Back at work.

Mutterings continued.

It was my offsider's last day today so it was kind of sad. She had a nice send off and some lovely pressies, and we're having lunch on Friday. Which is nice. On the plus side, I'm getting all her left over stationery, and being the stationery slut I am, this is a Good Thing.

My Tripod hosted guestbook now has four bloody popups when I open it and that's very annoying.

Today's This Time Last Year:

Our last day in Perth, off to Hadrian's Wall tomorrow. We visited the Perth library and had mornoes in their cafe. There was an exhibition of silk painting on and the works of art, and they were art, were hung around the walls of the cafe.

Off to Stirling to visit the Dr Who Exhibition - it was closed. *sigh* Had a mooch around the town instead and then did a guided tour of Stirling Castle, a fascinating place. The Wallace Monument, a chap who was lost to history for 600 years, can be seen from the battlements. The Great Hall was built nearly 500 years ago and fell into disrepair - restoration work was completed in 1999 and is breathtaking.

We watched a huge tapestry being weaved by a group of local weavers in the Palace Apartments. The castle is also home to the Regimental Museum of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

Note to travelers - never wear shoes with stiletto heels when visiting national monuments, particularly those built on the top of a hill and have cobblestones. Ash and I watched in amusement as one fashion victim hobbled her way downhill in a pair of shoes that could not have been any more unsuitable for the terrain.