A big family in a big house...

Playlist
Various Artists - Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection 2017 Vols 1-52
Various Artists - Leaders Of The Pack
Santana - Carnaval: The Best Of Santana
Aretha Franklin - Greatest Hits
Gould - Glenn Gould - The Composer
The Supremes - Baby Love - The Essential Diana Ross & The Supremes
Bennie Green - Horn Full Of Soul
Various Artists - Family Affair Chapter Two
Chick Corea - The Leprechaun
Max Nagl Ensemble - Quartier Du Faisan
Various Artists - Musik zur Zeit CD 139 Spex No 376
Tord Gustavsen Ensemble - Restored, Returned
Madredeus - Capricho Sentimental
Udo Lindenberg - Stärker als die Zeit LIVE
Klaus Gesing/Bjorn Meyer/Samuel Rohrer - Amiira
Various Artists - Pure... Rock
Various Artists - Trojan Presents: Lovers Rock
Various Artists - Trojan Presents: The Producers
Various Artists - Family Affair Chapter Three
Various Artists - Lust For Life
Various Composers - Piano Music of Our Century
The Three Sounds - Black Orchid
Paul Simon - Greatest Hits: Shining Like A National Guitar
10cc - I'm Not In Love: The Essential 10cc
Jan Garbarek - Sart
Bennie Green - The Swingin'est
The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
The Beatles - A Hard Days Night
Bennie Green - Walkin' And Talkin'
The Three Sounds - Out Of This World
Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans - Definitive Edition 2016
Various Artists - A History of the Single - The 1970s
Deep Purple - Burn
Jansen/Barbieri/Karn - Beginning To Melt
Rush - Clockwork Angels
Brian Eno - ENOBOX I / Instrumental
Nordic Giants - A Seance of Dark Delusions
Anthony Moore - Flying Doesn't Help
Cheryl - 3 Words
Andrew Hill - Black Fire
Brian Eno - Drums Between The Bells
ABC - The Lexicon of Love
Abba - The Singles : The First Ten Years
Federico Albanese - The Blue Hour
The Blue Nile - Peace At Last
Various Artists - A History of the Single - The 1980s
Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life
Bryan Ferry - Olympia
Jason Van Wyk - Attachment
Boston - Boston
Simple Minds - Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call
Nazareth - Nazareth's Greatest Hits
Justin Rutledge - Man Descending

Various Artists - A History of the Single - The 1960s

Up early and podcast uploaded...

At 10, tickets secured for me and Dr Prog re next year's Yes concert in Glasgow...

Updating the big book of CDs I own...

In the early afternoon, picked up Anne's mum and drove over to Keith and Maureens's...

We were off for a weekend trip to Wanlockhead in Dumfriesshire, the highest village in Scotland apparently - re Mary's 85th on Sunday...

We arrived at the Lotus Lodge around five in the afternoon...

The view from the office this afternoon...

We got ourselves settled in and waited for the others...

Some views of the village and the house were captured...

...and your correspondent's imbibing commenced...

We waited...

...and watched...

...and then...

Jane, Bob, Olly and Kitty arrived just after six...

...and the kitchen started to fill with goodies...

I played Scrabble for the first time in, probably, decades...

Olly kept score as evil uncle David somehow managed to win...

Some prepping for tonight's excellent chilli based tea was undertaken...

..and, around eight, the next four guests, Blair, Abbie, Rebecca and Murray also arrived...

Some relaxation...

...and further prep ensued...

...before we all gathered in the kitchen for a late, tasty dinner...

Your correspondent may have had a little too much to drink...

...but it was a great start to the holiday...

Highlight of the Day : Wanlockhead...