THE DIRECTORS' LUNCH

On the last Tuesday of every month, the eight of us (soon to be nine) who work at Jewellery Casting Scotland (our other business) troop next door to the Directors' dining room ( i.e. go through into the house) and have our monthly picnic round our rather tiny dining table. This is called 'bonding'   . As we've all known each other for up to 40 years and may well be related it's really just an excuse to sample the amazing food produced by Drumfearne. Every month is different , from the most delicious vegetarian sausage rolls (vegetarian sausage rolls?) to strawberry tarts and eclairs to die for  and  it means fasting for the rest of the month. We strictly don't imbibe in case the Health and Safety Officer pops in to catch us working the big snippers, or sniffing the nitrogen. So if you are in one of our cottages and hear gales of laughter coming from the house, do pop in and join us. 

Cottages getting really busy now but lots of shorter visits than the good old days of a fortnight at a time. We do it ourselves having just had a lovely trip to North Yorkshire. Can't help being envious of the amazing flowers and gardens - I'm afraid our salt spray and nasty winds seem to put paid to such lushness. Or is that just an excuse? Hopefully our new garden centre down at Saddell will encourage everyone - he has a lovely display of super plants and has inspired me to get Mike to dig up the border and completely replant it. The hens are much enjoying it as well but we've come to an arrangement whereby if they keep off the border we'll keep Mr Fox out of their run. So far they're not honouring their side of the bargain.

Glorious coloured pictures to follow soon. Or not.