Well! What can one say about this summer? In that good week in May I assured everyone it was for the duration - how wrong can you be? But this delightful photo of the wild flowers down the lane , buttercups in the distance,bees on the parsley etc etc do at least show that someone benefits - it will be a great crop of silage!!

Carradale is filling up at last after a slow start. but we always find that events such as the Jubilee make people stay at home - as will the Olympics. The telly at home does have a bigger screen.

We were having a wee trip away at the Jubilee week-end - dare I say we were over the border-and boy, how much more they were celebrating! Union Jacks in every village, hog roasts in marquees, and we saw the Jubilee concert on a HUGE screen in a tiny Yorkshire village. But it was still great to be home and discover that Carradale , too, had a wonderful celebration night in the Village Hall - with a very good replica of the Olympic Torch hurtling round the car park.

So remember we do have flat screen - all be it fairly tiny - tellys in the cottages and a 20% discount on less than 7 day bookings. Come and watch the Olympics in Carradale!!! It's as good a place as any.