Brae. A gay woman's tale!

Back to work today and Linda is on her way back down south.

It was a fantastic week with my wee Englander… we managed to fit in loads… ending with a spectacular weekend at Loch Goil… Linda booked a fantastic lodge… with amazing views down the Loch… even from the hot tub!

It will be 10 days till I see her again… this time I am flying south… it will be interesting to return to Eastbourne… it’s over 20 years since I was last there!

What a fab time we have had at our wee lodge… from getting drunk (whoops!) in our hot tub, to enjoying the beautiful scenery around Loch Goil, Loch Lomond, Oban and Seil.

Tonight Linda is cooking a chilli… which we will have after another soak … and wine… in the hot tub.

We really have loved this wee trip and want to come back to enjoy so much more that we just didn’t have time for! When we will fit it in with all our plans I have no idea!

What a wonderful lodge Linda booked… clear views over Loch Goil and a hot tub!

Having a fantastic chilled out couple of days with Duffy, Bunny and Bella!!

Even though Linda is up in Scotland this week, I did have a wee bit of work to do. Today I had a funeral in Perth, so she came up with me.

We started with a coffee and bacon butty in Tesco… then after the funeral, coffee and cake at Gloagburn…. then to crown it all off… a g&t for Linda and a soft drink for me at Gleneagles!…. where Linda had to take her stockings off because they kept slipping down, making her look like Nora Batty! (Probably didn’t help that I kept laughing!).

Tonight we are out for a meal…. which I’m really looking forward to!… no doubt we will laugh some more!

Well … after a mammoth car journey that took over double the time it should have … and being stuck in a motorway hotel with 2 wee dogs that barked at everyone who passed the door (and she was by the entrance!) … Linda is finally on the M6 and heading to Scotland!

We have a fabulous week planned … and she is even going to let me drive her very posh car (can’t remember which one!) but it is convertible and automatic … I hope she knows what she is doing! LOL

My house is all ready for her … tidied up … rearranged and brand new bedding on the bed (after a lot of swearing!) … I hate changing the duvet! … but it is done!   Now I just have to go to the shop to get something for lunch (I have my orders!) … and then it is just a case of waiting for her to arrive.

We are not doing much today, she will be tired after her journey, so just spending time together and chilling out will be the order of the day … tomorrow we have my  lovely “husbands” coming for dinner … Linda will be cooking … I will be washer upper ….

I am really looking forward to spending time with her … we live very different lives … but somewhere in the middle we have managed to meet … but I think I am more nervous about stepping into her life style, than she is about mine … but I know that if things are right between us as people, then the differences outwith what we have will just not matter.

She really is a fabulous woman … as Neil called her… an elegant swan … and I know how lucky I am to have such a kind and caring woman in my life.  I just hope I don’t let her down.

… until Linda arrives, and a sleep she will no doubt need after her 3.5 hour journey to her “half way” hotel turned into 8 hours of being stuck in bank holiday traffic. She had her two wee dogs in the car too!

Tonight was a good night for me though… my Maties Meg and Leanne popped in… and helped me move furniture around… my sofa is reinstated as a cuddle place!

I have a full week of plans with Linda… she has never been to this part of the country (apart from a fleeting visit last weekend)… so it will be lovely to spend time with her showing her around.

Here is to making new memories!

I am really looking forward to Linda coming up on Saturday .. she will have her two wee dogs with her, so we are planning to just dodge around (between my funerals) in Fife and the local area.

I have lots of plans to show her the local area around Fife and touristy bits like the Kelpies and Falkirk Wheel, as well as a night away in Alice Alice (with 3 dogs!) up to Loch Lomond!

I am very excited about the whole week … and I know we will laugh our socks off!

If I made a list of all that I wanted from a woman and all that I didn’t … and then hope to meet them…  it would seem a very tall order…

But somehow, somewhere along the line … fate must have been smiling down at me …

I have had a pretty rocky 8 months … and was seriously just waiting for 2018 to be over without any more trouble in my life.

Then suddenly, my life was turned on it’s head.

From feeling really fed up about 2018, I think I may look back and thank it.  It taught me a lot…  about people, myself and the pitfalls of lies and alcohol … and then … the icing on the cake of good luck that has suddenly flung itself on me was meeting Linda … we met on Match … and chatted for a few weeks before she came up to Edinburgh for a long weekend at the Festival with her friend…. we arranged to meet on the Friday, and we hit it off immediately! … I was a bit stunned … but being stunned is something I have had a wee bit of experience this year … only this time I was stunned in a lovely way.

We met up again the next day … spent the whole day together, flung caution to the wind … and topped a wonderful day off with a meal at The Dome …. she had to go home the next day and I can’t believe I actually missed her after only just meeting her …. and surprisingly she felt the same way! … and so on Saturday she is arriving here for a week … complete with 2 dogs! … and I can’t wait!

I am very lucky … and I know it!