September sun is still tempting folks out and about. Go visit a great cafe/bistro in Newhaven with a lovely view of the Forth. An old Bank building transformed by Andrew and his sister Fiona has a great atmosphere,friendly staff and wonderful food to delight you. With an unrestricted view out to the Forth, this is a great location with tables outside too. My latest find there was Porto Fi Olive oil-direct from Sicily, driven over so that its arrives fresh. Do not miss the basement shop-the bank safe as it used to be! A different range of goodies to try. Passion shows all the way at Porto Fi-can you guess where the name comes from? Go taste that oil-its wonderful. To tempt you-here is what it looks like Porto Fi Fresh Olive Oil

Porto & Fi 47 Newhaven Mainstreet Edinburgh EH6 4NQ.

An artist friend Lesley Mclaren alerted us to a new cafe in Gullane. So we had to check it out under the guise of seeking some exercise of course. We appeased our conscience by a stroll and quickly headed for the cafe. My other half had a delicious raspberry creation and I had an almond brioche-not sure that we have got the proper names here! The coffee was pronounced excellent as were the eats. Very very delicious cakes and pastries. The welcome was good, even close to finishing time, unlike so many other establishments where you are told in no uncertain terms -no, please go away as we are about to close! The folks here are obviously very good at what they do and are confident in an unassuming way about what they offer. Well worth the trip to taste -they also have a place in Bruntsfield. After the calories we did a longer walk, hearing from a local resident who lives on the side of a hill that he had been flooded earlier in the week. The rain was so great that the water poured off the hill took the easy route along the road and then turned into his driveway and pured thru the house! Well, when running events I know to 'expect the unexpected' but who would expect living on the side of a hill that you would be flooded. It all goes to show that things change and we need to be prepared for the unexpected whether pleasant-like the new cafe- and not so pleasant - like the flood. Our attitudes to these events define us and I am still working on that and hope to share soem stories and tips with you. Feel free to share soem stories and tips with me too.