Debbie's wedding

Debbie is married now. I thought she was marrying a Texan but I was confused, Craig is actually South African. Not to worry.

Here is a photo of Philip Edward Hall and I discussing how best to deal with a diseased partridge in the billiards room of Fyvie Castle:

The wedding was very pleasant, featuring such hits as "Morning Has Broken" and "All Things Bright And Beautiful" but I didn't take any photos of the blushing bride, or indeed anyone. I did however manage to capture this fine piece of Victorian taxidermy from the entrance hall of the castle:

The shadow sadly obscures the seal's face, so you can't see its eyebrows. I don't know if seals normally have eyebrows, but one shouldn't argue with a taxidermist, especially not in a room full of swords, pikes and guns.

Phil had an adventurous time reaching the wedding, having to get a taxi from Aberdeen bus station to Fyvie Castle (about 30 miles) but he used all his scally charm to pay only a tenner for the journey. He also used his scally charms on a lady called Diane at the evening reception, but then the taxi arrived to take us back to Aberdeen so I had to put a stop to his fun. I'm sure he'll tell you all about it himself...