choosing Auchenblae

I’m kinda glad we didn’t move to Fife or Dunblane, well particularly Dunblane which seems drab despite it’s approximation to Stirling Castle and the whole Andy Murray thing. Couldn’t find a chippy there either, unforgiveable for any self respecting town. When we planned our relocation from the Midlands we’d targeted Dunblane  due to its accessibility but after a couple of visits thought better of it. 

Fife was more attractive, yes I’ll say that again, Fife was attractive, but purely for golfing purposes. Once I looked past the pull of St Andrews it dawned on me that Fife offered little else and the local schooling in Kircaldy didn’t fill us with enthusiasm. So we looked north to Auchenblae and a wee (I’m talking like a local already) bungalow which we just about manage to cram our five persons into. The village has a good primary school, a nearby secondary school and winter snowfall offers a high propensity to enforced work absence which is a tick in the box. Auchenblae has other attractions (so I’m told, I’ll get back to you when I discover them) but, critically, it isn’t Walsall and that in itself is good enough for us.

No golf this weekend. Couldn't play Saturday because I was in sole charge of our three kids, well they were in charge let's get it right, and the forecast for Sunday was heavy rain. Need to get a third card in soon to keep the momentum going, I'll see if I can persuade Keith out next weekend otherwise we have the horrific prospect of a card going in purely with my score on it and I don't think the noticeboard spreadsheet can accommodate three digit numbers.