John Muir, bowls and brownies

We had quite a nice day off today... we went to Dunbar, one of the East Lothian coastal towns here. Had lamb biriyani at the indian local - yums. Then went to John Muir's birth place which was very inspiring! He's an american but scottish born naturalist and conservationist. He friggin loved nature and best of all, a great writer. He dishes out wonderful quotes about nature like 'I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found was really going in.' and 'What is the secret of the mysterious enjoyment felt here - the strange calm, the divine frenzy?' - he says about some wonderful woods or some mountains or something I'm sure.

Then in the afternoon, Ralph showed us wood turning, and we made 2 little bowls from blocks of 80 year old local ash tree. They are gorgeous! Heres a photo of them before we oiled them with olive oil:


Then I made brownies which I need to go check now!!!!!!! tata