The BBC was at it again last night with its terrorism by weather warning. Angry red maps and streaming blue rain driven along by 'damaging' gusts. In the event we had a bit of a breeze last night and some drizzle this morning; now bright warm sunshine. Mr Deakin is now confining the storm force winds to North West Scotland where no one lives and no one else cares.
We will be caring quite soon however-at least further south on the West Coast on the Isle of Mull. It is said to have two claims to international eminence: the wettest place in the UK and the most midges. It is also has as its capital Tobermory which under a skightly different name, Balamory,has a cult following amongst the younger set who watch the TV programme with avidity. Hopefully the fans will be back to school long before we join the rush to the local equivalent of Morrisons. We plan to spend a week there with the party including a pre-Balamory infant and hope that Mr D will be kind and give us at least one nearly dry day-either its rain or midges and with light rain (a soft day as the Irish say) both.
Scottish Schools around here reopened yesterday. Sadly Hutton did not. It is looking sad and empty and the village is even more deserted than ever. But activity is on hand with the building of a new village hall starting, it is rumoured, next month. The old hall is being demolished and the new one built on the same sight. Not quite like the Cork precedent:
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) Resolved to build a new gaol(b) Resolved to demolish old gaol(c)) Resolved to use material from old gaol for new gaol(d) Resolved to use old gaol until new gaol is ready (Proceedings of Cork Council circa 1874)
It is hoped to use the defunct school as a temporary Village Hall and Post Office during the building work. Otherwise no post office for a few months and I doubt if it will ever reopen given the attitude to supporting tiny non viable outposts by central management. We will see.
