It’s been a busy and successful day. I managed to drive the car for the first time since my recent operation, and drove to lunch at a local community cafe with a friend. It felt so good to just get up and go, and not to have any pain. I almost felt normal again!
Ha. As if I’ve ever been normal..
We had a great coffee, sandwich and catch-up, in the way that only two women can, and on the way out I remembered that I had a loaf of Mallaig Bakery Sourdough waiting for me at the community shop.
Driving back along the empty road on the way to pick it up I watched the sun break through the heavy clouds over the mainland and illuminate the Sound, turning the water a glorious, luminescent turquoise.
I pulled over and just had to snap a few pictures. The iPhone can only capture a fraction of the magic of the moment, so fleeting and so transient as it is.
It’s at times like these that I hug myself in disbelief that we live here, and that we have this stunning natural beauty on our doorstep.
However, back to earth and home again after the bread collection I was pleased to see that we had the start of the oak doors going up in the house. They still need architraves, skirting boards and a couple of protective coats of Osmo oil, but it suddenly seemed like a proper house. Doors!
It doesn’t take much 😊
Ravencroft Skye 
Hi Lesley, I always love reading your posts. I can perhaps help you with your iPhone camera limitations. Landscapes (and much else) will look much better in the wider 16:9 orientation vs. the iPhone 4:3 (default). Newer iPhones now support this. Launch the Camera app and press on the little Chevron symbol at the top of the screen. This makes the 16:9 option appear (on the lower end of the screen). If you want the iPhone to remember this setting, then you need to go into Settings / Camera / Preserve Settings and there enable Camera Mode. Enjoy!
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Thank you so much, Guido – I’ll give that a try. Hope that you’re well and happy! X
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Progress on your return to normal and progress on the house – Wonderful!
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Thank you 👍❤️
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Skye is so beautiful in the sunshine. Those doors are gorgeous!
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Thank you 🙏
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What a moment of grace. I love those moments, so precious and so fleeting.
The doors look amazing, soon they will be dark and scuffed and scarred with stories and the marks that show that there is life inside… and they will look even more amazing.
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