Storm Dennis

I’m glad that our cottage in Ullapool is warm and cosy because as I write, Storm Dennis is still battering against the windows. The beds that we have ordered won’t arrive until March so this weekend we have brought an inflatable mattress which James has set up in the bedroom. Last night was not a comfortable one for me I’m afraid. The mattress is bumpy and also strangely cold. I couldn’t get to sleep and I woke up shivering in the middle of the night; I had to get up and put all of my clothes on! Tonight James is going to put the car rug under the sheet to provide more insulation from the plastic mattress. I was very tired in the morning but James soon revived me with coffee and porridge. Then, armed with a shopping list of household items that we still needed, we set out into the wet and blustery morning to walk to the hardware store and the supermarket. We had lunch at a wee delicatessen and then spent the whole afternoon cleaning the cottage and getting it the way we want it, and James constructed my Ikea rocking chair, which I love. It was a good day to be busy indoors as the storm grew stronger outside, however we braved the rain again later when we went down to the chippy to fetch our dinner. There are two fish and chip shops so we will need to try them both to find our favourite!