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Early August finds dearest Dottie and I being insulted by clowns and chain saw jugglers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which we always enjoy so much; and as on many past visits time restrictions meant that we seem to miss out on most of the more high brow events and exhibitions. However who can say that Fat Sam's Band at the Fringe by The Sea in North Berwick was in any way less enjoyable than a ballet or two "up town". A stroll along the Royal Mile filled with every cliche from groups of pregnant school girls, zombies and even Captain Hook playing the bagpipes with Peter Pan amongst the huge cheerful throng is a heart warming sight.July ended up as a good month with lots of ploys with guests enjoyed in good weather and even perhaps more surprisingly excellent progress made on the Great Hydro Scheme of Trollaigh so that we now gaze on several muddy holes rather than just the one that I have been fretting over since last October; however our engineer assures us that all is on track. The Tower of Glen Trollaigh's policies have been a bit more of a problem with strange weather patterns earlier in the year making vegetable production impossible and limited grass cutting caused by failing energy levels turning once manicured parks into vistas of tall grasses and wild flowers; actually I have come to enjoy these wilder aspects and as long as I have the muscle power to spray out any pernicious weeds I will be converted to wild and witchy gardening.
Our pedal powered Internet connection is a great help in keeping up with the increasing amount of paperwork for august public bodies; although automated responses from government departments are starting to show some weaknesses in our famous education system. E-responses normally start with "Here is confirmation of ......."; however yesterday brought "Hera confirmation of ......" doubtless those of you with a modest grasp of the Glasgow dialect will appreciate the problem! Yours aye, Archie, The Baron Trollaigh.