Amble pier and The forth Bridge patterns We're just about to have the last of our lovely family visits for a while, and then Hotel Ash Cottage will defo be shut for a while... its been a great summer and I personally feel like the sun has shone all the time... apart from the two days it mattered the sunflower party and another time which lurks in the back of my mind but it cant be too important cos I can't quite remember. So another summer - another birthday - the car has had its yearly wash, christmas is looming and we are back to college next week and I am looking forward to it. I need the routine back as my days are starting to seriously slip...I've always been good at procrastination but also conscious of trying to use precious time meaningfully - not being in a 50 hour plus a week employment anymore means I have more time to do those meaningful tasks and enjoy considering what I do more carefully. Weekends used to be full of chores (ha ha ) recovery time and t...