On a Weekend of London and Linlithgow
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danieldwilliamA busy weekend but an enjoyable one.
Managed to get away from work a little early on Friday and hung out with the family. MLW had been away with work during the week so it was nice to see her. I was a bit stiff from touch rugby on Thursday night.
Early start on Saturday for UD Council in London. I was on the 7.10 flight from Edinburgh to City. Flew down a little Dash Q-8 prop plane. Very nice breakfast in the airport set me up for the day. Arrived early for the meeting so had a cup of (decaff) coffee in the Costa on Cheapside next to St Mary-le-Bow (but what I am asking you, is, are you a cock-er-ney?). There were cherry blossom trees in bloom outside the church and the statue of Mr Pocahontas was shining the early morning sun.
Good meeting. Last Council meeting of this term of office. I'm up for re-election in the next few months. Some good papers on our campaigning for the next period, more radical messaging, more radical actions and a more pointed campaign for a new constitution. All good there.
I had hoped to go to mountainkiss' party but, oh the weather! The weather (and the moral cowardice of Edinburgh Leisure) has meant that the pitches we train on have been deemed unplayable for weeks on end. They were deemed unplayable this weekend. This has provoked a 40 edition email chain from the mini, micro and junior rugby coaches on the incompetence and perfidy Edinburgh Leisure. The personal upshot was that a training session at home in the afternoon on Sunday became a visit to a club in Linlithgow in the morning. I am sad about not getting to the party. However, the rugby was good. We had lots of kids, played some really good rugby and had a nice time.
MLW, the Captain and I stopped in to a garden centre on the way home to buy some plants for the cottage's garden.
I had a nap on the sofa when we got home - the early start and late finish on Saturday on top of all the rugby appeared to have taken it out of me. MLW went shopping for her TED talk. Fish pie for dinner. I watched the end of Guardians of the Galaxy, which is a silly film. Then MLW and I watched the last episode of Oreal by Innocence - which turned out to be very good.
Gym this morning. Bit of weights and some cardio training. Some running carrying awkward things in preparation for the touch rugby season.
And here I am.
Managed to get away from work a little early on Friday and hung out with the family. MLW had been away with work during the week so it was nice to see her. I was a bit stiff from touch rugby on Thursday night.
Early start on Saturday for UD Council in London. I was on the 7.10 flight from Edinburgh to City. Flew down a little Dash Q-8 prop plane. Very nice breakfast in the airport set me up for the day. Arrived early for the meeting so had a cup of (decaff) coffee in the Costa on Cheapside next to St Mary-le-Bow (but what I am asking you, is, are you a cock-er-ney?). There were cherry blossom trees in bloom outside the church and the statue of Mr Pocahontas was shining the early morning sun.
Good meeting. Last Council meeting of this term of office. I'm up for re-election in the next few months. Some good papers on our campaigning for the next period, more radical messaging, more radical actions and a more pointed campaign for a new constitution. All good there.
I had hoped to go to mountainkiss' party but, oh the weather! The weather (and the moral cowardice of Edinburgh Leisure) has meant that the pitches we train on have been deemed unplayable for weeks on end. They were deemed unplayable this weekend. This has provoked a 40 edition email chain from the mini, micro and junior rugby coaches on the incompetence and perfidy Edinburgh Leisure. The personal upshot was that a training session at home in the afternoon on Sunday became a visit to a club in Linlithgow in the morning. I am sad about not getting to the party. However, the rugby was good. We had lots of kids, played some really good rugby and had a nice time.
MLW, the Captain and I stopped in to a garden centre on the way home to buy some plants for the cottage's garden.
I had a nap on the sofa when we got home - the early start and late finish on Saturday on top of all the rugby appeared to have taken it out of me. MLW went shopping for her TED talk. Fish pie for dinner. I watched the end of Guardians of the Galaxy, which is a silly film. Then MLW and I watched the last episode of Oreal by Innocence - which turned out to be very good.
Gym this morning. Bit of weights and some cardio training. Some running carrying awkward things in preparation for the touch rugby season.
And here I am.
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