There is a lot going on at the moment, although mostly behind the scenes! Hopefully the permission is going to come through soon for the septic tank installation and we can start gearing up to get the rest of the groundworks in before the weather gets really nasty! I am hoping to be in a position to get the huts ordered before too long, along with the power and the water upgrade finished. We started the water works early after the borehole pump ended itself a couple of weeks ago so took the opportunity to upgrade it to a more substantial unit at the same time that should be capable of providing all we need moving forward.
Then we were away for a week so the boys could visit the grandparents - unfortunately coinciding with me catching an absolute brute of a cold which I am still fighting off the remains of.
This week is back to work, although it is looking pretty quiet just now. I have a big job on at the weekend shooting a wedding for an old friend and then we will see how the last part of the year looks as the market traditionally goes a lot quieter on the run up to Christmas and Hogmanay before spluttering slowly to life in the new year.
This week I was quite saddened to learn that Chris Hoy has entered the final stages of cancer. Two reasons really - obviously cancer has been a pretty big thing in our recent lives anyway, and secondly because I know Chris from my days working at the Scottish Institute of Sport (as was - the institute is no more having been reabsorbed into SportScotland). He was always one of the very few athletes who had time for us normal folk there and we built up something of a rapport over the years (not to the point we were friends, but we knew each other on a casual basis). Even with his success at the Manchester Commonwealth Games he didn’t change at all, or inflate his ego… unfortunately I left that particular career shortly after and have never crossed paths with him since. I do wish him and his family all the best over the remaining time he has though, and am impressed if not surprised with how he is taking this situation entirely in his stride. If you ever want to see a sports person worthy of admiration and respect take a look at Sir Chris!
