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Photograph by Alistair Pryde of Words & Pictures,
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Ask
not for whom the hound roos; she roos for thee.
(From:
"Send not to know for whom the bell tolls,
it tolls for thee." John Donne, 1624)
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"37 Milestone"
created in
granite by Tim
Pomeroy
for us, to mark our 37th wedding anniversary
- the last time were were on Arran.
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Right, so August
… As with July, we have spent a good deal of
our time on the refurb of the flat so that we
could launch it on AirBnB. We succeeded and the
listing can be found here - so please have a
look at our hard work! This month we’ve had
two lots of two guests, we’re booked for
most of September and a bit of October and
we’ve even had a booking for the whole of
November! We’re really pleased, not just
because of the work we put in but also because
people want to come and stay with us. We’re
really impressed with the platform too –
we’re very new to all this and the system
guided us through everything. They helped with
setting the prices which change automatically
according to the time of year, the day of the
week, what’s going on in the area and how
popular we are; we can even set discounts for
week and month-long stays right through to how to
do a proper Covid-safe clean. We even attended a
live seminar with follow-up advice – really
helpful.
In addition to that, we got a few days away, got
a survey for getting a solar-power system
installed (of which more next month). Tara
enjoyed some new places to sniff out, Ian took a
trip to Bletchley Park to see the code-breaking
place and he visited the National Radio Centre. A
smashing couple of days away which he thoroughly
enjoyed. See his Tripadvisor reviews for both.
Hannah has finally closed down with Edinburgh
Napier University and is very pleased to break
all ties with the shit-show of a place. If
you’re thinking of studying for a PhD there
then our advice, based on our experience, is
DON’T – you’ll get very poor
supervision and even worse examination
arrangements. Contact us if you’d like more
details of the horror show that is their
Postgraduate setup. She continues her PhD studies with Sunderland next month.
All in all a very good month, although the
weather was very poor.
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