Trotskyite Springtime

04/21/2005

MESSAGE FROM THE OLD HOUSE. A CANCELLATION MEANS THAT THE OLD HOUSE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ANY WEEK BETWEEN 30TH JULY TO 20TH AUGUST.

My golly, what a day, the first true spring day, not a cloud in the sky, sunshine on the tower from just after eight till seven, plus 16/17 degrees, high pressure and a light easterly. It is made even better by the fact that the Argyll glens get the best weather in the UK. It is raining in London! And almost everywhere else! All the signs come in one day, our first swallow sighting; we hear our first Cuckoo and the bats are out in force after dark, driving cats and pine martens into frustrated hunting frenzies. We even manage to sit outside in the garden chairs with a glass of super cold semillion and crisps for a momment at six o’clock. Absolutely wonderful, who cares about the rest of the world. Despite the weather, I am chained to the desk and telephone for much of the day, a box of matches bursting with energy in my pocket as I look out at areas of the hillside that should still be ignited. I reserve my strength to nip out from time to time to tidy the grounds nearest the tower in anticipation of forty guests for Saturday luncheon. I have been told, at the last minute to put on a good show for these worthies who are coming to revere the obscure visit of an ancestor to the tower in nineteen canteen. It will be a wonderful diversion as I do so enjoy playing the eccentric host to such groups when I can ham up the Monarch of the Glen image that they all love so dearly. Hercules transport aircraft over-fly us, Liberal politicians continue to lie to us, and The Trotskyite Jimmy Reid speaks out for the SNP, which means that they will get my vote, especially as I think Jim Mather, ex European president of IBM will stand for them, a man I greatly admire. What a superb day in every way, here is to tomorrow! Yours Aye, Archie, The Baron Trollaigh.