We spent nearly all of Friday outdoors in warm sunshine and it was fantastic. The cats loved us being outside and kept us company. James was working hard to paint the fence, this coat is to maintain it after being painted for the first time two years ago. I did a bit of housework and then took the folding table outside and did some admin as well as proof-reading a bit more of my blog. I was about to make the dinner when I noticed in the Ullapool News that there was a Geological Lecture scheduled in the MacPhail Centre at 7 p.m. - in only half an hour! I consulted with James and we decided spontaneously to attend. And I’m so glad that we did! The lecture was called “The North West Highlands Controversy” by geologist Peter Gutteridge and it was about the 19th century bitter disputes over the nature of what we now call the Moine Thrust. He was a great speaker and the story was fascinating. He concluded that it’s easy to criticise in hindsight, and although some of the old time geologists got it wrong, they lacked the modern technology to work it out properly. We were starving when we got home and quickly made dinner.
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