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16 October 2014

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OK We had snow too, for half a day, but now it's gone. Still windy though. I've got two bits of wood propped up against the greenhouse, trying to save some more glass. Seems to be working so far. The wind might drop enough tomorrow to think about handling broken glass. However there was a bit of blue sky this afternoon so I grabbed a couple more layers and escaped with the dogs. Seems to have been a while since I got to spend time outside.

We went to Feall (pronounced foil) because I wanted to see the waves. Four years ago the dead fin whale was lying here; I think it would have been washed back out to sea today, the tide was so high. The sand was very soft so it was more of a trudge than a walk and the wind was blowing straight at me, so I turned and stopped and watched the waves frequently. At least the wind would be behind me on the way back. The beach is very steep at the moment so I was looking down at the water, and then out to sea at the waves, watching them curl up, then break into surf, and then curl back up again for a final assault on the beach. And then there was the biggy, the seventh wave, roaring much further up hill than it had any right to do, and filling my wellingtons. Cue some mutterings that only might have sounded like 'bother'. The dogs didn't care; they'd already been swimming, and raced up the dunes to get covered in sand, and then rushed back to get wet again. What is it with dogs? (don't answer FC) Anyhow, the sun was out and I'd warmed up my wet socks and it was probably time to turn round, the only thing the dogs like more than a trip to the beach is their tea on time! So back we went.
Away on the horizon is one of the new buildings on Coll (Castle Carswell) and the very bright green roof is nearly all covered up with slates. We have the most wonderful slater who comes to Coll. He is the strong silent type who works through the absolute worst weather (in fact, when he is here we nearly always have the worst weather) and it looks like he is nearly finished. Then it got very dark and something cold and sharp and pointy began to hit the backs of my legs. A hailstorm! The sun came back out and there was a fabulous rainbow and half a secondary, with all the colours in reverse, and these sharp bullets went on hitting my legs. Just as well the wind was behind me, although it might have dictated the direction I faced. So when I got back to the car I had soaking wet feet and calves and all the back of me, but it was so good to have got out.
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You paint a very picturesque scene Nic. Harsh yet beautiful at the same time. I can't sing a rainbow, so I won't bother trying.

Tws from The KenAll Club


Nic, I guess Alan Bennett's The Uncommon Reader could readily be turned into a play. Apart from the Queen, the best part, I should imagine, would be Kevin's. It's an interesting choice for a book reading club. Do you, or does anyone, know whether Alan Bennett's belief that Harold McMillan's cabinet was specially literate can be substantiated.

mjc from NM,USA


I did precisely the opposite as I was telt, just like any proper cat would, I tried TWICE to disobey Nic, and my comments have been banned...or binned...So I'm going to try to slip one in on the tail end of this... Q 'What is it with dogs?' A ****'* *** ****!

Flying Cat from not giving in just yet


Castle Carswell: some new building you say? A new "chateau" (McMansion on steroids?) fit for a Sheik ( or Emir, or Russian Tycoon, or Thai soccer team owner etc. 'tis an old expression, IB spam filter, older than blogging, no need to seize up!!). Castle Carswell is not, girth-wise, bigger than the airport now, is it Nic? And it does not have its own wind turbine to provide for its electricity consumption (or is the new consumer causing unpredictable electricity blackouts?!), does it? 'tis not Madonna looking for a suitable retreat to practise her Kaballah? (by the way, neither the Sheik nor Madonna would be too hot on lobster or shrimp, something having to do with dietary peculiarities/choices ... That leaves more for the rest of us.)

mjc from NM,USA


Tam's got AB's The Uncommon Reader on cd...think I'll just stroll down and bag a copy... We very much enjoyed his real-liff tail of the woman who lived in a van in his garden in a state of filth. It's stories like this that make you glad to be British.

Flying Cat from Eccentricity Meter


mjc - Kevin was my favourite character, apart from the equerries (or possibly the corgis). I also keep meaning to put 'My dog Tulip' into Amazon. I'm too young to know who was in MacMillan's Cabinet, but current cabinets rarely stay put long enough to read a comic, let alone anything 'literary', so I reckon there is a lot of truth in the assertion.....I can say with complete confidence there will be no electrical problems at Castle Carswell. It has a smaller footprint (carbon and by area) than the airport, but is substantially bigger than the ticket office.

Nic from Coll




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