Hello again from the North-West where once again the Northern Lights have been making the news and Bed & Breakfast places are as scarce as hen’s teeth! Today was the first dry day for what seemed like months but having said that we have fared much better than those of you in the south of the country.

While enjoying a cup of coffee in the warm afternoon sun for the first time for ages, I was thinking about a subject for this article and a call came to mind which I would like to tell you about. The reason it came to mind is that it was on a most horrendous day weather-wise and usually the rain does not bother me but that particular period of 45 minutes was as bad as I can remember.