The weekend just passed

Friday - Burns night and I arranged to meet Ping in town so walked from Tollcross along to Argyl Place to purchase turnip and potatoes before walking into town to meet Mrs Veitch. Then of course I was reminded that Ping was going to a party that evening so I ended up just going home and pottering around till Ping returned at approximately 2am without any Burns celebration.
Saturday - my mums birthday so we all as a family met at lunchtime at Cafe Marlayne, Old Fishmarket Close, Edinburgh and had a really lovely meal with some very quaffable white house wine to accompany. I had the crab starter - excellent, followed by the lamb and the chocolate torte - I almost always choose the chocolate thing however in this case having tried a little of the other sweets I should have had the sticky toffee pudding - delectable.
After lunch Ping and I went round town for a while - 90% off at Harvey Nichols - still out of our league! and then just as we were about to get the bus home Richard called so I arranged to meet him initially at The Standing odour but then changed to All Bar One where we had a few beers and we followed this a few more at Le Monde - a very pleasant evening after a lovely meal.
Sunday - nothing amazing or suprising (slightly fragile head) - I bussed over to Currie, saw Susan and Allan before going for a walk in the Pentlands from there to Hillend - very windy but nice. Then I went to Richards who then gave me lift to the bottom of Morninside before getting the bus home. Vegetarian haggis at last with potatoes and neeps - a good weekend basically.