Mary and I drove to Denver immediately after my last day's shift for the Town. One way rental car from Aspen airport to DIA - $17 including tax ! The next day we flew to Edinburgh via JFK and Dublin. Checked into Ibis and Meghan and Cormac arrived a couple of hours later. Had hoped to meet Jane and Anna for a picnic lunch in Princes St gardens , but flight late. Drove with Meghan and Cormac to Hillend and climbed Kaerkettan with huge enthusiasm from Cormac. The 4 of us then had supper at the Steading. Cormac still in cracking form.
On Sun we met up at the Zoo with Jane, Johannes, Anna and Johannes' mother Marianne. Back to Ibis before heading off to collect Jane off bus at Fairmilehead and driving to the pub in West Linton managed by Meghan's friend Seonaig and her husband James for dinner with all 5 Colemans.
Funeral the next day at Warriston. 220 people at the crematorium and 150 odd back to Royal Botanical Gardens afterwards. Charlie Robertson took the service, a lovely short tribute from Ingsay, and readings by Alastair and Sarah. A fitting and very moving farewell to my dear sister.
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| Kaerkettan - next stop a Munro |
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| " the seat " |
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| zoo party with Marianne |
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| " Red on yeller , kill a feller " |
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| Big shoes of Barbara to fill. Cormac and Barbara's very dear friend and chess companion Ingsay |
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| Alastair, Kristin , Rutherfurd and Annabel after Barbara's funeral |
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