Preparing For A Holiday

05/11/2005

A fair spring day after another chilly night, lots of sun and blue skies, light winds and the temperature creeps up 16 degrees in the sunny spells. I have had an amazing response to my praises of BOGIE in yesterday’s dairy, a CEO (not entirely sure what that is) contacted me to encourage my daughters to apply for posts in the bureau as it needs a “Scottish Dimension” to their forward planning. This very polite gentleman showed a great interest in Scottish Grasscutting and hinted at an honorarium, plus expenses, consultancy for myself. The girls, boosted by the final eviction of the Columbian Cousin from the Highbury house last week, howled down any suggestion of my involvement making it clear that their commitment to BOGIE would waive flags like mad. I am slightly puzzled as I am quite sure that neither belle would know the sharp end of a lawn mower if it jumped up and bit them. Dearest Dottie and I are preparing for a short break in Lewis and Harris before summer completely takes over our rural lives, apart from the normal matter of chasing up missing shirts and socks mislaid by Mhairi, there are a few last minute maintenance matters to attend to. While I check round the lambing pens encouraging the ewes, Lachie hoists Dottie onto the high roofs to realign the satellite dish and cast an eye over our tricky gutter system. I never cease to marvel at the dedication of that woman. Yours Aye, Archie, The Baron Trollaigh.