The Flood

Thursday, 7th August

Can’t believe the rain’s actually stopped! Rory just sent me a copy of Britten’s Noye’s Fludde and I was beginning to think it was prophetic! I’d visions of the Pans being swept into the Forth and out to the North Sea.! I believe the bypass is closed at some point and there’s flooding opppsite the Royal Musselburgh and at Sam Burns. I hope the people in the new houses are OK. There was always flooding there, but the pits used to pump it away (don’t know how but they did)

I haven’t been feeling too great lately, so had some blood tests done, but I’ve to have some more. Don’t suppose it’s anything much, but better check anyway. Really should have been doing my blog, but didn’t seem to have the energy for anything. Hoping to go for a meal with Jean at the weekend. Chris was here on Tuesday and her family are away back to Dubai. Her arm is healing up fine and she’s driving again, so she took me to doctor’s and for some shopping. Louise will be back from New Zealand now. I had a postcard the other day with three muscular Maoris sticking their tongues at me!

Really enjoyed watching Rita's grandson's wedding from Las Vegas. What a laugh we had, as we thought it wasn't coming on so Rita put her coat on and Alex and Janice were waiting in the car when it started so they hurried back in. Craig and his dad were wearing kilts and Linda was lovely.

One thing I have been doing, is thinning out my wardrobe and filing bills etc. Tried to throw out books, but as usual, put them back. Still reading “The Bronze Horseman”, but I leave it for a while and then go back. The other books I’ve been reading are “One Good Turn” by Kate Atkinson, which I really enjoyed as it was set in Edinburgh. There was a programme on BBC 4 about Laurie Lee, so I looked out “Cider with Rosie” to read again and “As I went out some Midsummer Morning”, which I haven’t read before.

Well, the Olympics start tomorrow, but I’m afraid I’m not that interested, especially when I read about the people who’ve been forcibly removed from their homes to build the stadium, plus the treatment of Tibet. I admire the young fellow from Edinburgh, who helped to put up the protest banner!