Met up with cardio rehab staff yesterday who are planning on enrolling me in one of their programmes for a few weeks.
Today, having read all about Andy Murray's hotel near Dunblane opening on 1st April, we decided to take a run up to the Cromlix for a coffee. However, when we eventually found it, a wee bit off the beaten track in a lovely country estate, we were met by staff who told us that it was reserved for a private party and we could not be accommodated. But, they were kind enough to give us a quick look around and I have to say that restoration work is superb and the newer parts of the alterations blend in nicely. There is a private chapel in the building, beautiful, calm, serene (perfect to chill out when stressed!!)
I hope the hotel does well, and know that it is already fully booked for the Ryder Cup in September, which takes place at the nearby Gleneagles Hotel. Having been told it was not possible to get a coffee we took ourselves off to Gleneagles Hotel, which was as busy as usual, nice coffee with a wee biscuit.
We could have had a coffee at the nearby Castlebrae Treatment Centre in Auchterarder ( run for injured or ill Police Officers), but decided to wait for lunch.
Heading home wards to Edinburgh, and needing a nice lunch we detoured via Linlithgow where we were able to get a table at Livingston's restaurant. Lovely meal, nice surroundings, great staff, and were able to watch the squirrels and birds feeding in the garden. Chef denied that he had a squirrel dish on the menu !!!! Even had the boss thinking about doing Gretna style weddings over the old anvil in the garden.
Home now and watching the final of "The Voice", bit coincidental that Will.I Am took his finalist, Jermain, to meet prince Andrew, Duke of York, who was launching an "Ideas" programme at Buckingham Palace. Prince Andrew is the patron of the Police Treatment Centres and his photo hangs on the wall in the beautiful dining room at Castlebrae.
Just need to see who wins tonight, bit of a joke when Cheryl Cole, who cannot sing to save herself, called in live to Will I Am on the show. It annoys me when the so called stars who mime on stage have the cheek to be critical of these up and coming singers.
On a totally different vein, we are always saying that politicians are like pigs with their snouts in a trough, latest travesty of justice being the female MP who managed to scam £45K with the usual two homes, expenses thing - gets investigated by her peer group, has to pay back £6k - stands up and does not even have the decency to apologise for what was a straight forward fraud. Jane Doe fiddling the Council would get jailed - M.P.'s no way - a law unto themselves, and she will get a pension when she retires - time Mr Cameron and his buddies cleared out their house.
Which of course reminds me that Slippery Salmond is heading off with his entourage to New York on another junket - and who has still not accounted for the missing funds from the last trip.
Was bouncing around the City of Edinburgh thinking to myself that the £740 million spent on the disastrous tram project might have not only saved my suspension, repaired the roads, and certainly the schools which are falling down on pupils. Somewhere else in the news we heard of the sad death of Margo McDonald, who fought her heart out over the massive overspend on the new Scottish Parliament building - £44 M to £400 plus million, trying make people accountable for yet another Scottish "Public" disaster.
Mrs B met her not so long ago and in conversation she was a real lady, very natural, and even offered a visit to the Parliament building - a very very genuine person who will be sadly missed by her friends and admirers.
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