It has been a while since I posted so here is a lowdown of what has been going on ( Read more... )

The head of Quality had asked me if I would attend with him at the Nuclear SIG (Special Interest Group) conference at Faslane Naval Base last week. He was to present a case study to the group as part of the Supplier Assurance, Tier Supply Chain and the CQI (Chartered Quality Institute ( Read more... )

I have just had the most "yummy yummy in my tummy" grilled kipper I have had in over 3 yrs. The last time was at my brothers and this time is because Caro is on holiday with her Mum.

Now to fumigate the kitchen...................

Ok what have I missed ( Read more... )

My last post detailed how I managed to get the Jeep stuck with the trailer on the way back up the fields. Well the Jeep is ideal on the road and in ice but doesnt have the low gear ratio that I need on the croft. Therefore I present you with ( Read more... )

Last weekend we stripped the old animal shelter of rusted corrogated iron roofing and wood roof beams. In my head I knew this may be a bad idea but I decided to get the Jeep and trailer to collect the iron and rotted wood from the lower field. I made it down ok and loaded up the trailer and promptly got the trailer stuck in the mud on the way back ( Read more... )

It has been snowing off and on up her since middle of Dec and probably for the first time it has remained cold and sharp along with it. The snow has started to melt, then froze and had more snow dumped on top ( Read more... )

....... hopefully ( Read more... )

You cant teach an old dog new tricks!................. I beg to differ.

With various work that has needed to be done on the drive and around the croft, I have been studiously ignoring 70 fence posts and 100m of high tension fencing wire delivered over 4 weeks ago. This was mainly down to other work previously started really, REALLY needing to be ( Read more... )

A few days ago, there was a huge air, sea and land search for a woman reported missing:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7895146.stm

She was an old schoolmates sister who I remember from school and from being round their house. When I left to join the Navy, she already had a reputation of 'servicing' the local fishermen and ( Read more... )