15th August. A Short Break with Midges.

Heading North to the wilds for several days with everything you need to have a fun time with Midges.*
Namely one Charnwood Cove 2. stove, sectional lengths of chimney and a complete set of tools. Almost a holiday apart from fitting the stove.

I had to break the news to Mrs F. the current ongoing customer, this evening, that their dust covered living room would have to be left in disarray until next Monday.
She was understanding enough and asked me if I had any plans to go up any hills while I was there. Yes, I was hoping to row across Loch Maree to shorten the trudge up Slioch, a fairly remote locale by British standards.

At that she looked a bit wistful and said that she'd got lost on the way up it with Mr. F. though that was a while ago, before The Kids. Given that the middle one had his first day at school today it'll be some time before Mr & Mrs F. will be taking off together to go hillwalking in the North west highlands. Yes siree! we do have to live with the choices we've made, like chimneys and stove installation for a living..

* What are Midges? (pro. midgeez)
Found mainly in the north and west of Scotland, these are one of several species of tiny flies that have a great fondness for alighting on human skin, They also tend to bite but some people are more palatable to them than others. If exposed to them for any length of time individuals often exhibit symptoms akin to mental breakdown.