Lock down update: the garden is coming along nicely, we’ve dug over 7 of the 10 raised beds and planted 6 of them.

The polytunnel still needs sorting out, but we’ve made a start – tomatoes are in the bit of bed that has been dug, and it’s a great place to germinate seedlings.

And the views from the house are still stunning: the weather is gloriously warm, and the snow is slowly receding on Ben Wyvis, but still clinging on.

We are 60 miles north of the ski resort of Aviemore, which on Saturday recorded both the lowest and highest temperatures in the UK: minus 5 overnight, to plus 17 during the day, and I don’t think we were far off that – it certainly felt like it while digging!

And in the meantime, I’m still catching up on reviews. I’m finding a little more reading time at the…