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Edinburgh in October?

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Elegran Mon 15-Sept-14 16:10:09

Ok, We have finished digesting the the Missoni Bar's blue ice lollies and organised the theatre visit in December, now to turn our minds to October.

There were six or seven people interested in meeting then. I shall PM you all to check that you are still on, but meanwhile would anyone else like to join us?

Possible dates are:-
The first week (any day)
The 13th, 14th and 15th
The week from 17th to 23rd (any day)

Any preferences within those dates?

When and where shall we meet?

Marmight Sat 20-Sept-14 15:19:12

....and I'll be standing next to Marelli who will be standing next to Eliz1 who will be wearing the purple scarf grin

Elizabeth1 Sat 20-Sept-14 16:16:05

Thank you Lona for your kind words. smile will you be coming to the Edinburgh meet up?

Lona Sat 20-Sept-14 16:23:02

If only I could Elizabeth, but I live down in Cheshire! You sound like a great bunch though, so I just hover with my face pressed up against the glass as it were! grin

Elizabeth1 Sat 20-Sept-14 17:01:15

Lona Perhaps one day sunshine

Lona Sat 20-Sept-14 17:25:13

Never say never! sunshine

glassortwo Sat 20-Sept-14 18:17:44

Just look for a strange glamorous bunch grin you wont miss them purple scarf or not. I wish I could be there but we dont get back until the 14th sad ha ha I still laugh about that poor lady we nearly abducted outside of Jenners.

Marelli Sat 20-Sept-14 18:29:18

I wish you could be with us, glass! I remember that lady's face when we all rushed up to her, grinning and breathing heavily because we'd rushed up from the station! It was raining and we were all wet and windblown. She clutched her handbag closer to her and stammered, "..er...er...no!" when we asked her if her name was Elegran! Elegran was standing just inside the glass doors peering out at us......not sure what she thought!! grin

glassortwo Sat 20-Sept-14 18:29:29

Oh I have just gone down the thread and realised I missed the baby post elizabeth1 congratulations a long waited arrival sunshine flowers

glassortwo Sat 20-Sept-14 18:30:40

We did laugh didnt we marelli grin

Marelli Sat 20-Sept-14 18:33:08

grin And then we were very sensible while we had lunch at that lovely restaurant that Marmight had sussed out for us!

Maggiemay51 Sat 20-Sept-14 18:35:28

New member here, can I come on the 5th Oct

glassortwo Sat 20-Sept-14 18:39:33

We are always sooo sensible grin
maggie you will have a great meet up with some lovely people.

Marelli Sat 20-Sept-14 18:40:27

Of course you can, Maggiemay51! It would be lovely to have you there with us. smile

Maggiemay51 Sat 20-Sept-14 18:51:33

Great let me know when you decide where

Marelli Sat 20-Sept-14 18:54:02

Keep an eye on this thread, Maggie51? Looking forward to meeting you. smile

Elizabeth1 Sat 20-Sept-14 19:36:29

glassortwo thanks for your congratulations. I'm in bed now catching up with my favourite programmes. I was given the brand new baby this morning at 5.30am after saying how the proud parents were managing the feeding programme on their own. There was me holding the baby until number one child woke up - crept into mum and dads bed then patiently waited until mum woke up. What an experience wink

Elizabeth1 Sat 20-Sept-14 19:39:26

Welcome Maggiemay51 looking forward to meeting up with you on the 5th. wine by the way I just love the song by Rod Stewart.

Elegran Sat 20-Sept-14 21:37:06

So MaggieMay makes eleven. I've been out today so have not yet booked, but can I assume we are all OK for Gennaro about 12.30? will book it tomorrow. I think I shall say twelve in case anyone else joins us.

I am so looking forward to seeing these new faces (as well as the old familiar ones, of course)

Elegran Sat 20-Sept-14 21:46:00

I liked the older song too, which was a Liverpool folk song and told the story of the Maggie May who plied the streets of Liverpool and was arrested for "robbing a homeward-bounder".

Lyrics at ingeb.org/songs/nowyoujo.html

Not that our MaggieMay is anything at all like that one!

Elizabeth1 Sat 20-Sept-14 22:55:23

Brilliant Liverpool folk song Elegran the lyrics are fabulous.

ffinnochio Sun 21-Sept-14 08:25:41

Very much looking forward to meeting you all for the first time, and hoping I don't get lost! It'll be my first visit to Edinburgh, so look out for a travel worn granny clutching a street map.

Congratulations Elizabeth! sunshine

Jane10 Sun 21-Sept-14 09:03:51

Being a miserable sort I`ll probably be wearing black (as usual) or may wear a bright splash of darkest navy blue. I wonder if we should have a code phrase to mutter sinisterly like in spy films eg " The grey fox seeks her brethren." The correct response could be "Is that you hen?" hmm

Elegran Sun 21-Sept-14 11:41:53

That sounds like a suitable secret greeting, Jane10 The police station os just round the corner should we accost a stranger and they run us in as agents provocateurs.

Brethren might be wrong though. Should it be sisters? Can't think of a parallel with brethren.

Elegran Sun 21-Sept-14 12:04:20

Twelve seats booked for lunch at Gennaro's at 12.30 on the 5th! That leaves room for one more if anyone gets a last-minute urge to join us.

FFinnochio Do you want to meet up a bit earlier at somewhere you know rather than finding your way completely blind?

Marmight Sun 21-Sept-14 12:56:10

Woop woop! Thanks Elegran for organising - yet again flowers