July 4^th, 2017

It is early in the morning and the second day of Wimbledon, forecast good for down there and not at all bad for up here. I say early – well a couple from New Hampshire, USA say they want breakfast even before 6.00am if that is possible! It is and I am here, all ready, at 5.30am...... Time to catch up.......

The couple did come early for breakfast and so now, at 8.00am, are heading to Yorkshire (a big drive), while I have done the laundry and it is blowing on the two lines outside.

I have had the local carpet fitter here, to measure the kitchen in the flat – a seeping leak in a back pipe to the washing machine was discovered by Moira, who goes about in bare feet. We stripped out all the wet carpet tiles and the floor underneath, solid wood, dried in a few days. I am so glad Moira was up for a couple of days!!!

The new tiles, fawn and a few green interspersed, will hopefully be down soon and the new colours will “hide” any dog paw prints, as the doors there are much used by Ruah and Duncan.

Outside too there is a pile of builders' materials. Ruairi Matheson and his helper Jason will come soon, to renew the front porch roof, gutters and anything else which needs it! In so doing, the solar panels, there since 1976?, will be removed. Perhaps I will renew the whole solar system, if there is a way to put solar panels elsewhere than on Dolan's beautiful Welsh slate roof!

Later on this summer/autumn, I shall have quite a lot of interior varnishing and painting done. The exterior was done less than a year ago – and I'm hoping Moira, Colin and the gang will blitz parts of the garden!!!! That will bring Heron's Flight, in and out, up to scratch, I sincerely hope!!

I have a couple of days free soon and I plan to go to Inverness to get some essential supplies, see sister in law Janet (who will keep the dogs, who love it there as the walks are different!) and also visit friends who are in hospital.

Ruah and Duncan are sleeping at my feet, as I type. They are faithful little dogs......

I hope you have had time to look at the new website. It is such a relief to have www.heronsflight.org back up, but with a really new look! You can now leave a comment at the foot of the first page.....

Wherever you are, keep well and enjoy your summer weather (winter in Australia and New Zealand, I know!) It is now July 9^th and I will post this today!!

Ann