Well, at last a spell of nice weather and we're having odd people coming at the last minute for a 3 nighter which is lovely.

Here we see Mike doing a bit of tree cutting - all looks a bit precarious but it's all part and parcel of our house extension next door to the cottages - no he's not going to use the wood for the stairs, it's just that the tree blocked the view from the new balcony.

At long last Tom Plumb has found a slot to finish our connection to the mains water, so for those of you familiar with our rather peaty brew , it will soon be glorious Scottish Water . Don't think it will taste better but it will certainly make make the bath water look better - and you can always pop across the road to our trusty burn for the real thing. AND it means no winter cancellations when the water freezes.