100th Birthday Celebration

This is definitely the year of partying.  

Dr Anne's Auntie Cath celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday 22 February.

Auntie Cath reading the card from the Lord Lieutenant.

Flowers from Lord Seafield, flowers from the residents of Macrae Court, a card from the Queen, a telegram from Iain Duncan Smith, the birthday cake from Joyce.

the food

the nieces

Mrs Stephen, Debbie Greig and Moira Wood

Edith Stewart, Tony Boylan, Eric and Amy Cranwell

Muriel Stewart, Dolly Frame, Jock Murray

Bunty Gardiner, Jenny Taylor, Isabel Gray

the residents

Mrs Barron, Brenda, ? and Dianne

Dianne and ? and ?

the folk from day care services

Auntie Cath and Alison Maxwell

Dorothy, Marjory and Shona

Florence, Jimmy and Willie

Shona Robertson, Margaret Simpson and Isabel Hutheson

Kenneth Stewart, Frances Barron with Auntie Cath

Isabel and Doug Souter with Helen Stewart

Catherine and Tony Kett with Betty

Auntie Cath with Mabel Gauld

Magnus with Edith Stuart

Mike and Janet McLeman with Betty

Frances Barron, Auntie Cath and Margaret Simpson

Betty with Mabel Gauld

Spring?

Do you think Spring might be round the corner? 

Dr Anne sees the buds coming out on the roses.

The rhubarb is peaking through the ground.

The new tulips bought from Bloms at the Chelsea Show in 2012 are peeping up through the ground.

The daffodils are well up.

The Helebores are beautiful.

The snowdrops have opened up this last week.

The first crocuses.

Any Human Heart

Boyd, W. (2003). Any Human Heart. London:Penguin Books Ltd

This book tells the story of Logan Mountstart born in South America, grew up in England and spent different parts of his life in London, Paris and New York.  The book was a page turner but not earth shattering.  It was a nice book for a day when you don't feel like facing the world.  She awards it 6/10.

Another night out

Anne and Diane

Wendy Pilates and Heather

Dr Anne was out at the Mill of Tynet for supper, the second visit in a week. 

 A great time was had by all

Who do you think I am?

So...

Alexander and Catherine McArthur

Great Grandparents

William and Ann McArthur

Grandparents

Robert Fraser McArthur, (father) Margaret Ann McArthur, (aunt) Catherine Harper McArthur (aunt)

Alexander McArthur (uncle)

William McArthur (uncle)

Alexander McArthur and Elizabeth Towns

(uncle and aunt)

Robert Fraser McArthur and Isabella Hay

Parents

Elizabeth Ann McArthur (cousin, daughter of Alexander McArthur and Elizabeth Towns)  with husband Brian Evans, son Nicholas Evans with wife Becky, daughter Sarah with husband Ed Cooper, and grandchildren Ella, Harry and Georgie Evans and Evie, Charlie and Freddie Cooper.

Sunday Lunch @ the Mill of Tynet

Dr Anne hosted lunch at the Mill of Tynet restaurant on Sunday 3 February.  Her friends Hazel and Sinclair Broomfield leave Portsoy at the beginning of March having purchased a new build in Kelso to be nearer their family.  Hazel and Sinclair have hosted three Christmas dinners for Orphan Annie.  This was payback time.  A wonderful carvery lunch was provided.

Hazel and Sinclair
3 Christmas Dinners

June (wonderful fish pies with a doggie bag too) and Roger

Moya and Jack
3 Boxing Day Dinners and some excellent games nights

Leanne and Matt with the carvery at the back

Jill (Dr Anne's partner for the day) with Jack

Leanne and Dr Anne (great buddies)

Dr Anne's goats cheese wellington

Leanne's roast beef dinner

Edinburgh

Dr Anne went to Edinburgh a couple of weeks ago.  She is a member of the Youth Services Committee for the RSCDS.  At present she is preparing an accreditation scheme for dancing in schools.  By mistake (senior moment) she booked an extra day.

She had an extra day to explore...  She went to the Bellany Exhibition at the National Gallery and was totally gobsmacked by his paintings.  To Dr Anne, this was a very angry and depressed man who expressed his feelings in an amazing manner.  Three men on a cross dressed in the stripped pyjamas of the the Jews in the extermination camp will remain forever in her mind.

Dr Anne also booked a visit to the Scottish Parliament.  The experience was brilliant.  All over the building the saltire cross is displayed in different forms.  The visual arts received a prominent place throughout.

The cross in the ceiling.

The cross in the floor.

The debating chamber. 

Prominent women were asked to write a sentence about a women they revered.  A wonderful idea.