tic-ity boo.

DEAR SPOOK Busy day in Lochaber - need to bullet point it as time has run out for blogging.

• Interview - made me feel very welcome and relaxed and it was very sociable. When it was over I thought we might all go for a cup of tea and it took me a while to realise that they were waiting for me to leave, as the next candidate was outside. Very positive, if a little 'Morag-ish'
• Had a cup of tea with a lady I've known around for a few years and didn't know she was a Kiwi. I get very excited when I meet Kiwi's now and feel a big warm rush of emotion. She and her husband have rented a house in Wanaka for 7 weeks next year.
• Meg was meant to come to retrieve her brother from Granny's croft where he has gone feral for a couple of days. She was building a den with Maisie and refused to come.
• Finn was very smelly. As he now runs in a pack of 5, Spook's brother and wife have been feeding many boys for 2 days. they fed us all dinner too, before I had to run home to get organised to stay over to support a friend tonight.
• Discovered sheep Tic in inaccessible place and had to make 3 phone calls to find someone who was willing to remove it. It only took 2 calls to get oil drums made into braziers, no phone calls to have my children cared for tonight (but several to find them since we came home), so not sure if it was the tic, or the inaccesible place that was causing the resistance.
• Phoned Nicky who had tweezers, antiseptic wipes and a no-nonsense approach waiting for me within minutes. Wasn't as inaccessible as the one Spook had once!!!
• Have phone working now and had lovely chat with husband who is adapting very well to his new circumstances. Internet will be active by next Monday -hopefully.