A glorious day-sun-no wind-sad to have to pack to leave the Merse for Norn Iron. Despite retirement of Mr Fish the forecast for tomorrow is dire-wind, gales, lashing rain. There has been no rain in Hutton since last month-a post Fish record, indicative of global drying. Stan the Man is on the way to mow the lawn-could not come on Sunday as he thought it would be raining despite lack of a single cloud from the Great Glen to the Tweed. It may of course be too sunny today for him to do his thing. So one last trip to Safeway's /Morrisons, fill the car with cheap Saudi petrol , get 9 items exactly and look forward to the ordered calm of Tesco in Newcastle Co Down where the worst that can happen to you at the wrong check out is a gentle knee cap. More of that anon. If I am spared
