As befits its status as a formerly autonomous village, Davidsons Mains has an annual Gala Day, during which the "king" and "queen" and their "court" are paraded down the main street. They're selected on the basis of long-term family residency, an uncomfortable and anachronistic blend of nepotism, inbreeding and primogeniture. Notwithstanding all that though, the Gala itself had rides, candyfloss, hot dogs, falconry, pony rides, beat the goalie, face painting and a stage presenting what appeared to consist primarily of prepubescent girls performing inappropriately sexualised dance routines. There were one or two significant highlights though; Lewis Kennedy, a 14-year-old kid who sang - very well - one cover and one of his own songs, accompanying himself on (picked) guitar and generally outclassing everyone else on stage. And praise be! La Favorita are opening a branch in the former Blackhall Lounge. The local eateries are expanding! Holly hooked up with Julia S from school, they had a lovely time wandering around autonomously, dabbling with games of chance and sticky confections. Louis ran into a few of his chums too, enjoying light saber duels with Fraser, Digby and Kieran. It was a lovely afternoon out, which we toasted with our new poison of choice - Cava and Chambord. Delicious!
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