This will be a short update as I am sleeeeeeepy tonight. Maybe it’s all the walking. Maybe it’s the grey and dreich weather. Maybe it’s the infamous Head Tapper waking me up in the morning. Maybe it’s just because it’s January. Who knows?
When I was putting Wee Daftie to bed last night, she asked if we could go to the beach in the morning. Now. We Daft Ladies might be adventurous and hardy but a beach trip in Edinburgh, in the middle of January, seems like a crazy notion, even to me. It felt even more insane when I woke up to thundering rain outside the bedroom window.
But, we are women of honour, and Refuge is extremely important to me, so off we went. After brekkie, we donned some wet gear and headed out.
I had to talk her out of bringing her bucket and spade (I wish I was kidding) but we did throw lots of stones, drew pictures in the sand, buried some “treasure” and were treated to a visit from a seal. He ducked and dived through the water, close enough to know what it was but not close enough to take a decent picture. That didn’t matter though as we just enjoyed watching him swim about. Some of the best photos are the ones we don’t take.
After lunch, we met a friend of Wee Daftie’s from nursery for some very damp playground fun. I know I have mentioned previously that we’ve arrived home from a day out soaking wet but I do think today’s was the wettest she’s been. It was a case of straight out of her Zog splash suit and immediately into a bath!
Another good day, even under all the grey clouds. We had some fun, we saw some wildlife, we met some friends and we hit our target and then some. Slower and wetter than other days but still a huge success.
We’re at an unbelievable £450 raised and we still have more do it. Amazing. It all adds up and it all makes a big difference.
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