Long journey up the A1 and A68 to 'the Lodge' at Jedburgh to say with Joan and Big Dave, friends from Northallerton days. It's like being at their house in Linlithgow. The mirror is at an Italian restaurant in Denholm, on the way to Hawick. Pleasant meal. We just happened to have a boules set with us, so we did. Not sure what the members would have thought. We didn't have a brush with us to tidy the pitch. Big Dave won.
Kelso CC, founded in1821, is the oldest cricket club in Scotland. Big Dave and Joan discovered they were at home on the Saturday we were staying. Perfect way to spend time in the sunshine. A sponsors afternoon, and convivial. The opposition were a Muslim team from Edinburgh. Competitive game, but not high standard. The bench comprised original seats, date 1887, from the Mound stand at Lords cricket ground. Presented to Kelso in 1986. A nice thing but why? They brought out scotch pies at tea time, for the sponsors. Joan went and bought four. The pavilion clock was stuck at 9.
A walk beside Ettrick Water in Selkirk, a tributary of the Tweed. The walls are flood defences with mosaic murals depicting riders and flag wavers on a common riding, an equestrian tradition mainly in the Borders. Wiki tells us it commemorates the frequent 13th and 15th century Border Rievers raids on the Anglo-Scottish border and the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Flodden. Today, the common ridings continue as annual summer events. The final image is of a kelpie demon, a shape-shifting spirit that inhabits the lochs.
The plaque tells the story in a bit more detail.
Scenery alongside the river including a ford. Weaving sheds are there too, dating from the 1830s, part of the important Scottish textile industry.
Comfortable, well fed, plenty to drink, lots to do. What's not to like.
Comfortable, well fed, plenty to drink, lots to do. What's not to like.
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