After updating the journal, we drove into town...ok I know we should have walked but the weather was less than inviting...
....and it would have taken us around two hours to get there! We were carrying out some essential shopping for birthday cards and batteries...
Both our mums have birthdays approaching (Aug 31 and Sept 10) - hey we're organised.
The batteries were for the new and highly annoying radio alarm clock (don't ask)...
On the way back to the car, we stopped by the Rolf Harris Art Project at the foot of the mound by Edinburgh's main Art Galleries - he's organising a hundred or so amateur artists who are each painting one section of what is to be the largest ever rendering of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
For anyone not familiar with Rolf, you can read up on him here : http://www.rolfharris.com/ The project is similar to one completed last year of Constable's "Haywain"...
each of the small rectangles is an individual canvas around 2ft by 3ft...
Anyway, whilst at this open air extravaganza, the rain started pouring to add to the general misery of the very annoying strong winds..
We headed into the main Gallery and had a look round the RSA Annual exhibition - all modern art - my favourite but not Anne's - but we were just avoiding the weather...
Back out and along to Starbucks for a quick coffee and a biscuit (our lunch, food watchers) and then home...
In the evening, round to Anne's mum's for tea - she's off to Switzerland on holiday tomorrow..
Nephew Craig brought along his flatmate, Lee and much hilarity was enjoyed by all re the things young people get up to these days...
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