Awoke in Scotland to a cold day on Saturday, spent the day with Marina and Malcolm where they were preparing for the influx of Wilde's for the afternoon and very nice it was too.
In the evening the next door neighbour was having a Diwali party, a Hindu festival, so all the Wildes and the Bates descended on them, I must admit the food was very nice. Then we all went outside and watched him spend a fortune on fireworks lol!
Sunday was rugby day, Josh plays for a local team, Livingstone RFC. It was a tough game for the lads, I don't know what the score was but the opposition ran in quite a few tries. The best that can be said is that they scored more points against this team than any other this season. hmmmmmm! Josh ended up with a fat lip and a belt to the head!
In the afternoon we were introduced to Linlithgow, a very picturesque village not far from the house. It's claim to fame is Linlithgow Palace, this was a important place for Scottish monarchs before James I of England. Mary Queen of Scots was born here in 1542 and stayed here several times during her reign. Th church next door to the palace was nice and warm and they were practising their christmas pageant/pantomime /nativity play, apparently there are three wise guys in it.
