have to trust me that the little dark blob is indeed the seal
finally, the lighthouse was in sight
but there were still distractions. This Edward VII postbox is from the early 1900s (he was Queen Victoria's son)
in the distance we coud see (just) Bamburgh Castle
and Holy Island
and of course I had to stop to admire some swans
but at last we reached the lighthouse. Would you like it on the left of the photo
or on the right
the clouds started to build up, giving us dramatic skies
it would never do if I had to do without my Friday cake, so on our way back to the flat we bought two slices of a rather delicious lemon cheesecake
the ship was still being loaded
with a constant stream of large lorries
there was a scary moment when these two got a bit close to each other
I haven't forgotten about the sewing - the cloth is on the table
the cushion is on the bed
and the curtain is up, with Malcolm acting as a temporary hook to hold the tieback in place!
we plan to be out and about over the weekend - whether you are at home or away, I hope you have a good weekend, love Anne