Bobby was very knowledgeable about plants and those attending the celebration of his life were invited, if they wished, to take part in “Bob’s pot luck”, to bring a cutting from their garden for another person to take home, as Bobby had often done in his life time. I had never taken a cutting before so the internet had to help me and I managed to get together a hydrangea cutting in a pot and was reassured that they are one of the easier plants to take cuttings from. People really liked the idea and even if they hadn’t managed to take a cutting, many people brought pot plants to share. Bobby had visited many a garden centre, so that was appropriate too. The service and Bob’s pot luck were both very fitting tributes. It was said that he was self effacing but liked to think of himself as the head of a very fine family. Despite the reason for the occasion, it was indeed a very fine family meet up. It is not often all the sisters get to meet together. The older ones were brought up near Ullapool where there are mountains called “the five sisters of Kintail” and I always think of them on these rare occasions. I look forward to seeing Bobby’s girl again, next time I am in Edinburgh.