Well, here we are;  a little touch of Spring in the cottage garden. Spotted these daffs this morning - one of our few dry and sunny mornings in recent weeks, and thought they'd cheer us all up.

Lots going on in the place;  Network Tearoom is well on the way to being re-furbished - nay, practically rebuilt! - so that's a wee spot you can look forward to visiting.  Josie isn't running it this year - there will be much debate as to who can surpass her wonderful baking.  We'll see.

A great night on Saturday in the hotel when Jane presented one of her brilliant plays.  There she was parading around dressed up as Barbara Cartland, and we all had great fun filling in ridiculous forms  - who would have guessed that Duncan Munroe was a true Romeo at heart.  An excellent buffet  added to the spirit of the evening - especially as Tom and Marcus have been wielding paint brushes and the dining room and lounge are looking terrific - very 21st century.

We're off to the pictures to night - Campbeltown Cinema has magnificenly raised the money to go digital, and this seems to mean that they will give us bigger choice of films.  Don't miss a chance to visit if you're here - the cinema is the oldest continually running cinema in Scotland and a visit there is a very jolly occasion as everyone knows each other.  But you 'll be made very welcome!!

And last week we went over to Putchecan on the west side for an evening at the Stargazers Club.  This is the latest Kintyre idea, and if you are at all into star gazing this part of the world is perfect - no light pollution.  I am the proud owner of an 8" reflecting telescope, and if you're good when you visit we'll get it out on the balcony and show you Jupiter's moons. Eat you heart out Brian Cox.

Enough chat for now;  don't forget our new pricing arrangements and book well ahead to get a super discount.

This is Minnie - who is a survivor.  She has survived attacks by fox - when her great friend Rhoda was despatched - attacks by dogs - when all the rest of the flock were despatched - and frequent attacks by the cock, who old age has despatched.  So now she is living in splendid isolation until we get some new birds.  We'll get some in the Spring when they are ready to lay.

But here she is enjoying the sunshine - as are we all.  Kintyre has been really awful recently with continual rain, mud , flooding, etc etc.  It seems worse in the country somehow as all the walks are deep mud and you look out at bare trees and bucketing rain.  Last Thursday we woke to a hurricane and monsoon, thunder and lightning, and then the electricity went off!  But we have a generator which soon brightens things up and in next to no time the workshop was humming .

Cottages empty at the moment - not the busiest time of year - but bookings are coming in and remember book well ahead - or at the last minute - for substantial discounts.

Catherine , our marvellous lady who maintains the cottages, has been off work for a while, but is now back in harness and raring to go so no worries on that score -   although I have to admit that Mike is a very excellent cleaner when Catherine is away.  

The village has all sorts of plans for the summer;  Network tearoom is being practically re-built at the moment, and there is also going to be a bike and buggy hire place based there so you can all spin around the village getting fit.

Look forward to seeing you