If you are
reading this, you most likely have read Alison's notice about the
site being hacked, though the blog is “clean”, be assured. I
can do nothing but know that Alison is working to get everything back
to normal as soon as possible. Why do people take pleasure in
hacking into other's “business”?? I am very sorry that Alison
has all the work to do, to restore the site........
It is 7.00
pm and there is a beautiful three quarters moon rising over the
Plockton Crags, opposite Heron's Flight; the loch is shining from
the Duncraig shore to here – lovely. And the sky is
cloudless......
We have
had a good spell of marvellous weather - we are now into the second
week, where the East of the country has suffered from strong cold
winds and rain, whereas we in the West have had exactly the opposite!
Alison had
mixed weather when she was here last month. It did not seem to
matter at all and she took some spectacular photos! Her cross
stitching of lorikeets progressed nicely – I am looking forward to
seeing the finished article. It is painstaking work....
We did go
to Inverness where we decided on some new double glazing and took
Janet to lunch, we toured a little and ate out, visited friends and
met friends for coffee – in the Shores,Restaurant, which is up for
sale from now – Ian and Ann James, the owners, will stay in the
village and carve out new careers I am sure......
And Alison
went canoeing – something she had hankered to do for a long time –
perfect conditions and a time happily spent!
We had
guests some of the time and we enjoyed their company too. After
that, though, we packed up and drove south, where Moira met up with
us on the outskirts of Edinburgh and took the dogs - and we wended
our way to Peebles, where we found a wonderful Italian restaurant.
We stayed only one night in Peebles, then headed over to the east
coast and north back to Edinburgh – it was a lovely trip!
On
Alison's last day we headed to Gullane to visit a cousin and had a
lovely lunch at Dirleton – such an unspoiled little village.......
Back to
base and tea out in Davidson's Mains....where the family quite often
eats, as it is just round the corner from the family's house.......
On The
29th September I ran Alison to Edinburgh Airport at 6.30
am. We had done a dummy run beforehand to be sure we knew where we
had to go! Alison flew to Heathrow, then Hong Kong via Iceland. Two
days after that she was in Brisbane where her Mother and sister live
– she celebrated her birthday there...
I came
north on Monday, October 3rd. The weather has been
superb since!!!
Moira and
Daniel are coming for a few days next week, the Edinburgh schools
autumn holiday week. I am looking forward to that! They shall see
the first pure white Highland calf born in the village little
“Eilidh” is on the near croft at Dubh -aird and we wait for a
little cousin to arrive!! The cows belong to my near-nephews Malcolm
and David!
My last
guests for 2016 arrive on October 23 and leave on the 27. I shall
miss all the bustle and cheery company.........
Perhaps I
shall meet you in 2017 – I hope so and know that Ruah and Duncan
would like it a lot too!
Ann
