Celtic Invasion Photos: Stirling Castle (Patreon)

Wednesday was such a busy day. After our trip to the Falkirk Wheel, we drove to Stirling with the main attraction being Stirling Castle.

I ate lunch at Hermann’s in Stirling. Explored the castle. Got a nice history of the kings of Scotland. The history started to make more sense. Our bagpiper played a few tunes in front of a statue of Robert the Burce, after the Castle closed down.

Some of us hiked down to the Auld Stirling Bridge, which is different from the wooden bridge they would’ve been used during the Battle of Stirling Bridge in William Wallace’s day. But still worth the 15 minute hike.

On our way back, we stopped at Tesco for breakfast items. Then walked to Brea for a fantastic, expensive dinner. I had Scallops with a carrot vadouvan puree served with roast carrots and nigella seeds (GF) and Wild mushroom and spinach tagliatelle with Truffle Oil and a parmesan cream. It was amazing.

Drove make to the Coach House. Played a short set of funny music. Good for the newbies. Crashed hard. We were all wiped.

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MARC UPDATE

Just over a week out from surgery, I"m mostly using a cane to walk. But even that is not wholly necessary. It's mostly there for balance. There a few moments when I do feel a little wavery. But overall, it's going great.

I stopped most of my pain meds. I'm taking smaller doses of Tylenol. The oxycodone just didn't reduce pain. So I stopped it after 3 days.

It's great seeing progress. I started the week having trouble doing this leg abduction. I couldn't move my leg out while lying down. Now I can. I can even lift it up a bit.

It's still a little awkward to sit at a table. Those right angle sitting positions just aren't comfortable.

The worst part is sleeping at night. I can't get a comfortable position. Especially since I also bruised my ribs in mid-December. And that takes forever to heal. So I get 2 hour periods of rest, about 3 times per night. Plus an occasional nap.

I'm still not entirely feeling up to working. But I am doing little bits like this when I can. And I apparently need to finish a Celtic podcast show this week so I can get it out in time next week.

Any case, thank you for your continued generous support. Slainte