It's a man thing...

With the weather in Stornoway being an unfeasibly high 21C - putting us on an isotherm with Faro, Ibiza and Casablanca - it was time for the barbecue equipment to come out and be tested for the forthcoming season.

With the family having had various assorted ailments over the past week or two, and with us having to grab sleep as-and-when we can, this weekend has been an opportunity for relaxing and spending some quality time together, whilst we are all relatively well.

Being a man, my job is to stand at the barbecue unit and pretend to know what I am doing, whilst some of the food was underdone and some overdone. The kids enjoyed it, until the midges arrived.....

The equipment is now certified to be in full working order, so I hope we will have many more this year to which the usual suspects will be invited - you know the routine; an email leading you to a web page, leading you to a vast supply of food and assorted drinks to be consumed by responsible (!) adults and assorted children of various ages.