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Ruth and Becky before....
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...Ruth After...
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...and Becky after!
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Ruth and I.
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Backy practising her speech in the taxi.
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Teviot - venue of the evenings main entertainment!
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Two beautiful innocent young girls...
...couldn't make it so I photographed Clare and Emily instead!
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Gavin Lurching. Surreal. There will still be a role for you though Mr Hill, I promise!
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People.
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Ray and Kirsty, conveniently co-located to save me getting RSI in my shutter finger.
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Doug and Gill. I amused them.
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'nuf said.
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Kit showing more vigour than is healthy that close to Linda!
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The Johnstone Sisters - Caroline and Linda.
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Lizzie and Kit - both in the country for once!
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Emma takes her photography almost as seriously as I do it would seem.
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Becky and Ruth - don't they look lovely?!?
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Steve. Doesn't he look .........................?
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Claire - bubbly by nature and caught in the act!
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Am I starting to look a little tipsy? So early?
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Mikey.
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Steve and Linda.
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Doug and Ray. Somehow a typical scene!
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Lizzie being offensive on someones menu.
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Rachel - I think I surprised her.
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Sandra - I think I annoyed her.
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Adrian - I think I accidentally told him to impersonate a cartoon character running.
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Boyak - I think I accidentally enquired as to whether it was co-incidence that his name was formed by the unnatural coming together of "boy" and "yak".
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Iain - proposing the toast to absent friends.
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Proposing a little more vigorously now...
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...before pausing to check his notes!
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Then came a little singing... difficult at first...
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...but we all got into the swing of it in time.
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Preparations for the great boat race...
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...which we won! Great action shot Ruth!
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Emily - I think she's happy.
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Clare and Emma. Now, any guesses as to why Clare looks a little spooked?
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The girls version of the boat race, involving straws and buckets of something questionable...
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...novelty straws they were...
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Ruth enjoyed her share, but Sandra and Lizzie look a little more doubtful!
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Becky - I must be funnier than I thought.
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Kit - I must be cuter than I thought.
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Wortley - I must look more as if I have a special place in my heart for village idiots than I thought!
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Adrian, sticking his head up Steves Kilt. When his head reappeared it became offensively apparent that he was removing Steves girly knickers with his teeth...
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...so Steve carried them proudly over his shoulder for a while.
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I think this was just after Ruth convinced him he should wear boys undies in future...
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Ruth and Clare and two scarf thingies. Sweet.
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Rachel and Ruth - don't they look happy!
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Hmmmm... Chemistry?
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Steve foolishly allowed Ruth near him while she was tipsy.
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Becky and Ewan, making beautiful music together karaoke style...
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...yes - I'd need a pint too!
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Mikey and Iain make a beautiful couple, dont you think?
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People.
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Gavin engaging in a little baiting I suspect...
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Emma and Sean - congrats again on your marriage Sean, I won't send this one to your wife!
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Some sort of can-can related activity. Easy Lizzie...
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Emma and John, a familiar sight through the years.
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Adrian with his beloved equipment!
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Sandra took a strange liking to the floor later on in the evening.
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More karaoke madness!
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Adrian looks concerned at Ray's hand, while Iain (a well known karaoke enthusiast) tries to get a peek at the words past them.
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Ruth holding up a dummy while Clare seranades it.
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Lizzie, Adam and assorted hacks. They must like each other, sitting so close and snug!
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Emma and a light fitting.
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Cheesy!
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Now this is complex so pay attention. Sandra is on the floor for no apparent reason. Someone has just dropped a dummy on Sandras head...
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...Ruth comes to the rescue with sympathy, but Sandra accuses her of kicking her in the head. I've not asked. I don't want to know.
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Breakfast the following day at The Tron. Doug has just recovered his breakfast after it was stolen. No-one who saw his face will ever touch his food again.
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Hacks hacking at lunches.
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Boy hacks drinking beer (a bit brave!)
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Hacks giggling.
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And last but by no means least, our very own Steve McWeird - looks like he turned the "No Vacancies" sign over to its flip-side....
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