Summer Sun in Aberdeen

We've had some glorious weather in Aberdeen the last two weeks. The sun has been high in the sky and we've had temperatures up and over 20C. That's a big deal here.

The best part of all of it is that we've been having these temperatures at convenient times - like weekends - which is not usually the case. There's nothing worse than having to look at sunshine and blue sky all week through the office window and then spend your weekends in the rain.

Last weekend we were enjoying the sun in back garden - reading, napping, gardening - and picked up some slight sunburns. No sight of red skin after weeks in the Canaries and Florence, but an afternoon in Aberdeen and we're looking like lobsters. But, no complaints. That bout of sunshine was timed perfectly for Fiona's 5km charity run. She was running with a group of other ladies and wives from my company and had put in a good amount of training in the weeks leading up to the event. The course was essentially a lap up and down Beach Boulevard and the weather was glorious. In contrast, the year before the ladies ran in a full-on squall, with wind and rain making it much harder. Fiona did an amazing job, finishing the run in good time and raising some much needed cash to boot. I'm intensely proud of her. The event itself was fun as well, with a giant sea of pink taking over the cricket grounds next to Pittodrie stadium. We kept it social by all going out for lunch afterwards, where Fiona taught the rest of the ladies the healing powers of a post-race frozen daquiri.

We had brilliant weather yet again yesterday for the company BBQ. We had to change the date at the last minute for this after we consulted a calendar and found our original date sat smack dab in the middle of Ramadan. As it goes with last minute changes, I was sure that we would end up having rubbish weather on the day, with the original date getting all the sun. But that big ole flaming ball of gas chose to run counter to all the weatherman's predictions and was the star of the day. We couldn't have had it any better. The food was decent, the drinks were cold and everyone enjoyed an afternoon out of the office. We brought a football, boulles and a frisbee, all of which were put to good use. We even got to hit some balls in the driving range - Fiona showing everyone the proper technique of course. And best of all, no one died on the bouncy castle.

Secretly, though, I'm a little glad that it has clouded over today. It's been awful hard to justify going out and sitting in a dark movie theatre to watch giant shapeshifting robots while we were enjoying our best Scottish summer weather.