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I had a fantastic time down south. Just one day of rain, the full moon was lovely and it was so warm. Then we came home. The ferry called twice on Tuesday, but hasn't docked since. Today the Isle of Arran tried but it doesn't have the power. Tomorrow Calmac will try again. I heard they were going send the Isle of Mull but rumour has it the Isle of Mull is running on just one engine. It wasn't on the Mull run today because of problems with some life rafts. Lord of the Isles also had problems with ropes and propellors so it wasn't easy for Calmac bosses. Meanwhile our favourite skipper Captain Billimore and The Clansman are having a cushy time down on the Clyde. The removal men discovered the library today, the plumber has watched nearly every video and the joiners, who weren't due to leave until today anyway, have drunk all the Budweiser.

Back at home some panes of glass jumped out of the greenhouse. I'm amazed the whole lot didn't go once the wind could get in. Olvin has patched it up with plywood and a lot of G-cramps. I wonder how long he'll manage without them in the barn. The greenhouse is a heavy galvanised frame and it took ages to scrape all the old putty off before we glazed it. I'm not good with putty, I did my first greenhouse with putty and said never again. So we got those nice people from Screwfix to send out tubes of sticky silicon stuff. The kind of sticky stuff that clogs the nozzle of the gunge gun as soon as you use it, and miraculously unclogs itself when you put it down and oozes a trail of stickiness just where you want to stand. It gets all over your hands and the middle of the panes of glass and your T-shirt and runs out just before you do the very top bit and the stepladder is wobbling and your knees are stuck to the top rung. And most annoying of all, it doesn't stick well to galvanised metal which is just typical! Still, I'm sure the fresh air was good for the garlic.