Love Equally March on Valentine's Day in Edinburgh

So, how are you going to spend Valentine's Day?

How about spending some of it in the company of like minded people marching from Edinburgh University to the Scottish Parliament in support of Equal Marriage?

Starting at Bristo Square at 2:30, the march, organised by the Scottish Youth Parliament, NUS and the Equality Network, will head for Holyrood.

I don't know if I'm going to be able to go. The schools are out, Bob's on holiday and we had a mind to go away for the week, but we'll be there if we change our minds.

There's more information about the event on its Facebook page. Please feel free to share with everybody you know.

The only disappointing thing is that it won't have Colin Firth and Hugh Grant - but surely someone can write a suitable spoof of a Curtis film to help publicise the event on You Tube or something....

Happy Valentine's Day

Yes, I know it's all commercialised hype, but it does keep people in jobs, which has to be a good thing, especially at the moment.

I'm having a lovely relaxed day so far. I am a very understanding wife - I didn't mine when my husband put aside my card to open after he'd finished on his Facebook farm. That's nothing compared to the inconvenience and disruption the Liberal Democrats have caused to his life over the last 23 years so I can't really complain.

I certainly have nothing to complain about when I look at the rather beautiful(or, alternatively, rather beautifully wrapped, then unwrapped and cack-handedly re-wrapped so I could take a photo) box of Valvona and Crolla chocolates he bought me along with a lovely card. In return, I've downloaded some weird music for him, bought him a DJ magazine and more chocolate, this time dark, with chilli, dark with ginger and milk with pistachio.

The day so far has also contained some geekery - I'm trying to get to grips with Google Buzz. If you want to follow me, put in the blog's e-mail address, caronsmusings@gmail.com and you should be able to find me.

So far, I'm not convinced it'll do much more than Twitter. I like the ability to thread conversations so you're not darting here, there and everywhere trying to keep up if there's been a time delay, but it's by its nature closed and Twitter seems more accessible to more people.

I'm now off to go to the supermarket to get the wherewithal to make one of my favourite desserts of all time, which I haven't done for ages - Queen of Puddings, following the infallible Delia Smith recipe. See you later!

Happy Valentine's Day

I spent some time earlier this morning, under the patient and skilful direction of my beautiful and talented daughter, Anna, making a Valentine's card for my lovely and long-suffering husband Bob. I have not felt well enough to brave the shops so I was panicking slightly, given that my craft skills are probably somewhere as good as the average 3 year old's.

I was quite pleased with the final result - I managed to draw a bear which you could actually recognise. I remember once at a Lib Dem training session drawing a pig and being told that my effort looked like a hot water bottle with legs.

Anyway, Bob did seem to like my my amateurish effort and I don't think he was just being polite. He had hidden my card next to the tea caddy (I am my Granny's girl, after all) and he gave me a lovely bunch of lilies.

I hope he actually realises how much I appreciate him - he is the kindest and most gentle man I have ever met and I am grateful every day for that moment of wisdom that made me grab on to him and refuse to let go all those years ago:-)

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