So last week at short notice* Gail and I made an overnight trip to the Torridon cottage to check on the how the renovation work is going.
Let's see how things are looking inside.
In what Gail says is the year's least surprising news, progress is, well it is progressing, but somewhat slower than she'd hoped...
What can I say? My sofa is still stacked against the wall in the downstairs bedroom, and there is dust and rubble everywhere...
I'm pleased to report that at least the view from the front garden is unchanged.
On the way back to Aberdeen we stopped off at the grand but also dog-friendly Coul House Hotel for a bite to eat.
The nice man on reception saw Gail taking my photo...
... and decided she too needed to practice her 'pose nicely please' stance.
*Gail says: A new set of Covid-related restrictions for Aberdeen, banning non-essential travel outside of our local area, was announced on Tuesday and came into effect on Friday. So I made haste over to the Torridon cottage for a quick visit, not knowing when our ever changing rules will allow me (and Bertie) across to the west coast again. So hard to plan anything at the moment. Sigh...
