Scotland Day

Thursday 26th July was Scotland Day at CHCI. For weeks I had been (and still am) amusing everyone with my Scottish accent and so I decided to give Washoe, Loulis, Tatu and Dar a taste of Scotland too. The East Room was decorated with all sorts of Scottish themed items: flags, a velcro map of Scotland, a big Celtic knot design, a (replica) golf-flag and tee and some brochures of the Scottish Borders (where I grew up).

I was very pleased to see that when Tatu settled down to leaf through the brochures she signed BLACK (which she uses like we might use "cool"). I will be passing on the message to all my friends at home.

Dar seemed to most enjoy the golfing area, lying back on the blanket and playing with the flag.

I also noticed him admiring the Scottish postcards along the window on which we had written messages wishing the family a fantastic summer and thanking them for their hospitality while I've been here.

Scotland day didn't end there, for dinner we hand-crafted fantastic green Loch Ness monsters from rice, potatoes and onions.

I just hope everyone enjoyed Scotland day as much as I enjoyed preparing it.