Friday Smile

Hello Everyone,

I'm back, joining in with another of Annie's Friday Smile posts over on A Stitch On Time. I really enjoyed reading all your posts last week and look forward to doing so again today. It's been another ordinary week, much the same as usual but for one exciting bit of news. 

We have a new great-grandchild on the way. Due in August. And, no, we don't know whether it's a boy or girl yet. That can wait. We're just delighted with the news. Here's how young Callum announced the news to us all on Facebook.

Milo looks a bit nonplussed, but there's no mistaking how Callum feels about it - he's clearly delighted at the thought of being a big brother. 

Other less exciting, but still noteworthy, reasons to smile this week have been:

Snowdrops in Culzean Country Estate. No, we didn't take a trip down to Culzean but Facebook kindly reminded me of our visit there six years ago when the snowdrops were particularly abundant. 

I keep looking for signs of the snowdrops in our garden but so far there's been none. However, the primroses are out on Bonnie's Mound (named to honour our beloved cat, now sadly gone). 

Silver just takes this little tribute to Bonnie in her stride. Her reaction is less tolerant of other feline trespassers on her patch. 

Dawn today. The sky was so beautiful I should have realised it was going to be a lovely, albeit chilly, day. The sun is streaming in through the window as  I type this post. It's almost too hot!

We watched this film yesterday evening and it  was so good. Sheila Hancock is very good, as is her co-star, Kevin Guthrie. In a nutshell, the film is about Edie, a recently widowed 80 year old who feels bereft, not of her bullying and emotionally abusive husband, but of the life she had and gave up for marriage. With her house sold and her daughter intent on dumping her in a home for the elderly, she sets out to take control of her life, starting with a climbing trip alone in the Scottish Highlands. The film, dare I say, is worth watching for the Scottish scenery alone. 

And finally, a cutie to start the weekend.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone - full of lots to smile about.

Take care too.