Over 60 members of the Rankin family, all direct descendants of Harry and Elizabeth Rankin and their various partners and others gathered in the Royal George Hotel in Perth for a sit down lunch, some face painting and crafts for the children and lots of chat for the adults.
We started a little chaotically - the hotel had set tables for 8, Joyce had seating plans for 9 per table so after a bit of jiggery pokery we got the seating sorted out. The family filed into the dining room and started milling around, looking for their seats and checking out the old photos on display which kept everyone amused while we waited for the latecomers.
Once we were all in place, the lunch was served! And I have to compliment the hotel on a really excellent meal and very good value at that.
Car parking was a challenge and so some of us had to nip out between courses to move the cars and feed the meters. I got back just in time for my sticky toffee pudding!
The major challenge of the afternoon was the photo call, and I ended up just shouting to get everyone in place. The location was not ideal but we got a couple of decent shots finally.
After much chat and catching up, we headed home. I was exhausted but thankful for such a large and entertaining family. We are an interesting bunch the descendants of Harry and Elizabeth Rankin - they would have approved of the gathering and would have enjoyed being there. Papa would no doubt have made a wee speech too.
We can hope they were there in spirit watching over us all.
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| All of us finally in place We think the final tally of attendees was as follows:
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