Triumphant!

I almost entitled this post "Get thee to a nunnery"*, but felt it might be misconstrued by those with different interests ... Instead, this photo of Elspeth reflects the triumph felt by two blippers who defied Tropical Storm Ophelia and all the dire weather warnings associated with her (her?) to meet for lunch at Benmore Gardens café today. I should add now that the heroism is all on Elspeth's part - she drove a great deal further than I did.

What a joy when the affinity felt through following a photo-journal translates into over two hours of non-stop conversation and shared experience! It was a great meeting in a favourite place - and we even managed to fit in a windswept walk among the autumn trees. (Extra pics).

*Shakespeare's Hamlet tells Ophelia to get to a nunnery (probably slang for a brothel) when he discovers she's merely bait for her father Polonius and his uncle the kind to eavesdrop on their conversation. The brush-off to end all brush-offs.