Friday's

My usual Friday consists of writing shopping list, sorting out banking, writing lists of stuff to buy (I usually only go to Lerwick one day a week, must have reached that age).
But Thursday I got a distress call from big sis asking me to come and help her clear up all her paperwork before she went away for a week (She had the flu and had to spend a few days laid out on the sofa with lemsip, magazines and telly, cos that’s what you do!).
So Friday I headed out West to help, I was given a list and got through it in plenty time. We went to Town and delivered pattern books, curtains, cushions etc. then headed to the Peerie Shop Café for late lunch/tea of sandwiches and coffee.
I had a call from Radio Shetland last week to see if we could do Give Us a Tune on Friday night, and said yes, of course, so we went through our music list and sorted out the banter, whilst eating and drinking our coffee and sandwiches. We had a lovely night, and since we have done this a few times were not nervous, although I guess the bottle of bubbly always helps! (Gordon never complains when I top up his glass!). So after another successful Friday night Give Us a Tune, we both headed to the Great Wall for a takeaway, to the Co-Op for more Pop and home for an easy Friday night in!
Imagine having to go out on the pull? I don’t think so.
p.s. You can listen to the show again at www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland, follow the links to radio shetland.

The Perfect Pink Party

So, what are the ingredients for the above?

Ask big Sis, because she held one on Saturday night. A belated birthday party for me (she is holding one for each of us Sisters, she’s good like that). I sometimes think that when you get to a certain age you shouldn’t have parties, it’s kind of a bairns thing isn’t it?, but then I think of the fun you have (and we always do), and I put my fears aside!

So we arrived around 7pm (she said, ‘don’t come early, I had a lie-in due to a late night so I need all my time’), Sisters only, all dressed in pink, to a beautiful pink table (see photo) complete with pink covering, pink food, pink bubbly, pink balloons, pink streamers etc etc etc, she had gone all out, complete with pink wig ordered specially from Dundee (as I said, she’s good like that). Once everyone had arrived we toasted with Pink Piper (I couldn’t get Pink Bolly!), then we started into the party games, pass the parcel for big girls with prizes which included pink shoes!!!! (bliss!!!). She had also arranged a Charity Auction, which we all had to bring something that everyone else may want, I did my usual party CD music, a compilation of Perfect Pink Party Music and an After Midnight Pink Party Music (the kind you can greet to once you have had enough Pop, hence the After Midnight!), there were many other items to bid on, a fabulous pair of pink suede high heeled boots (I had to have those!), a pashmina, a photo of a little Angelina ballerina, pink perfume, and the ultimate, a PINK Rampant Rabbit from Anne Summers (Sister Susie had spent all week trying to get it sent up from Aberdeen). The bidding started well, with various sisters taking turns in imitating Harry Hay, we even had a phone bid at the most crucial moment (Mam phoned when the Rampant Rabbit was up for grabs!, her that is hooked on Bid Up TV, she did put on a reserve, and thankfully, it was overtaken by miles by sisters aplenty!).
We then went on to the Music Quiz (one of my favourites as I do like my music), I won, of course.
Then the Sisters who were driving had to leave and we all got PINK Party Bags, with fantastic goodies.
It gets a bit hazy now as we retired to the upstairs sitting room, with yet more pink pop and the after midnight cd, which we listened to with tears in our eyes.
I went to bed leaving 2 big sisters asleep on various sofas.
But all in all it was a simply wonderful night, good company, good food, fantastic entertainment, and perfect pink pop, what more could a thirty-something ask for on her birthday! Roll on the next one. And we raised over £100 for charity (going into the Cancer Research shop next week with a cheque).