More weather, but no roadworks!

This weekend was the first Saturday I've had off in a while, so it was nice to be able to spend it (mostly) not working and spending time with the boys.

James (16) is waiting for his exam results, hoping to do well enough to get into Lauder College to train as a mechanic. Although he's not old enough to drive he already owns two cars (paid for with his paper round), a Range Rover and a Land Rover, and he is using parts from each to build a hybrid off-road racer that he plans to compete in hill rallies and other off road events with the Scottish Off Road Club.

Callum (15) has performed in numerous shows at the Adam Smith Theatre in Kirkcaldy as a member of their drama group as well as singing and playing electric & accoustic guitar in various bands. I'd love to say he gets his musical and acting talents from me .... but being tone deaf I doubt it!

Lewis is four and like most little boys is obsessed with cars, planes, trains and everything else. I was hoping to get out to the park and take some new pictures of him but unfortunately the weather put paid to the plan again - this must be the coldest, wettest summer in years.

This is Lewis from a few weeks ago (when it wasn't raining!) ....


At least not having a wedding to do gave me some time to catch up - I normally spend Sundays backing up the pictures from the day before and starting to edit them, updating the blog, and so on. Instead I was able to read the paper and watch the MotoGP race before firing up the computer.

The first thing that arrived was a booking for 2008 from Lisa McGechie (Hello & thanks!) - a couple of weeks ago I spent a day meeting three prospective customers - two booked within a few days and now Lisa makes three from three - I feel like Lewis Hamilton :-)

Big job for the day is to finish some album designs I've been working on, all for Jorgensen albums in various shapes and sizes. One of the reasons we use Jorgensen is that they give us their own software to design the layouts, so the proof you see is exactly what you get in the finished album - as the album has to last a lifetime I think it's really important to get the design perfect. Typically a whole bunch of album orders have all appeared at the same time, so hopefully Jane & Doug, Cheryl & Paul, Denise & Alan and Charlotte & Stuart will like what they see.

Best news of the weekend for me was that the roadworks on the Forth Road Bridge are now finished for the summer - I've spent hours sitting in traffic jams over the last few months, so far I've never been late for a wedding as I have been allowing plenty of extra time and occasionally having to take the long way round via Kincardine when the traffic is particularly bad. Apparently they'll be back in the autumn :-( This year I've been using the excellent Traffic Scotland website which has up-to-date information and even a bunch of webcams to make sure I don't get caught out.

Next wedding for me is on Friday - hopefully the weather will imporve and not spoil my run of good-weather this year. Fingers crossed.