Broon Frae Troon

A funeral for an old friend's mother took me to Troon today. I'm glad I went and caught up with the family that I knew when I was growing up.

I had arrived early so I spent a few moments visiting the small memorial garden for Gordon Brown the Scottish rugby internationalist who died some time ago. I was lucky enough to play against Gordon several times - he even gave me a pair of his boots when I was still at school because we were both size 13 and his had to be specially made for him.