Well, our second meeting went off ok the other week. With a bit of luck, we might be able to progress the selection of a venue for the reunion in the next couple of months.
The consensus from the potential attendees was for entertainment in the form of a Ceilidh and a sit-down meal. And we know we have to provide a quiet corner for those who want to catch up with old friends as opposed to refamiliarising themselves with the delights of an eightsome reel. Did anybody ever master that one ?
I'm still waiting for some guidance on how to make this blog a bit more interesting - you'll just have to put up with my witterings until that happens !!
Should I be bovvered that nobody has added a comment as yet ??? From what I can see, there's been a few visits, but maybe this is still just my baby ...
Anyway, me and the wife are off for a short break in Cornwall, where we met 31 years ago. How time flies etc etc. This will be an escape from the World Cup (aye, right) ... Back in plenty of time for the next meeting.
Oh, and welcome to Janet Adamson (nee Melville) who has moved from the 'Missing Persons' list to the 'Interested' one. Thanks, Margaret !
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Sunday, 8 June 2014
Carol Kelly is Revealed !
Well, it's Sunday evening, the sun is beating down and I've just returned from the local pub where I managed to meet up with Carol. Plans didn't go as smoothly as I'd hoped ...no surprise there, eh !
Firstly, our 10-strong committee were mostly conspicuous by their absence, being distracted by such events as Perth Races. Hope you didn't lose your shirts, Allan and Derek !
There were three of us who made it along - myself, Pat Stuart (Bell)and John 'Coosie' Broon. The first hurdle was that the nominated meeting place (the Kettlebridge Inn) had decided not to open this afternoon until 4 p.m. Wtf ??? Why would a village pub not be open on a weekend afternoon ?
Anyway, Plan B saw us do the 10-minute walk to the Station Inn (only a hop, skip and jump from Chez Duthie), where we were made more than welcome. They even put us in a separate annex and switched on the lights so we didn't have to mix with the locals (of which I am one) !!!
A very pleasant couple of hours were spent, and we managed to find out just a little bit about Carol. She lives around Jo'burg and gets back to the UK every couple of years, visiting her elderly mum who lives in Sheltered Housing in St. Andrews. Hopefully, we were such riveting company that she'll feel tempted to splash out a few thousand rand to come back for the reunion next year.
We move forward to our next Committee Meeting, this Thursday. I'm thinking, sit-down meal, Ceilidh and then maybe a band, though we'd have to check the costs and also make sure everybody could actually have the chance to talk !!
Still waiting to hear back from Charles about how to develop this blog. For the time being, there's not a lot being posted !!
Firstly, our 10-strong committee were mostly conspicuous by their absence, being distracted by such events as Perth Races. Hope you didn't lose your shirts, Allan and Derek !
There were three of us who made it along - myself, Pat Stuart (Bell)and John 'Coosie' Broon. The first hurdle was that the nominated meeting place (the Kettlebridge Inn) had decided not to open this afternoon until 4 p.m. Wtf ??? Why would a village pub not be open on a weekend afternoon ?
Anyway, Plan B saw us do the 10-minute walk to the Station Inn (only a hop, skip and jump from Chez Duthie), where we were made more than welcome. They even put us in a separate annex and switched on the lights so we didn't have to mix with the locals (of which I am one) !!!
A very pleasant couple of hours were spent, and we managed to find out just a little bit about Carol. She lives around Jo'burg and gets back to the UK every couple of years, visiting her elderly mum who lives in Sheltered Housing in St. Andrews. Hopefully, we were such riveting company that she'll feel tempted to splash out a few thousand rand to come back for the reunion next year.
We move forward to our next Committee Meeting, this Thursday. I'm thinking, sit-down meal, Ceilidh and then maybe a band, though we'd have to check the costs and also make sure everybody could actually have the chance to talk !!
Still waiting to hear back from Charles about how to develop this blog. For the time being, there's not a lot being posted !!
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