Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Old and young


I forgot to record that we visited Son and family last week. Here's one of their cats coming for a walk with us. She gave up eventually. This road is a dead-end, so she was reasonably safe walking in the middle of it; as were we.



We went to the nearby burn and some of us paddled


and stirred the mud with a stick.


And then to a playpark, where some of us swung.


But then, alas, we had to leave them again.


On Saturday we got a bus from Melville Street, with its typical Georgian New Town architecture,



 to Haddington, where we walked with our friends, admiring the signs of spring,


 along a disused railway line to Longniddry.


This seat was donated by Headway, a head injuries charity. You can see the typical Lowland landscape with the sea not far behind it.


And on Sunday, I introduced Biggest Granddaughter to my mum's teddy. She's nearly 6. He's nearly 97. I don't think she was terribly impressed - he's a bit threadbare and scratchy, filled with straw -  but I like him, particularly because my granny's mending is clearly evident on him. She embroidered these eyes because she was worried about a baby chewing his original button eyes. He's seen a lot of changes since 1922, that teddy, but he's not telling.

4 comments:

  1. What a wonderful visit! I look carefully at all the photos and dream of seeing some of those sights. My family were lowland Scots. That Teddy could definitely tell some tales! If we could get out from under this cold and snow, perhaps we could find some spring signs too. Sigh.

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  2. Anonymous4:13 pm

    That is quite a poignant image, eldest Grand-daughter and very elderly Teddybear.

    I really must try to visit Edinburgh instead of going past it each time!

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  3. Lovely family walks and signs of spring....Wonderful that the Teddy stayed safe in your family for your oldest granddaughter to know.

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  4. Hello from Texas... Spring is certainly getting closer...signs are popping up here as well.
    Love the blog!
    Hugs
    Donna

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