Four Nations

Had a wee visit on Saturday of friends from four nations: Paul & Rose Harvey, who were our Candidate Directors when we were being orientated into WEC and Gladys who is the hint of humour in all WEC Spain gatherings.. needless to say she is the Irish fly half. Rose is reputedly Welsh and plays full back and Les is of course the Scottish prop. The English wings are either end and we never saw the hooker.

Reaching Ribadeo (Well nearly!)

Almost resident in Ribadeo... Marga my language partner from Santa Eugenia is at home with her parents and they have given us a wee apartment to live in til we get into our flat in September So happy to meet her here in her own pueblo. Then today we got a visit from WECers from Gijon to welcome us to the north of Spain. If you look carefully you can see Rene has hidden a bottle under the table before we took the photo - it was diet coke, honest!

Weddings were us!

Nice to have so many different men, especially with the weddings  this summer. What will we do now that they are all finished? Well tomorrow is out wedding anniversary so it will be fab to see Les and spend time with the eldest of my three escorts! (Plus he doesn't make me feel like a midget!)

Another happy arrival

Another happy arrival, not a baby this week but a boat. Les was surprised and delighted to arrive in Spain a week ahead of schedule, here he is tied up for the winter, very relieved and with a week of spare time... I did suggest he put some photos up for the blog but I see none so far!

Nappy Cake

So another cake. In Madrid this is the present to give a baby. A wedding cake shape made out of nappies - every baby shower has one. When I went to buy the celophane paper I asked the florist if they made nappy cakes in Orkney. She gave me a funny look and said a few might still do that but they werent in fashion any more. Oh well, I was obviously out of touch. I made it anyway and took it to the Maternity Unit. The midwives squealed and said it was the only thing they had ever seen like it and wanted me to tell them how to make one. Baby James didn't seem as excited but never mind. To solve the question of the florist, it seems she thought I was asking about "nappy cakes" being what is known as a Clooty Dumpling. Right enough you could make one in a nappy (Or boxers, eh Mag?).

100 - not out!

Every cake tells a story and this one celebrates 100 years of God's faithfullness to WEC International, our mission. The event was a celebration supper (our 3rd in Scotland) and we were so pleased to have all the deacons from our sending church along with other supporters and people who had a story to tell about WEC in their lives. As Auntie Chrisabel said "What a happy night!"

Ready to Roll

So after three weeks of scraping, sanding, painting and provisioning Blithe Spirit is ready for off.

God Bless this boat, and all who sail in her!