I received a telephone call to tell me that “men with spades” will be appearing in the Manse garden early on Saturday morning. The garden is to get its very own makeover. No it is not Alan Titchmarsh, Charlie Dimmock and crew – but Phil, Iain and Jim. They are coming as the advance party – original plans had been to arrange for a digger to do some of the heavy stuff, but it seems that the willing and able from amongst the congregation are to pit their wits against heavy rocks, brambles and landscaping. It will be interesting to see how much they can achieve. Unfortunately, I am still hors de combat with the bronchial lurgy, so although I might manage to wander around looking knowledgeable, that will be all I can contribute.
I'll send the dog out to help. She likes digging.