A for Alan, Arch Accomplice and Accompanyist (Accompanist?).
B for Brent, Bagger extraordinaire.
C for Conic Hill: Chant, scarf, Congratulatory phone Call at Cairn.
D for Drymen and a welcome Drink. Also an opportunity for men (and women) to get Dry.
E for Eagle, white-tailed, identified by Eagle-Eyed Expert.
F for Fighting (Fiddling with) the Fire to get a decent Flame - Alan the maestro (AD: well, I was child prodigy Firestarter).
G for Golf tiddlywinks at 2am. But I think I prefer real greens.
H for Hills by Head torch, Hurrying toward the Hall of Fame (glad the Hogmanay Hill wasn't any Higher).
I for Invisible man - Rob, disappearing at dawn each day to reappear at dusk (ish).
J for Jigging and high Jinks at Crieff on Hogmanay. And Joys of digital photography, with instant viewing of our Jaunts.
K for Kings of the Kitchen, Alan and Brent.
L for Leak in the Lounge. No, we didn't let the bath overflow.
M for Mud at the front door. The Muscle-Men Managed to extricate my Motor car.
N for Non-event - the ceilidh on our last Night in Portree.
O for Overtime, by Brent (and Alan), Out well after dark.
P for Piece of cake: i) Ben Dearg, easier than anticipated, and ii) welcome titbit after a Pounding on Conic Hill.
Q for Quite a change from a 'normal' Christmas, but much appreciated.
R for Roneval - drove Round but was Rained off, and Ready for a Return home.
S for SBC - braw wee hill just north of Portree, with Superb views of Sunlight over Sutherland and The Storr.
T for Trigger, aka Rob the Tireless Ticker; a new word in my vocabulary (had only met Tigger before).
U for Unscheduled departure, of Bert and Jim on 25th, due to an unfortunate bereavement.
V for Viewfield, the palatial 'cottage', Venue for Vast Variety of Veggie meals (Very good they were too).
W for Weather. We had quite a lot of it (I had a bit of a problem with the Wind).
X for Xmas of course. And an Xtra special ten-veg Xmas dinner prepared by Brent.
Y for Yeamans. If the one in Glen Brittle is typical, count me out.
Z for my Zzzzz, while the men watched Match of the Day or the cricket, in an otherwise TV-free Zone.
View from SBC - Sithean Bhealaich Chumhaing (photo: Alan Dawson)
