Tuesday 29/08/06

Reasonably nice start to the day, and it only gets better. Mrs B's brother in law (I'm tempted to use the American abbreviation) comes in to tell us he had his knee checked over in A&E. The doctor said nothing was broken, but to take it easy and put the leg up. After lunch, I head off into the Castle Grounds to mark out a walk. This goes round the Golf Course to the Water Mill, then up to the War Memorial and back down again. Carry on to the Marybank Gate and back to the Castle. I bought a computer mag, some liquorice for mrs B and liquorice roots for me to chew on. Walk took just under 2 hours, including the shopping. Met mrs B at Somerfields, and I carried her shopping bags back. The mother of the kidnapped schoolgirl appears on nationwide TV to issue an emotional appeal, which she is barely able to utter. She shakes with emotion. An MP from Glasgow with Pakistani connections has offered to mediate, as it's rumoured that the girl left for Lahore on Friday. Beautiful sunset at 8.30, with light remaining to the north at 10pm.