Tuesday 11 September

Phew! where did the summer go? Late rooms.com has made a massive difference to us and we have been mega busy between July and now. All rooms let frequently with visitors from around the world as well as UK. Very few bikers this year, I think the grotty weather may have something to do with that. We have really been buzzing, and I have 'ironers elbow' to prove it. This is a new condition, which I won't explain as it's obvious, ha ha. Les has been building his man-shed, and is now getting the sarking (planks of wood) on to make it watertight. He is never happier than when he gets time to move it on and see progress. He will use this for storage, wood-turning, and getting away from me with lists of jobs .. Fudge, the cat, has not been well and had pancreatitis, and is border line diabetic. We are monitoring his progress and feeding him expensive medical, vet food in the hope that we can settle him down and avoid the 2 injections per day routine (for him and us!) I have been plodding away with the 16th century french/english dictionary and am inputting the last letter now, whooppee doo - there is an end in sight, I've been on it for over a year now. This has mingled with jam making, with the small crop from our plum tree in the front garden. Our bread machine has decided it has made too many loaves and is banging loudly to protest, so ... I feel a new one coming on. Our Jedburgh house has been done up from top to bottom and is now on the market with some B&B overflow going in there at weekends. Visit Cullen Kilshaw website if you fancy a look at pics. Hoping I can get more blogs written in the next few months, as things quieten down a bit..