Musings from the Merse
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
One of our Christmas highlights was a visit to the youngest nephew seeing him in his capacity as a 'wild man of the woods' He is renovating and making habitable (by his standards anyhow) an old military look out post on the Scottish Coast south of Dundee. The provisions of the Official Secrets Act (1588) as revised 1944 prevents me from revealing its exact location. The accommodation adds a new dimension to the description 'basic' lacking a loo and a bathroom-lacking indeed running water except down the wall before Mr J repaired the roof.
However no problem as there is a perfectly good bath in the garden which is heated by firewood directly under it with a handy table for bath salts and beer(Click on image for details) Security considerations prohibit pictures of the very outside loo with MOD latest (1947) Field Latrine technology involving planks, entrenching tools and holes. For less serious business gorse bushes provide cover and some discomfort for the unwary.
The furniture is charmingly rustic and the world is kept in touch with via a wind up radio. An Idyll for a short break chill out; in my case twenty minutes would probably suffice if left to my own devices.
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