Lamplight magazine Autumn 2017

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MbnqMjhiu AUTUMN 2017

ISSUE 6

YOUR QUARTERLY LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE FOR MORAY & NAIRN

I MY L A N D R OV E R ILLONA MORRICE LOCAL ARTIST

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(GLWRUĘV /HWWHU Welcome to our Autumn issue of Lamplight covering all of Moray and Nairn. Summer seems to have been a bit of a washout in terms of weather ʹ / ĚŽŶΖƚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞΖůů ďĞ ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶLJƟŵĞ ƐŽŽŶ͊ dŚŝƐ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌΖƐ ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ Ăůů ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ůŽĐĂůůLJ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĂů ĂƌƟƐƚ Illona Morice. We also welcome on board Tom ŶŐĞů͕ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ŚŽƌƟĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ Ă ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ŐĂƌĚĞŶŝŶŐ ƉŝĞĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ in Lamplight but also in our sister magazine ^ƉŽƚ>ŝŐŚƚ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ĂůƐŽ ŶŽƚĞ ŽƵƌ ŶĞǁ ĐůĂƐƐŝĮĞĚ ƉĂŐĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ůŝŬĞ Ă ĨƌŝĚŐĞ͊

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&RQWHQWV Lift up thine eyes - The college of Scalan - Page 6

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ůů ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ >ĂŵƉůŝŐŚƚ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ ŝƐ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŵĂů ĐŽƉLJƌŽŐŚƚ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ůŝƐƟŶŐƐ͕ ĞĚŝƚŽƌŝĂů͕ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐĞƌ ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬ Žƌ ĂŶLJ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ͕ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƉŝŶůŝƐŚĞƌƐ ƉƌŝŽƌ consent, will be considered a breach of copyright.

Lift up thine eyes to the hills at the Scalan

By Heidi M. Sands

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I’ve been up to Glenlivet recently where the hills meet the sky and you really can’t hear anything but the birds; it’s bliss and an antidote to the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Tramping along on one of the recognised ‘Whisky trails’ with sheep as your neighbours really ĚŽĞƐ ŐŝǀĞ LJŽƵ Ă ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉŽƌƟ ŽŶ͘ Out here at the foot of the Ladder ,ŝůůƐ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ Ă Ɵ ŶLJ ƐƉĞĐŬ͕ ƐŵĂůů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐŝŐŶŝĮ ĐĂŶƚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŐŶŝĮ ĐĞŶĐĞ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ LJŽƵ͘

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dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐŽƌƌƵŐĂƚĞĚ ŝƌŽŶ ƌŽŽĨ͕ ƐƉŽƌƚƐ Ă ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ŵŝůů ǁŚĞĞů ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ home to pigeons rather than the farming ůŝĨĞ͘ ZĞŵŶĂŶƚƐ ŽĨ ĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ ůŽŶŐ ĂŐŽ ůŝĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ grass and not much looks to have altered ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ dŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŵŝŶĂƌLJ͕ ŝƐ ŇĂŶŬĞĚ ŽŶ ƚǁŽ ƐŝĚĞƐ͘ KŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ůŝĞƐ ^ĂŶĚLJ͛Ɛ ĐŽƩĂŐĞ͖ ŚŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ĨĂƌŵĞƌ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨĂƌŵĞĚ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ůĞŌ ůŝĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽĨ ǁŚĂƚ ŽŶĐĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ĐŚĂƉĞů͘ dŚĞ ĐŽƩĂŐĞ ŚĂƐ ŚĂĚ ǁŽƌŬ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ŝƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ / last visited and although you can’t gain ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ĐŽƩĂƌ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ͘

We should all get out more into what’s left of our wilder places, it provides solace and is uplifting and if you want inspiration then the Scalan at Glenlivet is just the place to find it.

It’s years since I was last at the Scalan; once one of the most important Catholic ƐĞŵŝŶĂƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ͘ ,ĞƌĞ͕ ƵƉǁĂƌĚƐ ŽĨ a hundred priests; some of them ‘Heather WƌŝĞƐƚƐ͕͛ ƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŽƌĚĂŝŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ůŝǀĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞƐ͘ EŽ ǁŽŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ůŝƩůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƟŽŶ ŚĞƌĞ͘ zŽƵ͛Ě ŚĂǀĞ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŵŝŶĂƌLJ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶ ƵƐĞ͕ ĨŽƌ although today the road goes most of the ǁĂLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ͕ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ,ĞĂƚŚĞƌ WƌŝĞƐƚƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ůŝƩůĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ƚƌĂĐŬ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ weather was bad it may even have been ƵŶƌĞĂĐŚĂďůĞ͕ ĐƵƚ Žī ďLJ ĚĞĞƉ ƐŶŽǁ͘ 8

ƵƌŶƚ ĚŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƌĞͲďƵŝůƚ͕ ƚŚĞ building that you see today is a basic 18th century building which from 1716 to 1799 ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƚŚŽůŝĐ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ KŶĐĞ ŝƚƐ ĚĂLJƐ ĂƐ Ă ƐĞŵŝŶĂƌLJ ǁĞƌĞ ŽǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ^ĐĂůĂŶ ǁĂƐ ƵƐĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ĨĂƌŵ ƵŶƟů ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ^ĐĂůĂŶ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌŽǁŶ ƐƚĂƚĞ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ŝƚƐ ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘ The Scalan is a simple but fairly long ŽďůŽŶŐ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ ŚĂƌůĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐůĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĐŝůůĂƌLJ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ͘ dŚĞ ƌŽŵďŝĞ burn runs to the front of it and on the grassy area surrounding the burn the young priests ŝŶ ǁĂŝƟŶŐ ƚŽŽŬ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐĂŵĞƐ͕ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞ ǁĂƐ ĚĞĞŵĞĚ ĂŶ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ĐĂůĂŶ͘ dŚĞ ďƵƌŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĨŽƌĚĞĚ but there is a bridge if you don’t fancy wet ĨĞĞƚ͘ dŚĞ ďƵƌŶ ďƵďďůĞƐ ŝƚƐ ǁĂLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ Scalan’s grounds where one of the older ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ ůŝĞƐ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƌĞůŝĐƚ͘ KĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ŽŶĐĞ ŚŽƵƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌŵ ŚŽƌƐĞƐ͕ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ŵŝůů ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŝůů ǁŚĞĞů ƐƟůů ǀŝƐŝďůĞ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŝŐŶƐ ŽĨ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŽŶĐĞ ŇŽǁĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵŝůů͘

Step through the gate of the seminary ĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ƐƚĞƉ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ǁŚĞŶ ƉƌŝĞƐƚƐ ŝŶ ǁĂŝƟŶŐ ĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂůůŽǁĞĚ ŐƌŽƵŶĚ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ͘ dŚĞ ďůƵĞ ĚŽŽƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ LJŽƵ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ŶĂƌƌŽǁ ŚĂůůǁĂLJ͕ Žī ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůĞŌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ͚ ŝŐ ZŽŽŵ͛ ʹ ůĂƚĞƌ͕ ŝƐŚŽƉ ,ĂLJ͛Ɛ ƌŽŽŵ͘ dŽ ƚŚĞ right is the study and dining room and in ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ LJŽƵ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŝƌƐ͘ KŶ LJŽƵƌ ůĞŌ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ LJŽƵ ŝƐ ŝƐŚŽƉ 'ĞĚĚĞƐ͛ ƌŽŽŵ͘ dŚĞ ͚ ŝŐ ZŽŽŵ͛ ůŝŬĞ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ƌŽŽŵƐ ŚĂƐ Ă ĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ŇĂŐŐĞĚ ŇŽŽƌ͖ ƐƉĂƌƚĂŶ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂīŽƌĚĞĚ͘ Ŷ ĂůĐŽǀĞ ŽŶĐĞ ŚŽƵƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŝƐŚŽƉ͛Ɛ ďĞĚ͘ ĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŝƐŚŽƉ ƚŽŽŬ ƵƉ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ͚ ŝŐ ZŽŽŵ͛ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ ŚƵď Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ĐĂůĂŶ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ guests and visitors were received and books ǁĞƌĞ ŬĞƉƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐĞƐƐĞĚ ƐƉĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĂůů͘ ĚŽŽƌ ůĞĂĚƐ Žī ƚŚŝƐ ƌŽŽŵ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬ ĚŽŽƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƐŚŽƉ 'ĞĚĚĞƐ͛ ƌŽŽŵ͘ This is the room in which Bishop Hay ĐŽŶƐĞĐƌĂƚĞĚ ůĞdžĂŶĚĞƌ DĂĐ ŽŶĂůĚ ĂƐ ŝƐŚŽƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ,ŝŐŚůĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ŝŶ ϭϳϴϬ͘

ŝƐŚŽƉ 'ĞĚĚĞƐ͛ ƌŽŽŵ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ smaller; it was once used as the seminary library and during the Scalan’s use as a farmhouse the layout and use of this room ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ ǁĂƐ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŚĂŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŽĚĂLJ͘ &ƌŽŵ ŝƐŚŽƉ 'ĞĚĚĞƐ͛ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĚŽŽƌ ůĞĂĚƐ Žī Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ĂŶ understairs space where parts of the old ǁĂůůĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚ͘ In the study and dining room more ŇĂŐŐĞĚ ŇŽŽƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁ ďĞĂŵƐ predominate and you can imagine the trainees taking their meals and studying here around the warm and welcoming ĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŶŽƚ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ƌŽŽŵ ŝƚ would have been easily warmed as those ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŚĞƌĞ ĐĂŵĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ dŽĚĂLJ ŝƚ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ the visitors book and it’s amazing to see how many people visit and come from all ƉĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽďĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ :ĂƉĂŶ͕ /ŶĚŽŶĞƐŝĂ͕ 'ůĂƐŐŽǁ͕ ^ƟƌůŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞ h^ ͕ EĞƚŚĞƌůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŶĞĂƌĞƌ ƚŽ ŚŽŵĞ ďĞƌĚĞĞŶ͘ ^ĐŚŽŽůƐ ďƌŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ ŶĞǁƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐĞǀŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ĐĂůĂŶ͘ ĂŝůLJ ůŝĨĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ĐĂůĂŶ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ began at 5am with lessons and mass on ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ĚĂLJƐ͕ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ ǁĂƐ Ăƚ ϴĂŵ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ ďĞŐĂŶ ĂŶ ŚŽƵƌ ůĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ mornings were taken up with study and ƉƌĂLJĞƌ͘ ŝŶŶĞƌ ǁĂƐ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ Ăƚ ϭϮ ŶŽŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞĚ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ƵŶƟů ƐƵƉƉĞƌ͘ &ƌĞĞ ƟŵĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ƵŶƟů bed at 9pm in the summer and an hour later ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƌƵůĞƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ĐĂůĂŶ͕ ŵŽƐƚ notably no conversing between scholars and any visitors or workmen unless ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐůLJ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐĞŶŝŽƌƐ͘ ^ŝůĞŶĐĞ and quietness was encouraged in the house as was learning in other areas as well as ĞĐĐůĞƐŝĂƐƟĐĂů͘ &ƌĞŶĐŚ͕ /ƌŝƐŚ ĂŶĚ 'ĂĞůŝĐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĨŽƌĞŵŽƐƚ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŐĞŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ͕ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ 'ƌĞĞŬ͕ >ĂƟŶ͕ ƉŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚLJ ĂŶĚ ĚŝǀŝŶŝƚLJ͘

...it’s a step back in time to when life here was meaningful and prepared many young men for a lifetime of service to others.

hƉƐƚĂŝƌƐ͕ Ă ƐŵĂůů ůĂŶĚŝŶŐ ůĞĂĚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ dormitory with a large bright room on the ƌŝŐŚƚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŽƌĚĂŝŶĞĚ ƉƌŝĞƐƚƐ ƐůĞƉƚ͘ This room has been altered over the years ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŚĞĂĚ ŚĞŝŐŚƚ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚ͘ ďŽǀĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶ ĂƫĐ ŐĂǀĞ further sleeping space along the full length of the house although it must have been ƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚ ĐƌĂŵƉĞĚ͘ Opposite the dormitory and along the ƉĂƐƐĂŐĞ ůŝĞƐ ƚŚĞ DĂƐƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ZŽŽŵ ǁŚĞƌĞ :ŽŚŶ WĂƩĞƌƐŽŶ͕ DĂƐƚĞƌ ŝŶ ϭϳϴϴ ĚŝĞĚ͘ Kī ƚŚŝƐ ƌŽŽŵ lies a second smaller room; once perhaps ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƐůĞĞƉŝŶŐ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ůŝǀŝŶŐ ƌŽŽŵ͘

&ƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ůŝĞƐ ƚŚĞ Scalan’s indoor chapel which welcomed not only those from the seminary but ĂůƐŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĂĮĞůĚ͘ dŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ĚŽŽƌ ĐĂŶ ƐƟůů ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ͘ DƵĐŚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƵŶĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚ at the Scalan over the years as many ĂůƚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽŽŬ ƉůĂĐĞ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ was used as a farmhouse rather than Ă ƐĞŵŝŶĂƌLJ͘ dŽĚĂLJ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ^ĐĂůĂŶ ŝƐ as true to the lives of the Heather Priests ĂƐ ŝƚ ĞǀĞƌ ǁĂƐ͖ ŝƚ͛Ɛ Ă ƐƚĞƉ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ to when life here was meaningful and ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ŵĂŶLJ LJŽƵŶŐ ŵĞŶ ĨŽƌ Ă ůŝĨĞƟŵĞ ŽĨ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘

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Most of my work is done in stoneware clay. The clay comes in bags ;ďŽƵŐŚƚ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͕ ŶŽƚ ĚƵŐ ƵƉ ĨƌŽŵ Ă Į ĞůĚͿ͘ dŚĞ ĐůĂLJ / ƵƐĞ ŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŚĂŶĚ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ůĂƌŐĞ ƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĞƐ͘ / ƐƋƵĞĞnjĞ͕ ƐůĂƉ ĂŶĚ ƉƵŵŵĞů ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂƉĞ͕ / ǁĂŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵLJ ŚĂŶĚƐ͘ ǀĞƌLJ ƉŝĞĐĞ ŽĨ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ͕ Ă ŽŶĞ Žī ͘ Ō Ğƌ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ĚƌŝĞĚ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ Į ƌĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ŬŝůŶ ƚŽ ϭϮϰϬ ĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ǀŝƚƌŝĮ ĞƐ ŝƚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŝƚ ĨƌŽƐƚ ƉƌŽŽĨ͘ ŶĞǁ ĚŝƌĞĐƟ ŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŵĞ ŝƐ ĐŽůŽƵƌ͕ ŽŶ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ͘ / ƉŽƵƌ ŐůĂnjĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ƚŽ Ă ƉƌĞĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƉůĂŶ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐůĂnjĞƐ ŵŝdž ĚƵƌŝŶŐ Į ƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ěŝī ĞƌĞŶƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽŶĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŽ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ͘ / ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĞ Į ŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƌĞƐƵůƚ ƌĞƐĞŵďůĞƐ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ͛Ɛ ŵĂƌǀĞůƐ͕ ƐŽŵĞƟ ŵĞƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ͕ ƐŽ LJŽƵ ƐƚĂƌƚ Ăůů over again. ^ŽŵĞ ƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĞƐ / ŚĂǀĞ ĐĂƐƚ ŝŶ ďƌŽŶnjĞ Λ ůĂĐŬ /ƐůĞ ƌŽŶnjĞ ĨŽƵŶĚƌLJ͕ ƵƐƵĂůůLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ / ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ĐůĂƐƐŝĐ͕ Žƌ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŝĞĐĞ would be too fragile in stoneware. / ŽŶůLJ ĚŽ ƐŵĂůů ĞĚŝƟ ŽŶƐ͕ ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ŵLJ ďƌŽŶnjĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ͕ ŽŶůLJ ŽŶĞ ĞǀĞƌ ŵĂĚĞ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ŵĂĚĞ ŝŶ ǁĂdž ĂŶĚ ĞŶĐĂƐĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ƉůĂƐƚĞƌ ŵŽƵůĚ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ĐĂƐƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ǁĂdž ŝƐ ŵĞůƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƚ͕ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚ ďLJ ďƌŽŶnjĞ͕ ŚĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŚƌĂƐĞ ͗ >ŽƐƚ ǁĂdž ŵĞƚŚŽĚ͘ dŚĞ Į ŶŝƐŚĞĚ ďƌŽŶnjĞ ƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ƉĂƟ ŶĂ ĂƉƉůŝĞĚ͘ ;/ƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ĂĐƋƵŝƌĞ Ă ƉĂƟ ŶĂ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ͕ ďƵƚ / ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ͘Ϳ dŚĞ ƉĂƟ ŶĂ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĂŶLJ colour really, one could want, mostly the sculpture ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞƐ ŝƚ ŝƚƐĞůĨ͘ / ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ĞdžƉŽƐĞ Ă ďŝƚ ŽĨ ƐŚŝŶLJ ďƌŽŶnjĞ ŝŶ ƉůĂĐĞƐ͕ ƚŽ ĚĞĮ ŶĞ ĞĚŐĞƐ Žƌ ƉůĂŶĞƐ͘

ΊOYSTER C ATCHER ON BL ACK BE ACH΋

KǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌƐ / ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞƐƐ ĚĞƚĂŝů ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ ŵĂŬĞƐ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĂƟ ƐĨLJŝŶŐ sculpture. You can look at it for longer without ŐĞƫ ŶŐ ďŽƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂƉĞ͕ ƐĞĞŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ Ă Ěŝī ĞƌĞŶƚ ĂŶŐůĞ ĞƚĐ͘

ΊA MAN AND HIS TUBA΋

ůƐŽ ŵLJ ƉĞŽƉůĞ Žƌ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ / ƉƌĞĨĞƌ ƚŽ ďĞ Ăƚ ƌĞƐƚ͕ ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ Žƌ Ɛŝƫ ŶŐ ƋƵŝĞƚůLJ͘ EŽ ŵĂĚ ƌƵƐŚŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ͕ conveys more peace.

EŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ / ŚĂǀĞ Ă ďŝƚ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ͕ / ƵƐĞ ƚŚĞŵ ŵŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ the shape, the light bouncing of the sides and edges. So much ƐƟ ůů ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ůŝƩ ůĞ Ɵ ŵĞ͘

ΊBRONZE PENGUINS΋

,ŽƉĞĨƵůůLJ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ŶŽǁ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ Ă ůŝƩ ůĞ ďĞƩ Ğƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƐ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŶĞ͘ dŚĞ Ɵ ŵĞ ŝƚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ŶĞǁ things or old, disassembly them in the mind and see them with ƚŚĞ ƐĐƵůƉƚŽƌ͛Ɛ ĞLJĞƐ͘ tŽƌŬ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĂĐƟ ĐĂů ǁĂLJ ŽĨ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŵĂŬŝŶŐͬ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĞ ƚŽ ĞdžĞĐƵƟ ŶŐ ŝƚ͘ &ŝŶŝƐŚ Žƌ ƌĞŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ͍ /Ɛ ŝƚ ǁŚĂƚ / ŚĂĚ ŝŶ ŵLJ ŵŝŶĚ͛Ɛ ĞLJĞ͍ ^ŽŵĞƟ ŵĞƐ ŝƐ LJĞĂƌƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ Į ŶĂů piece of work appears.

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We are a family run farm with a Farm shop Coffee shop and indoor play area on site (suitable for under 7).

In the farm shop we sell our own seasonal Vegetables, Potatoes, Free Range Eggs, and Aberdeen Angus Beef. Our Coffee shop has great coffee , teas and treats. We do light lunches soup, sandwiches and baked potatoes.

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Games Room

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Kidult Parties (kids party for adults)

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One of the trickiest decisions to make when you move house and inherit a garden, be it a new ďƵŝůĚ Žƌ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ŽŶĞ͕ ŝƐ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ŽŌ ĞŶ ƉƵƐŚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩ Žŵ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚ ďĞĂƌŝŶŐ Ă ĨĞǁ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ŵŝŶĚ ʹ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ŝƐ ƵƐƵĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ Į ƌƐƚ ĂŶĚ ůĂƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ƐĞĞ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĂLJ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ŽŶůLJ ďƌŝĞŇ LJ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞĂĐŚ ĚĂLJ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ƚŽ ůŝŌ LJŽƵƌ ƐƉŝƌŝƚƐ͙͘Žƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ͊ /ƚ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ƐĞŶƐĞ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŶŝĐĞ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ʹ Ă ǁĞůůͲŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĐĂŶ ĂĚĚ Ă ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ ϮϬй ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǀĂůƵĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͘

TOM ANGEL IS A CHARTERED HORTICULTURIST AND GARDEN DESIGNER BASED IN AVIEMORE. TOM PROVIDES GARDEN DESIGN AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES AS ‘ANGEL HORTICULTURE’, HAVING PREVIOUSLY RUN HIS OWN COMMERCIAL GARDENING BUSINESS FOR TWELVE YEARS. TOM ALSO BLOGS AS ‘THE MOUNTAIN GARDENER’.

/ƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƋƵŝƚĞ ĚĂƵŶƟ ŶŐ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƋƵŝƚĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŽ ƐƚĂƌƚ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ͘ dŚĞ ŐŽŽĚ ŶĞǁƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽŵĞ ŽƉƟ ŽŶƐ͘ tĞ ǁŝůů ůŽŽŬ Ăƚ ƐŽŵĞ ǁĂLJƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͕ ďƵƚ ĞƋƵĂůůLJ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĞŵƉůŽLJ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ŚĂƌĚ ǁŽƌŬ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŝƚ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŝƚ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ƚŚĞŶ ŵLJ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ŝŶ ŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂŶLJ ƐƵĐŚ ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ͚Į ŶŝƐŚĞĚ͛ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ʹ ŽŶĐĞ LJŽƵ ĂĐĐĞƉƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ ůŽƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶĚŽǁ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŚĞĞůďĂƌƌŽǁ ĂŶĚ ƐƉĂĚĞ ǁĂŝƟ ŶŐ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ƉŝĐŬ ƚŚĞŵ ƵƉ ĂŐĂŝŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ͊ /ƚ͛Ɛ Ă ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞ of the wonderful lessons that gardens and nature have to teach us – there is no hurry, ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ Ăŝŵ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƟ ŽŶ͊ &ŝƌƐƚ Žī ͕ ĚŽ ǁŚĂƚ Ăůů ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐ ĚŽ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƐĞƐƐ your site. A new build garden may well have Ă ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŽƉ ƐŽŝů ĂŶĚ ŶƵƚƌŝĞŶƚƐ͕ an old rose bed may be exhausted. Is that ominous looking tree one that is going to ŬĞĞƉ ŽŶ ŐĞƫ ŶŐ ďŝŐŐĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŚLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞĂ of grass struggling?

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dŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ Ăůů ƋƵĞƐƟ ŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ

If you are concerned about the state

ƐŝŵƉůĞ ĂŶƐǁĞƌƐ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ

of your soil or lawn then this is something

ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞĐŝĚĞ

ƚŽ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ĞĂƌůLJ ŽŶ ƚŽŽ͘ ^Ɵ ĐŬLJ Žƌ ĐůĂLJ ƐŽŝůƐ

what it is that you want out of your garden

do not mean bad soils, it is all about

– do you want an outdoor room for

nutrient content and you can go from

entertaining, somewhere for the kids to

ƚŚĞƌĞ͘ ZŽƚŽǀĂƟ ŶŐ Žƌ ĚŝŐŐŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƐŽŝů ĂŶĚ

ƉůĂLJ͕ Žƌ Ă ƐƉĂĐĞ ƚŽ ŐƌŽǁ ǀĞŐŐŝĞƐ͍ WĞƌŚĂƉƐ

ĂĚĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉŽƐƚ͕ ŵĂŶƵƌĞ Žƌ ƐŽŝů ĐŽŶĚŝƟ ŽŶĞƌ

LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ Į ůů ŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ň ŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ ƉůĂŶƚƐ͕ Žƌ

ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐƚĂƌƚ͘ ,ĂƌĚ ǁŽƌŬ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ƉĂLJƐ

ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͍ /ƚ ŝƐ ŽĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ

ĚŝǀŝĚĞŶĚƐ͘ WŽŽƌ ůĂǁŶƐ ǁŝůů ŽŌ ĞŶ ŐŝǀĞ

ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƵƐĞƐ͕ ďƵƚ

themselves away either in the winter

beware of trying to do too much.

Gardens require maintenance, and it is ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŚŽŶĞƐƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůŝƐƟ ĐĂůůLJ ŐĞƚ ĚŽŶĞ͘

ďLJ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ďŽŐŐLJ ;ŝŶƐƵĸ ĐŝĞŶƚ ĚƌĂŝŶĂŐĞͿ Žƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ďƌŽǁŶ ƉĂƚĐŚĞƐ ;ƚŽŽ ƐĂŶĚLJ Ă ƚŽƉ ƐŽŝůͿ͘ ͮ/ƚ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ǁŽƌƚŚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ ƌĞͲůĂLJŝŶŐ Ă ůĂǁŶ ŝĨ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞĂůůLJ ďĂĚ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ŐƌĂĚƵĂů ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ

/Ĩ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ǁŽƌŬ

ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂĞƌĂƟ ŶŐ͕ ƐĐĂƌŝĨLJŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĨĞĞĚŝŶŐ͘

LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚĞĂƉƐ ŽĨ

tŚĞŶ ŝƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ƚŽ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ your garden you can save yourself a lot of Ɵ ŵĞ͕ ƉĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞŶƐĞ ďLJ ĚŽŝŶŐ Ă ďŝƚ ŽĨ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ĂŶĚ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĞ͘ ŚĞĐŬ ŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƌŬƐ ŝŶ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͛Ɛ gardens, and use resources like the internet ƚŽ ĐŚĞĐŬ ŽŶ ƉůĂŶƚƐ͛ ƐƵŝƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ƚĞƌŵ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ŚĂƌĚ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐ ǁŝůů ĐŽƐƚ Ă ůŽƚ ƚŽ ŝŶƐƚĂůů͕ ďƵƚ ĐĂŶ ƉŽƚĞŶƟ ĂůůLJ have minimal ongoing maintenance requirements. You want a garden full of Ň ŽǁĞƌƐ Žƌ ǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞƐ ʹ ƚŚŝƐ ƚĂŬĞƐ ǁŽƌŬ /͛ŵ ĂĨƌĂŝĚ͊ ,Žǁ ĂďŽƵƚ Ă ŵŝdžƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƉůĂŶƚ ƉŽƚƐ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ Ň ŽǁĞƌƐ Žƌ ǀĞŐŐŝĞƐ ŽŶ Ă ŚĂƌĚ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ ĂƐ Ă ĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ͍

͚ŚĂƌĚLJ͛ ǁŚĞŶ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ Ă ƉůĂŶƚ ŝƐ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ Ă ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů ƚĞƌŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƌĂƟ ŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ƚĞůů LJŽƵ ǁŚĂƚ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĞĂĐŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƉůĂŶƚ ǁŝůů ƐƵƌǀŝǀĞ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŽ͘ / ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌ ƉůĂŶƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚĂƌĚŝŶĞƐƐ ƌĂƟ ŶŐ ŽĨ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ

ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟ ŽŶ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ ƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ďĂƐŝĐ ůĞǀĞů LJŽƵ ĐŽƵůĚ ũƵƐƚ ǁŽƌŬ Žī Ă ŚĂŶĚͲĚƌĂǁŶ sketch, and if your changes are all going to ďĞ ƐŽŌ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐ ;ƚƵƌĨ Θ ƉůĂŶƚƐͿ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƐƵĸ ĐŝĞŶƚ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌƚŚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ Ă ƉůĂŶ though – nothing needs to be set in stone ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ďĞƐƚ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ƵƉ ĂƐ LJŽƵ ŐŽ ĂůŽŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟ ǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĞŵƉůŽLJ Ă ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌ ǁŚŽ ĐĂŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ or technical drawings, and if required ĐĂŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞ Ă ĨƵůůͲƐĐĂůĞ garden build for you.

ϲ ĨŽƌ ŵLJ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ŝŶ ǀŝĞŵŽƌĞ͕ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ϱ ŝĨ / Ăŵ ǀĞƌLJ ŬĞĞŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ Ăŵ willing to take a risk on it. There is usually ĂŶ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟ ǀĞ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶƚ LJŽƵ ůŝŬĞ ŝƐ not suitable – I would like a Boston Ivy

dŽ Į ŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ

;WĂƌƚŚĞŶŽĐŝƐƐƵƐ ƚƌŝĐƵƐƉŝĚĂƚĂͿ ŽŶ ŵLJ ŚŽƵƐĞ͕

/͛ŵ ƵƉ ƚŽ ŝŶ ŵLJ ŽǁŶ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ

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moment you can check out my blog

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THE LANDROVER

By Heidi M. Sands I’VE LONG BEEN A FAN OF LANDROVERS, MY FIRST, A GREEN SERIES IIA, HAD BEEN IMMERSED IN SEAWATER NOT LONG BEFORE I GOT IT. LEFT OVERNIGHT ON A BEACH THE d/ , KD /E E Z ^h>d/E' Dh^d Z ͳz >>Kt D ^^ , &/>> d, ' Z Ky͘ >d,Kh', /d ^d/>> ZKs /d t ^E͛d >KE' &KZ d, hE, WWz ' Z Ky , dK d < E OUT AND REFURBISHED BY MY HUSBAND. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF MANY SUCH ‘ADVENTURES’ WITH MY LANDY.

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It took my children and me anywhere and everywhere and although it was basic to say the least; the wind, rain and ƐƉůĂƩĞƌ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ĞŶƚƌLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ůĂƌŐĞ ŐĂƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŇŽŽƌ͕ ŝƚ ďĞĐĂŵĞ a cherished part of the family. Landrovers are like that, they get under your skin, they become more than just another vehicle and no other will do.

This was over thirty years ago when ƚŚĞ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƐ ƚŽ >ĂŶĚƌŽǀĞƌƐ ǁĞƌĞ somewhat limited. The Landrover was, ĂŶĚ ƐƟůů ŝƐ͕ Ă ƚƌƵĞ ǁŽƌŬŚŽƌƐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ farmers vehicle, used by shepherds at ůĂŵďŝŶŐ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ĐŚĞĐŬ ĨĂƌ ŇƵŶŐ ĞǁĞƐ ĂŶĚ their new-borns or gamekeepers who ferry beaters and equipment all day long on the shoot. I’ve carried all manner of goods in the rear of my own Landrover

My children were never quite so charmed at the Series IIA

from shopping and bikes to loads of bricks for building.

as I was though and as they got older the complaints about

The great thing about the back of a Landrover is that it can be ǁĂƐŚĞĚ ŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚŽƐĞ ĂŶĚ ůĞŌ ŽŶ ĂŶ ŝŶĐůŝŶĞ ƚŽ ĚƌĂŝŶ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŝƚ ĚƌŝĞƐ out perfectly; a real boon if you are carrying livestock of any kind.

One of the most memorable livestock carrying trips I ever had was when asked to bring home a newly purchased tup from the mart ĨŽƌ Ă ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ͘ ƵůLJ ůŽĂĚĞĚ ƵƉ ǁĞ ƐĞƚ Žī ĂŶĚ ŵŝůĞ ĂŌĞƌ ŵŝůĞ ǁĞƌĞ impressed by the quiet nature of the animal that seemed set to ƐƉĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ŽŶůLJ when we unloaded him and looked inside the back of the Landy that we realised he’d been so good and quiet all the way home because he’d been chewing through the wires of the back lights.

uncomfortable seats, the noise of the engine; it was pointless ƉƵƫŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂĚŝŽ ŽŶ Žƌ ƚƌLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ͕ LJŽƵ ƐŝŵƉůLJ ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ŚĞĂƌ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƌĞĂů ŚĞĂƟŶŐ ŝŶ ŝƚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ the winter months, for try as it might the heater never got above ‘cool’, that I decided to sell my beloved Landy.

It was a sad day when it went but I was consoled by the newer 4-wheel-drive that took its place. True, it was warmer, had ĐĂƌƉĞƚ͕ ƐŽŌĞƌ ƐĞĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽĚ ĐŽŶƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƌĞĂůůLJ / ŵŝƐƐĞĚ ŵLJ Landrover. There’s nothing like the feeling a Landrover gives you; it’s solid, higher up than most vehicles and its ability in ice, snow, mud and muck is legendary. It can quite literally pull above it’s weight, for my old Series IIA was quite capable of ƉƵůůŝŶŐ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƐƟĐŬLJ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƐƚƵĐŬ ŝŶ the mud.

For years as the children grew I soldiered on with the new 4x4, I even came to like it, but as my youngest child took her own driving test and no longer needed ‘Mum’s taxi’, the new 4x4 began to fail. I longed for another Landrover and began to look around at what 30 years had done to this classic vehicle. Gone, Žƌ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ƌĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƐĂLJ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ was the Series IIA and in its place was the Defender. I was ƐŵŝƩĞŶ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ĂŐĂŝŶ͕ ŵLJ ůŽǀĞ ĨŽƌ >ĂŶĚƌŽǀĞƌƐ ƌĞͲŝŐŶŝƚĞĚ ŝĨ ĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŇĂŵĞ ŚĂĚ ŐŽŶĞ ŽƵƚ͕ ĂŶĚ Žī / ǁĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ǁŚĂƚ could be purchased.

The great thing about Landrovers

come up with since; they slide instead of winding up and down or

is that they can be re-built. They

being electric. Who needs electric windows that can stop working

can also be altered and have been

or something you have to wind up and down when you can simply

on many levels. Some are done

slide them open in an instance.

professionally to create custom-built, or altered vehicles, and others, dare I say it, are less well done, by well meaning enthusiasts in the backs of garages all over the country.

the place of the Series IIA doors, but if they never go on the vehicle then I really don’t mind.

Whoever owned the Landy before me has gone a bit mad with the

My new, red, less than shining example fell somewhere between

carpet though; it’s everywhere, inside the roof space, where

the two extremes, but none the less I was taken with it and home

it constantly threatens to fall down, along the sides, or walls of the

it duly came.

ƌĞĂƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ / ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŵŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƵĐŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŇŽŽƌ ŝŶƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬ͕

It sports rather an array of spotlights above the front window, ǁŚŝĐŚ͕ ǁŚĞŶ / ŇŝĐŬ Ă ƐǁŝƚĐŚ ůŝŐŚƚ ƵƉ ůŝŬĞ ůĂĐŬƉŽŽů /ůůƵŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ͕ I kid you not. No-one can fail to see me and I certainly won’t get lost in a blackout. It also has a somewhat large roof rack and looks for all

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/ ŚĂǀĞ ŐŽƚ Ă ƉĂŝƌ ŽĨ ĞĨĞŶĚĞƌ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ƐŚĞĚ͕ ǁĂŝƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ

ƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ŵLJ ŝĚĞĂ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƐĞͲƉŝƉĞ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ / ƐƟůů ůŽǀĞ ŝƚ though, Landrovers are like that and not for nothing do they regularly appear in their many forms at shows and displays all over the country.

the world like it’s going on safari; all I’m short of are a few lions to

KůĚ >ĂŶĚƌŽǀĞƌƐ ŬĞĞƉ ŽŶ ŐŽŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ĨŽƌ ƐƵƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŽŶĞƐ ĐĂŵĞ

grace the bonnet. It also has the wrong doors on it, for although

into being in 1947 built by The Rover Company and then Landrover

it’s a Defender, some would call it a ‘90’, it has the doors on from

as a company began in 1978. The Landy has evolved over the years

a Series IIA. I don’t mind simply because, to my mind anyway, the

and where the Series 1 became the Series 11 followed by the Series

^ĞƌŝĞƐ // ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞƩĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ŚĂƐ

ϭϭ ͕ ^ĞƌŝĞƐ ϭϭϭ ĂŶĚ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ ƚŚĞ ĞĨĞŶĚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ĂůƐŽ ǁĞŶƚ

on to build and develop the wider concept of the Range Rover, &ƌĞĞůĂŶĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝƐĐŽǀĞƌLJ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ Į ůƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ into every walk of life possible, from the military to footballers.

The newest Range Rovers are technological marvels and for some they have become an iconic status symbol, a must have and in some cases nothing else will do.

Sadly in 2016 as Landrover celebrated 68 years of its history and ƉŽƐƐŝďůLJ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ >ĂŶĚƌŽǀĞƌ ĞĨĞŶĚĞƌ ƌŽůůĞĚ Žī ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟ ŽŶ ůŝŶĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ŽůŝŚŝůů ĨĂĐƚŽƌLJ͕ ŵĂŝŶůLJ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƟ ŶŐ ŵŽĚĞůƐ ĞdžĐĞĞĚŝŶŐ European Emissions limits. To mark the occasion over 700 past and present workers of the company gathered to celebrate, and in some cases drive the old Defender. Landrover have advised that they are redesigning the Defender and aim to have new models ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ Ăƚ ƐŽŵĞ Ɵ ŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƚ ƚŽŽ ĚŝƐƚĂŶƚ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ Does that mean that the Landy is no more? Quite the opposite /͛Ě ƐĂLJ͘ tŝƚŚ Ă ǁĞĂůƚŚ ŽĨ >ĂŶĚƌŽǀĞƌƐ ƐƟ ůů ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ enthusiasm of those that love them, this is a vehicle that will ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ͕ ƌĞďƵŝůƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞƌŝƐŚĞĚ ĨŽƌ Ă ůŽŶŐ Ɵ ŵĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵĞ͘ dŚĞLJ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŐĞƚ ĂŶLJ ďĞƩ Ğƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚŝƐ͘

OLD LANDROVERS KEEP ON GOING, THAT’S FOR SURE.

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Notes from the Mountain Minister Autumn 2017

Hills 6

ŶŐ ĚĂLJ Ɵ ŽŶ͕ ǁŚĞŶ Ă ůŽ ĚĂ Ɖŝ ƌĞ ƚ ŽĨ ůů ĨƵ Ő ĂŶĚ LJĞƚ ĂůƐŽ Ŭ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƋƵŝƚĞ ƐĂƟ ƐĨLJŝŶ ŶŐ Śŝ Ğƚ Žŵ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĂů Ɛ ŝƐ ŝŶ ŬƐ ŝĐ Ŭ dŚĞƌĞ ůůLJ ƵĂ ƐĨĂĐƟ ŽŶ ƵƐ ŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶŶĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ƐĂƟ Žƚ ďĂƚŚ͕ ƐŽĂŬŝ Ś Ă ŝŶ Ő ŝŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ Śŝůů ŝƐ Ɖ ůLJ ƌ͕ Ğ ĞǀĞŶ ďĞƩ ŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŬ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌ͕ Žƌ ĨĞůƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂ ůLJ ĞŶ ŬĞ ƚ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ƐĂĨĞůLJ ďĂ ŽƐ ŵ ƌĞƉŝĚĂƟ ŽŶ ŝƐ LJ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ Ě ƐƚƌĂŝŶƐ͘ dŚĞ ƚ ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ Ɵ Ŷ ͕ ŝ ƌƐ ĞĂ LJ ŚĞ ĚĂLJ͛Ɛ ĂĐŚĞƐ ĂŶ ƚ ŶLJ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƌ ĂǁĂLJ ƚŚĂŶ ͘ /Ĩ /͛ǀĞ ůĞĂƌŶƚ Ă ĂůǁĂLJƐ ĨƵƌƚŚĞ ƌĞ Ă Ɛ͕ ĂƉ ŵ ŶŐ ŽƵƚ ƐƚĂŐĞ Ŭ ƐĞƫ ŝŶ Ɖ ĂƉ͕ ƚƌLJŝŶŐ ϭ͗ϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ ƐĐĂůĞ ƌŽƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ K^ ŽŬ ŽǀĞƌ LJŽƵƌ ŵ ƵŶ ůŽ D ŽƵ Ŷ LJ ůů͕ ĞĞ Śŝ ƚǁ Ğ ďĞ ƚŚ ŶŐ ĚĂLJ ŽƵƚ ŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ Ŷ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ Ă ůŽ ƌĞĚ ƌŽƵƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĞ Ğƌ ĞĨ t Ɖƌ Ŭ͊ ƌ ŝŶ ŽƵ ƚŚ LJ Ƶ Ƶƚ LJŽ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ Ž ŽŬƐ ĚŽĂďůĞ͛͘ ĂƌĚ ŽďƐƚĂĐůĞƐ Ŭǁ Ăǁ LJ ĂŶ ŶĐůƵĚĞ ͚ƚŚĂƚ ůŽ Ě ĐŽ Ŷ Ž ƚ ƚŽ Į ƐLJ ĞĂ Ž ƌ ŝƚ ͛Ɛ Ăůů ƚŽ Ĩ LJŽƵƌ ĂƌŵĐŚĂŝ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ Ž ƌŐŽƩ ĞŶ͊ ĂƌŶĞĚ͕ ŶĞǀĞƌ ĨŽ ůĞ Ğ ŶĐ Ž ŽŶ ƐƐ /ƚ ͛Ɛ Ă ůĞ ƌƵŶƐ ŽƵƚ /ƚ ͛Ɛ Ă ŐůĞŶ ƚŚĂƚ Ğ͘ ǀ Ɵ Ŷ ůĞ ' ŝŶ ĚĂLJ ͛Ɛ ǁĂůŬ ŚĂƚ ĚŽ͕ ŽŶ ǁĂƐ Ă ůŽŶŐ ŝƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƚ Ŷ Žǁ Ě ǀĞ DLJ ůĂƐƚ ĞdžĐƵƌƐŝ ƌŝ Ě ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ Ɛ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ Ğ ĂƌĞŶ͛ƚ ŵĂŶLJ Ğ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ Śŝůů ǀ Ɵ Ŷ ůĞ ' ŽĨ ƌŽĂĚ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĞƌ ŚĞ ď DƵŶƌŽƐ͘ d ďLJ ĂŶ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ĞŶĞƌ LJ Žƌ ƚŽ Đůŝŵ ŚƌĞĞ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ Ĩ ƚ Ž ƵƉ ƌŽ Ő ĚŽ ƐŽ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĐ Ă ƚǁŽ ĚĂLJ ƚƌŝƉƐ͖ ŝŶ Ă ĨĂŝƌůLJ Ğ DƵŶƌŽƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƵĂůůLJ ƐƉůŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ǀ Ƶ Į Ɛ͕ ŚĞ ƌŽ ƚ ŽĨ ƵŶ ƌ D Ğ ŽƵ ǀ ͕ Ĩ Į ƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂLJŽƵƚ ŝƐ ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŝŶŐ ƚŚŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵ ƐŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŽLJ Ğ ŶŶ ƚŚ Ă Ž ƚ ŚĞ ī d Ž Ž͘ ĂLJ ƚǁ Ğ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ŝƐ ǁ Ĩ ƚƌĂǀĞů͕ ďƵƚ ŽŶ Ž ŶĞ ůŝ ŽƚƐƚĞƉƐ͘ ƵƐ ƵŽ Ŷ ĐŽŶƟ ƌĞƚƌĂĐĞ LJŽƵƌ ĨŽ Ŷ ŚĞ ƚ ŶĚ Ă Ƶƌ ĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƚŽ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ďƵƚ ƚŽ ŵ ͕ / ŚĂĚ ŶŽ Ɵ ŵĞ ŚƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ůŽŶŐ ŝŐ Ŷ ŚĞ ͘ d ĂLJ Ě ī Ğ ŝŶ ŽŶĞ Ž / ĐŽƵůĚ ƐĞƚ Ž LJ ĂŶĚ ĚŽ Ăůů Į ǀ ŶŝŐŚƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ͕ Ɛ ŚĞ ƚ / ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚƌ Ăƌ Đ ŚĞ ƚ ƐŚŝŽŶͿ ŝŶ ƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌƐ / ƐůĞƉƚ ;ŽĨ Ă ĨĂ ĞƌĞ ĞĂƟ ŶŐ ƚŚĞŝ ǁ Ɛ ŐĞ ƌĞƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝĚ ŵ ŚĞ

ŬĨĂƐƚ ĂƐ ƚ ƌƌĂŝŶ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚ ƐƚŽƉ ĨŽƌ ďƌĞĂ ĂLJ ƚŽ ďŽŐŐLJ ƚĞ ǁ Ğ Ăǀ Ăƚ ϲĂŵ͘ / ĚŝĚŶ͛ Ő ŽŶ ƐŽ ƚƌ LJ ƚƌĂĐŬ ĨŽŽƚ ǁĂƐ ǁĞůů Ğ͊ dŚĞ Ěŝƌ ƚ ĐŽƵŶ ŚĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚ ŶĚ Ă Ě͕ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞĚ ŽĨ ŵ ŶĞ Ăŝ ĞŝŐŚƚ ǁĂƐ Ő ǁĂƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ůŝƩ ůĞ Ś ŵŝƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ Ƶŵ Ɛ Ɛƚ ƌ Į ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ĂƐ ƐŽ LJ ͘ D ŽǁŶ ŵƵĐŚ ŚĞƌ ŚŝŶĚƌĂŶĐĞƐ d n ǁƐ ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚŝŶŐ Ě Ě ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĨƵƌƚ ŝĞ a ĂŶ ǀ Ŷ ƵƐ y ĚĞ r ĚŽ t ŽĚ ĞŶ ƚƌ o ƚƌĞŵ dt LJ ĐůŽƵĚ ŐŐĞĚ Śŝůů͕ ǁŝƚŚ “I d e cid e y.” a ĨĂŝƌůLJ ĚĞŶƐĞ ŐƌĞ ƚĂƌĂǀ͕ Ă ƚĂůů͕ ƌƵ d Ğ ^ ĞŶ e Žŵ

Ɛ n Ğ ͕ o Ō ď ϬϬ ƚŽ n ve i Ğ͘ ƚ ĂďŽƵƚ Ϯϱ do a l l fi ŵŵŝƚ ƚŚŝƐ Ɵ ŵĞ͘ ƌ ƐŽ ƚŚĞLJ ƚĞůů ŵ K Ğ͘ ǀ Ɵ Ś ŽĐ > ŐĞƌŝŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƵ ŽĨ ůŝŶ Ž Ŷ ƐŽ Ɛ Ğƌ Ϭ ŵĞƚ ůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĂďŽƵƚ ϰ ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚ ǀŝƐŝďŝ 28

“I w on’t l i e, t h e n e xt tw o h i ll s w e r e hard w or k!” dŚĞ ĚĞƐĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĞŶ ^ƚĂƌĂǀ ŝƐ ƋƵŝƚĞ ƐƚĞĞ Ɖ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ Ěŝĸ ĐƵůƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ ŝƚ ƌĞĂĐ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŝƚ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞů ŚĞƐ ŝƚƐ ůŽǁĞƐƚ LJ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ĐůŝŵďŝŶŐ Ƶ Ɖ ĂŐĂŝŶ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ 'ů ĂƐ ŚĞŝŶŶ DŚŽƌ͘ Ƶ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŶŽLJŝŶ ƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ő Śŝůů Žī ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĚ Ğ ƐŵŝƌŬƐ Ăƚ LJŽƵ ĂĐ ƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĂůůĞLJ ĂƐ ŝ ͚LJŽƵ͛ǀĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŽ ƚĂĐŬ Ĩ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ͕ ůĞ ŵĞ ďĞĨŽƌĞ LJŽƵ ĐĂ Ŷ ĐĂƌƌ LJ ŽŶ ƵƉ ƚŚĞƌ Ğ͛͘ EĞǀĞƌ ŚĂƐ Ă ƐƋƵĂ ŵĂƉ ƐĞĞŵĞĚ ƐŽ ĚĞĐ ƌĞ ŽĨ ƉŝŶŬ ĞƉƟ ǀĞůLJ ŵŝƐůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ͊ /ƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ůŽŽŽŶŐ Ś ĂƵů ďŽƚŚ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŽ ĞŝŶŶ ŶĂŶ ŝŐŚĞŶĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƵƉ ͘ dŚĂŶŬĨƵůůLJ ƚŚĞ ĐůŽ ƵĚ ŚĂĚ ůŝŌ ĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚ ŝƐ ƉŽŝŶƚ͕ ũƵƐƚ ƐŬŝƌƟ Ŷ ƐƵŵŵŝƚƐ͕ ƐŽ / ƐĂƚ Ě Ő ƚŚĞ ŽǁŶ ĨŽƌ ďƌƵŶĐŚ ďƵ ƚ / ǁĂƐ ŚŽƌƌŝĮ ĞĚ Ăƚ ŚŽǁ ĨĂƌ ĂǁĂLJ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ DƵŶƌŽƐ ĂƉƉ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĞĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ͘ DLJ ůĞŐ Ɛ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŝŶƚ ǁĞƌ Ğ ŶŽƚ ďĞƐƚ ƉůĞĂƐĞĚ ŵĞ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ / ƚŚŝ ǁŝƚŚ ŶŬ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞŶ͛ƚ ĂƩ ĂĐŚĞĚ ƚŽ ŵLJ ďŽĚ LJ͕ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĂƚ Ě ŝŶ ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĨƵ ŽǁŶ ƐĞĚ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ͘ ZĞƚƌĂĐŝŶŐ ŵLJ ƐƚĞƉƐ

͕ / ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ ďĂĐŬ Ăƚ ƚ ŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ƌŝĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƚ Žī ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ͕ 'ůĂƐ ŚĞ ƐƵŵŵŝƚ ŝŶŶ DŚŽƌ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ɖƌ ŽďĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐŝĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ 'ůĞŶ Ɵ ǀĞ ĂŶĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ůŽŶŐ͕ / ŚŝůůƐ ǁĂƐ Ɛŝƫ ŶŐ ŚĂƉƉŝůLJ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚͲƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ŵLJ Ɖ dŚĞ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ŝƐ͕ Ă ůŽ ůĂŶ ŶĞ Ě ĞdžĐƵƌƐŝŽŶ͘ ƚ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĂƌƐ Ăƚ ƚŚŝ Ɛ ƉŽŝŶƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ŐĞƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚ LJŽƵ Ğ ƚƌĂĐŬ ǁŚĞƌĞ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŚĞĂĚ ďĂĐŬ ;ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ͕ ƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽī ĞĞͿ Žƌ ĐĂƌ ƌLJ ŽŶ ;ǁŝŶĚ͕ ƉĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ɵ ƌĞĚŶĞƐƐͿ͕ ƚŚĞ ƚĞŵƉƚĂƟ ŽŶ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐLJ ƌŽƵƚĞ ĚŽǁŶ ŝƐ ƉƌĞƩ LJ ƉĞƌ ƐƵĂƐŝǀĞ͊ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ŽŶů LJ ĂďŽƵƚ Ϯ͗ϯϬƉŵ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ ƐŽ / ďůĂĐŬŵ ĂŝůĞĚ ŵLJ ůĞŐƐ ƚŽ ĐĂ ƌƌ LJ ŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƐƵ ŐĂƌ ŝŶ Ă ĨĞǁ ĐŽĐŽŶƵ ƚ ŵĂĐĂƌŽŽŶƐ ƚŽ ďƌĞĂƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ůŝĨ Ğ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ͘ / ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ůŝĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdž ƚ ƚ

ǁŽ ŚŝůůƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŚĂƌĚ ǁŽƌŬ͊ ŚLJ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ůĞ ĂǀĞ ^ƚŽď ŽŝƌĞĂŶ ůďĂŶŶĂŝĐŚ ĂŶĚ D ĞĂůů ŶĂŶ ƵŶ ĨŽƌ Đůŝŵ ďŝŶŐ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĚĂLJ͘ dŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ďŽ ƚŚ ŐƌƵĞůůŝŶŐ ƐůŽŐƐ Ƶ Ɖ ƌĞůĞŶƚůĞƐƐ ŐƌĂƐƐLJ ƐůŽƉĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŶŽ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĚŝƐƟ ŶŐƵŝƐŚ ŝŶŐ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘ EĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐ͕ / ŵĂŶ ĂŐĞĚ ƚŽ Đůŝŵď Ăůů Į ǀ Ğ DƵŶƌŽƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ Ă ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ǁ

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ƚ͘ tŝƚŚ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂŶ ŚŽƵƌ ĂŌ Ğƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŝƟ Ăů ƐƚĞĞƉ ĚĞƐĐĞŶ dŚĞ ǁĂůŬ ŽƵƚ ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚ ƚŽŽ ďĂĚ ƌĂŝŶ ĐĂŵĞ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůĞŌ ƵŶƟ ů / ŐŽƚ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌ͕ ƐŚĞůƚĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƚĞ ŵLJ ƵŐĞ ƌŽĐŬ͕ ĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ůŝƩ ůĞ Ă Ś ĚĞƌ ƵŶ ƐĂƚ ƚ͘ / ĨĂƐ ŶĚ Ŭ Ă ƚŚŝĐ Ă ŚĂůĨ ŚŽƵƌƐ ĂŌ Ğƌ ƚƵƌŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌ ƚŚŝƌƚĞĞŶ ĂŶĚ / ƌĞ ƚƐ͘ ĂŶƵ ƉĞ ŐŐLJ ƐŽ ŝŶŐ ĂŝŶ ƌĞŵ ͊ ƐĂƟ ƐĨĂĐƟ ŽŶ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŬŝĐŬ ŝŶ ŶŐ Žī ͖ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƌĞ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƫ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ Ă ďŝƚ ĂƐ Ă ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ͛ ďƵƚ / ŽŌ ĞŶ Į ŶĚ ĨĞ ͚ Ě ůŝ ŝďĞ ƐĐƌ ĚĞ ĞŶ ŽŌ ǀĞ ŚĂ WĞŽƉůĞ ĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ / ŬŶŽǁ ǁŚĂƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŵĞĂŶ͘ dŚ ƚǁĞĞ ŝĨ /͛ŵ ŚŽŶĞƐƚ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŶĞLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ůŝĨĞ͕ ĚĂLJ ŽƵƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ Śŝůů ĂŶĚ ŽƵƌ ũŽƵƌ ŽŶĞ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƚLJ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ͕ Į ǀĞ ŚŽƵƌƐ ŝŶ ŽŶ Ă ŽĨ Ɵ ŵĞ͘ zŽƵ ƐĞĞ͕ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ Ɵ ŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ ŽƵƌ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟ ŽŶ ŽƵ͛ǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ Ŷ ƚŚĞ Śŝůů͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ůŝŬĞ LJ ƚŚŝƌ ƚĞĞŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ŚĂůĨ ŚŽƵƌ ĚĂLJ Ž ĂLJ ƐƟ ůů ƚŽ ŐŽ͊ dŚĞ ŶŽǁ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶ ĂǁĨƵů ůŽŶŐ ǁ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌƐĞ ƐƟ ůů ͙ LJŽƵ Ŭ Ž ďĂĚ͕͛ ŝƚ ǁĞŶƚ ďLJ ĂĐŬ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ͚ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚ ƚŽ ŶĞdžƚ ĚĂLJ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ LJŽƵ ůŽŽŬ ď ƌƚĂŝŶ Ɵ ŵĞƐ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝĨĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĐĞ ŶŐ ƚŚŝ ŵĞ Ğ ƐĂ dŚ ŬůLJ͘ ƵŝĐ ƚĞ Ƌ ƋƵŝ ŚĞŶ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŚĞ ƉĂĐĞ ŽĨ Ă ƐŶĂŝů͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ǁ Ăƚ ƚ ǁů ĐƌĂ ŶĚ Ő Ă ĚƌĂ ƚŽ ŵƐ ůŝĨĞ ƐĞĞ ŵĞ Ă ĚĞĐĂĚĞ Ğ ĐĂŶ ůŽŽŬ ďĂĐŬ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ Ɵ ͕ ǁ ǀĞƌ ǁĞ ͘ ,Ž ŵĞ ůƚ Ɵ ĐƵ Ěŝĸ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŵĞ ŚĂƐ ŐŽŶĞ͘ >ŝĨĞ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƐůŽǁ ůĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŶĚĞƌ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ Ɵ ͛ƚ ƚŚĂƚ ůŽŶŐ͘ ďƵƚ ƌĞƚƌŽƐƉĞĐƟ ǀĞůLJ ŝƚ ƌĞĂůůLJ ŝƐŶ ĂĚĚŝŶŐ dŝŵĞ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ Ăƚ ĐůĂƌŝĨ LJŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ Ɛ͗ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟ ǀĞ͘ dŚĞ WƐĂůŵŝƐƚ ƐĂLJ ŐƌĂƐƐ͖ ͚ Ɛ ĨŽƌ ŵĂŶ͕ ŚŝƐ ĚĂLJƐ ĂƌĞ ůŝŬĞ Ğ Į ĞůĚ͖ ŚĞ Ň ŽƵƌŝƐŚĞƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă Ň ŽǁĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚ ŶĚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶĚ ƉĂƐƐĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ŝƚ͕ Ă Ž ŐŽŶĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉůĂĐĞ ŬŶŽǁƐ ŝƚ Ŷ ŵŽƌĞ͛͘ ;WƐ͘ ϭϬϯ͗ϭϱͲϭϲͿ

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“I sat und er a huge rock, desp erat e for a litt le shelt er, and ate my remainin g soggy peanuts.”

dŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ͕ ĐĂůů ŝƚ Ă ũŽ

ƵƌŶĞLJ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ǁ

ŝůů͕ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ĞǀĞƌ ĚŝƌĞĐƟ ŽŶ ;/͛ŵ Ă ƐƐƵŵŝŶŐ ŶŽͲŽŶĞ

ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂƐ Ă ͚ ĞŶũĂŵŝŶ ƵƩ ŽŶ͛ ƐLJŶĚƌŽŵ ĞͿ͖ ĂŶĚ / ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚ Ğ ǁŚŽůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ǁŝůů ƐĞĞŵ ůŝ ŬĞ Ă ŵĞƌĞ ŵŽŵĞŶ ƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝŐŚƚ ŽĨ Ğ ƚĞƌŶŝƚLJ͘ /ƚ ͛Ɛ ŚŽǁ ǁĞ ǁĂůŬ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ

ůŝĨĞ͕ ŶŽƚ ŚŽǁ ĨĂ ƌ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ĚĞƚĞƌ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ĞƚĞƌŶŝƚ ŵŝŶĞ ǁŚĂƚ LJ ĂǁĂŝƚƐ ƵƐ͘ dŚĞ >ŽƌĚ ƚĂƐŬĞĚ ŚŝƐ ƉƌŽƉŚĞƚ :ĞƌĞŵ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŵĞƐ ŝĂŚ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ƐĂŐĞ͗ ͚^ƚĂŶĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƌŽĂĚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ůŽŽŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƐŬ ĨŽ ƉĂƚŚƐ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚ Ğ ŐŽŽĚ ǁĂLJ ŝƐ͖ Ă ƌ ƚŚĞ ĂŶĐŝĞŶƚ ŶĚ ǁĂůŬ ŝŶ ŝƚ͕ Ă ŶĚ Į ŶĚ ƌĞƐƚ ĨŽ ;:Ğƌ͘ ϲ͗ϭϲͿ / ůŽǀĞ ƌ LJŽƵƌ ƐŽƵůƐ͛͘ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝůůƐ ďƵƚ / ůŽǀĞ ǁ ĂŶĚ ͚ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁ ĂůŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ >ŽƌĚ͛ Ś >ŽƌĚ ŵŽƌĞ͕ ĞƌĞ ŵĞĂŶƐ / ǁŝůů ǁĂůŬ ǁŝƚŚ Śŝŵ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ Ă ũŽƵƌ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĞƚĞƌŶŝƚLJ͕ ŶĞLJ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ď

Ğ͊ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŽŶĞ

Jon Mackenzie

the s s low in “L if e s e em p e ctiv e ly u t r e t r os b t n e s e r p l on g.” isn’t t h at it r ea ll y

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SPICED OATY CHICKEN GOUJONS Created by food writer and blogger Claire Jessiman aka Foodie Quine

Serves: Time: Level:

2 People 35 minutes Easy

Ingredients 450g 100g

chicken breast mini fillets Hamlyns Scottish Porridge Oats 50g Hamlyns Scottish Oatmeal 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp cumin 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp white pepper 50g plain flour 2 eggs, beaten Spray oil

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 180c 2. Combine the oats, oatmeal, smoked paprika, cumin, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl.

3. Sieve the plain flour into a second bowl.

4. Beat the free range eggs in a third bowl.

5. Coat each chicken breast mini fillet

with flour, then dip it into the beaten egg and finally into the oaty mixture making sure it is fully covered.

6. Place the goujons on a baking sheet and spritz them with spray oil.

7.

Bake for 25-30 minutes in total, turning and spritzing again after 15 minutes. After 25-30 minutes, the oats will be starting to brown and the chicken will be cooked through.

8. Serve with your favourite dips.

Scottish porridge is synonymous with the country and has been for many a century. Since late medieval times, oats have grown in Scotland as the staple diet of crofters most probably as oats are highly nutritious and a sustaining food, perfect for the inclement weather often found in Scotland.

With no methods of preserving the oats, a thick paste was often made with oats and water. This was then cooled and stored in a wooden (porridge) drawer.

From the drawer, the paste (porridge) would be eaten over several days. As the porridge, when cold becomes somewhat thick and solid, this was useful as it could be cut into thick slices and eaten for lunch or fried for breakfast.

Traditionally porridge was cooked in a heavy saucepan with water and a little salt. The porridge was stirred with a wooden spurtle a thick wooden stick. Superstition would have you believe the porridge should be stirred only using the right-hand and in a clockwise direction to ward off evil spirits.

Originally only made with water and salt, the paste, or porridge as it became known, bore little likeness to the thick, creamy mixture we know today.

Nowadays, when time is often short, many opt for instant porridge and a microwave; I am not sure that will keep evil spirits away.

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THE SPEY BEGINS LIFE SOUTH OF THE CORRIEYAIRACK FOREST, 18 MILES WEST OF NEWTONMORE AND 10 MILES SOUTH OF FORT AUGUSTUS, THE RIVER RUNS FOR JUST OVER 100 MILES TO SPEY BAY ON THE COAST AND AS IT DOES, IT PASSES VILLAGES, BRIDGES, FARMLAND AND HEATHER HILLS. MOST OF US WILL KNOW THE SPEY AS A WIDE RIVER, FAST RUNNING AND IN PLACES DANGEROUS. AT ITS INCEPTION, THOUGH, IT IS LITTLE MORE THAN A TRICKLE AND FEW OF US WILL VENTURE INTO THE HILLS TO SEE ITS BEGINNINGS AT LOCH SPEY. The walk to Loch Spey is tough and it’s not a place for the fainthearted, if you choose to go, take care. Make sure you are properly prepared and do not go alone; mobile phones don’t ǁŽƌŬ ŚĞƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƚŚ ŝŶ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ŝƐ ůŝƩ ůĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ƐŚĞĞƉ Žƌ deer track and you may not pass another human being all day.

EŽƚ ĨĂƌ ĨƌŽŵ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ ŚĂƐ ĂƩ ƌĂĐƚĞĚ ĂƩ ĞŶƟ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ Alcan estate 10 miles south west of Newtonmore you can see the Spey dam and its reservoir, built to take water via a pipeline to the aluminium smelter at Fort William. The back of the Spey dam is an impressive sight with its spiked metalwork and the ƌĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ ŝƐ ĂŶ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ Į ŶĚ͘ In complete contrast and at the opposite end of the great river Spey, lies Spey Bay. Well known for its unique wildlife, Spey Bay is home to a variety of birds including the eider duck, the UK’s ĨĂƐƚĞƐƚ ďŝƌĚ ŝŶ ŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂů Ň ŝŐŚƚ͘ zŽƵ͛ůů ĂůƐŽ ƐĞĞ ďůĂĐŬ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŝƚĞ oyster catchers, herring gulls and cormorants here. You may ĞǀĞŶ ďĞ ůƵĐŬLJ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ƐƉŽƚ ĂŶ ŽƐƉƌĞLJ Į ƐŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ƐƵƉƉĞƌ ďƵƚ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ^ƉĞLJ ĂLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƉĞ ŽĨ ƐƉŽƫ ŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŽƩ ůĞŶŽƐĞ ĚŽůƉŚŝŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ DŽƌĂLJ &ŝƌƚŚ͘ ƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƌĮ ŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂǀĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĚŽůƉŚŝŶƐ ĂƩ ƌĂĐƚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ĚĞĂů ŽĨ ĂƩ ĞŶƟ ŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ĂůŝŬĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ŐƌĞĂƚ ǁŽŶĚĞƌ͘ From Spey Bay you can see well into Speyside. Ben Rinnes is clearly outlined from here and at Craigellachie, one of Speyside’s most iconic structures, Thomas Telford’s Craigellachie bridge stands proudly guarding passage across the river Spey.

Loch Spey is not a large loch; it sits in the open and is surrounded by wet, boggy ground. It’s also surrounded by hills ĂŶĚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŚŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĞƩ Ğƌ ŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŵĂůů ďƵƌŶƐ bring the loch alive. In some places the water that enters the ůŽĐŚ ŝƐ ůŝƩ ůĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ƚƌŝĐŬůĞ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ river Spey starts its life. An outlet from the loch begins the river, but here it’s narrow; no more than a couple of metres wide, meandering slowly and its usually not deep. There are few people to see the infant river, only a couple of bothys populate the isolated area and red deer are more frequent ƚŚĂŶ ǁĂůŬĞƌƐ͘ ĂƩ ůĞ ŐƌĂnjĞ ƚŚĞ ďŽŐ ůĂŶĚ ŝŶ summer and you can only imagine how bleak this place must be in winter.

Footbridges and stone tracks take the place of deer tracks as you head towards Melgarve from the loch and the infant river begins to ĂůƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝĚĞŶ Ă ůŝƩ ůĞ͖ ŝƚ ŶŽǁ ůŽŽŬƐ ŵŽƌĞ ůŝŬĞ Ă ƌŝǀĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ďƵƌŶ͘ ^ŚŽƌƚůLJ ĂŌ Ğƌ ƚŚŝƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ gains the company of General Wade’s military road known as the Corrieyairack Pass, which would, if an adopted road today, be the highest road in Britain. The river gains in strength so that ďLJ ƚŚĞ Ɵ ŵĞ ŝƚ ƌĞĂĐŚĞƐ 'ĂƌǀĂ ƌŝĚŐĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ƌĞĂů ƌŝǀĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚŽŶLJ ďŽƩ Žŵ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĂƚ ĐŽůŽƵƌĞĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ͘ 35

&ĞƌƟ ůĞ ĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚ ĂĚũŽŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ ŚĞƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝĚŐĞ Ă Ɵ ŶLJ ƉĂƚŚ ŽŶĐĞ ĐůŝŵďĞĚ ŚŝŐŚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŐĞ ƌŽĐŬLJ outcrop, giving access for people living and working at the DĂĐĂůůĂŶ ĚŝƐƟ ůůĞƌLJ Ăƚ ůĐŚŝĞƐ ƚŽ ƌĂŝŐĞůůĂĐŚŝĞ ĂŶĚ ďĞLJŽŶĚ͘ EŽǁ ĐůŽƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƌŽĂĚ ƚƌĂĸ Đ͕ dŚŽŵĂƐ dĞůĨŽƌĚ͛Ɛ ďƌŝĚŐĞ ǁĂƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůůLJ designed to take horsedrawn vehicles. As horses gave way to ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů ĐŽŵďƵƐƟ ŽŶ ĞŶŐŝŶĞ ďƵƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽƌƌŝĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŽŌ ĞŶ ĨŽƌĐĞĚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŵĂŶŽĞƵǀƌĞƐ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ŽŶ Žƌ Žī ƚŚĞ ďƌŝĚŐĞ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Śŝƫ ŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽĐŬ͘

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Fishermen frequent the many pools and stretches of water along the Spey and not for nothing is the river known as one of our greatest salmon rivers. For estates and ghillies alike the ƌŝǀĞƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐŽŵĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Į ƐŚĞƌĨŽůŬ ĂƌƌŝǀŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ƉĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ h< ĂŶĚ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ƚŽ ƐĂŵƉůĞ ƚŚĞ Į ƐŚŝŶŐ͘ ĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ƌĞĂ ŽĨ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟ ŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ^ƉĞLJ ŚĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ƐĂůŵŽŶ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟ ŽŶƐ ŶŽƌƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƌĚĞƌ͘ ^ĂůŵŽŶ are migratory in habit; they spawn in freshwater during late ĂƵƚƵŵŶ͕ ďƵƌLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŐŐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ ŐƌĂǀĞů͘ /ŶĐƵďĂƟ ŽŶ ŝƐ variable and depends on the ambient temperature. Most fry, Žƌ LJŽƵŶŐ ƐĂůŵŽŶ ŚĂƚĐŚ ŝŶ ůĂƚĞ ƐƉƌŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ƐƉĞŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ Į ƌƐƚ few years in the river before moving down to the sea at Spey Bay. Once in the sea they will spend up to three years there ƉƵƫ ŶŐ ŽŶ ǁĞŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ƚŚĞŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌ where they were hatched in order to spawn.

The Spey is home to other species as well as salmon though, one of which, the freshwater pearl mussel is quite a rare creature. The Spey is important as habitat for the freshwater pearl mussel due to its high water quality. Pearl mussels have disappeared from many rivers due to water ĚŝƐƚƵƌďĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟ ŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƉĞĂƌůƐ͘ dŚŽƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽ ƐƟ ůů ĞdžŝƐƚ ŝŶ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƌŝǀĞƌƐ ŵĂLJ ǁĞůů ďĞ ŽůĚĞƌ ƐƉĞĐŝŵĞŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŶŽ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟ ŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƉĞLJ ƐŚŽǁƐ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶƐ ŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ũƵǀĞŶŝůĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ ŶĞǁƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ KŶĞ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟ ŶŐ ĨĂĐƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĨƌĞƐŚǁĂƚĞƌ ƉĞĂƌů ŵƵƐƐĞů ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƐ Ă Į ůƚĞƌ ĨĞĞĚĞƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĐĂƉĂďůĞ ŽĨ Į ůƚĞƌŝŶŐ ĂƐ ŵƵĐŚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĂƐ ǁĞ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƵƐĞ ǁŚĞŶ ƐŚŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ͘

dŚĞ ^ƉĞLJ ŝƐ ƌĞŶŽǁŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ďĞŝŶŐ Ă ĨĂƐƚ Ň ŽǁŝŶŐ ƌŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƋƵŝƚĞ ďƌƵƚĂů ŝŶ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ͘ ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ Ň ŽŽĚĞĚ ŝŶ Ɵ ŵĞƐ ŽĨ ŚŝŐŚ ƌĂŝŶĨĂůů ǁŝƚŚ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ͚ŐƌĞĂƚ Ň ŽŽĚƐ͛ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚĂŬĞŶ homes and lives over the centuries. When the temperature ĚƌŽƉƐ ŝƚ ŵĂLJ ĞǀĞŶ ďĞŐŝŶ ƚŽ ĨƌĞĞnjĞ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŝůĞ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ůŽŽŬ ǀĞƌLJ ƉƌĞƩ LJ ĂŶĚ ƚĞŵƉƟ ŶŐ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ͕ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂƐƚ͕ to set foot on the ice. It has even changed course; on the WŝƚLJŽƵůŝƐŚ ĞƐƚĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ŝŶ ŽŶĞ ƉĂƌƟ ĐƵůĂƌ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌďĂŶŬ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƵŶĚĞƌĐƵƚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ by at least the width of a tractor over the last 30 years.

HOWEVER WE VIEW THE SPEY, SHE DESERVES OUR RESPECT. SHE GIVES US SO MUCH BUT CAN JUST AS EASILY TAKE IT AWAY. SHE IS A FORCE OF NATURE IN OUR MIDST AND CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO OUR DAILY LIVES.

The Spey has several tributaries, the largest of which is the ǀŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ǀŽŶ ũŽŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ^ƉĞLJ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůůŝŶĚĂůůŽĐŚ estate having established itself high in the hills around Tomintoul. Other tributaries include the Dulnain, the Feshie, Tromie, Truim, Fiddich, Nethy, Calder and Druie and it’s these rivers that feed the Spey to make it the seventh largest river in the UK.

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ŽƌŶ ŽŶ Ă ĨĂƌŵ ŝŶ ϭϵϱϬ͕ ŝŶ ŶŽƌƚŚͲĞĂƐƚ

ǀĞŶ ƐŽ͕ >LJŶĚĂ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚƌŝǀĞ͕

ǀĞƌ ĂŶ ĂĚĞƉƚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ >LJŶĚĂ ǁĞŶƚ ĂǁĂLJ

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ƚŽ >ĞĞĚƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚ

ŶŝŵĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƐŝĚĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƉĂƌƚ

,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĞŝŐŚƚĞĞŶ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ůĂƚĞƌ ƚƌĂŐĞĚLJ

ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƐŚĞ ƐƚƵĚŝĞĚ ŶŐůŝƐŚ͕

ŽĨ >LJŶĚĂ͛Ɛ ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚĂŶĐĞ͘ /Ŷ LJĞĂƌƐ

ƐƚƌƵĐŬ ǁŚĞŶ >LJŶĚĂ͛Ɛ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ĚŝĞĚ ŽĨ ĐĂƌďŽŶ

ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ

ƚŽ ĐŽŵĞ ŚĞƌ ůŽǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ďŽƚŚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ

ŵŽŶŽdžŝĚĞ ƉŽŝƐŽŶŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ĨĂƵůƚLJ ǁĂƚĞƌ

ƚŚŝƐ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ͕ Ăƚ ĂŐĞ ŶŝŶĞƚĞĞŶ͕ ƐŚĞ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ

ƐŚĂƉĞ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞ͘ ^ŚĞ ƌĞĐĂůůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĨŽŶĚŶĞƐƐ

ŚĞĂƚĞƌ͘ ,Ğƌ ĐŚŝůĚŚŽŽĚ ĐĂŵĞ ƚŽ ĂŶ ĂďƌƵƉƚ

ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ůŽƐƐ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞƌ 'ƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ ĚŝĞĚ

ŚŽǁ ƐŚĞ ĨĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞŶƐ͕ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĞŐŐƐ

ĞŶĚ͘ tŝƚŚ Ă ĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƚĞĚ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕ >LJŶĚĂ ůĂƌŐĞůLJ

ǁŚŝůĞ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĂǁĂLJ͘ >LJŶĚĂ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ ƚŽ ŐŽ

ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŵƵĐŬĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ŽƵƚ ŝŶ Ă ƉĂŝƌ ŽĨ

ƚŽŽŬ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ ĂƐ ǁĞůů

ŝŶƚŽ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ͕ ƉƌĞĨĞƌƌŝŶŐ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů

ďƌŝŐŚƚ ƌĞĚ ǁĞůůŝĞƐ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĂďƐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ds

ĂƐ ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƐĐŚŽŽů͘ Ƶƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ĨĂƚĞƐ ŚĂĚ

ƐƵďũĞĐƚƐ ŽǀĞƌ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ͕ ƐŚĞ ƐƚƵĚŝĞĚ

ƐŚĞ ƐƉĞŶƚ ŚŽƵƌƐ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐƵďĂƚŽƌƐ

ŶŽƚ LJĞƚ ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵŶŐ >LJŶĚĂ LJĞƚ͕ ĨŽƌ

ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ŶĞĞĚůĞǁŽƌŬ͕ ĐŽŽŬĞƌLJ

ĨŽƌ ƐŝŐŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝĐŬƐ ŚĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ͘

ǁŚĞŶ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĂŐĞĚ ũƵƐƚ ĨŽƵƌƚĞĞŶ ŚĞƌ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ

ĂŶĚ ƉŽƩĞƌLJ ŐĂŝŶŝŶŐ Ă Ě͘ EŽǁ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ

ǁĂƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂů͘ ^ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŽ

ƚŽ ƚĞĂĐŚ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ĂŶĚ ŽŵĞƐƟĐ ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ƐŚĞ

ƐĞĞ Śŝŵ ĂůŝǀĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ͘

ŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚ Ă ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƉŽƐƚ ŝŶ ĂƌŶŽůĚƐǁŝĐŬ͕

ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ >LJŶĚĂ͛Ɛ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ƉĂƟĞŶƚůLJ ƚĂƵŐŚƚ ŚĞƌ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐŬŝůůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŽĨ Ă ǁŽŵĂŶ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƟŵĞƐ͗ ďĂŬŝŶŐ͕ ĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ͕

EŽǁ ĂůŽŶĞ͕ >LJŶĚĂ͛Ɛ 'ƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ

ůĂƵŶĚƌLJ͕ ŵĞŶĚŝŶŐ͕ >LJŶĚĂ ǁĂƐ Ă ƚŽŵďŽLJ

ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶĂĚĂ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ŽƌƉŚĂŶĞĚ

ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ƚƵƌŶ ŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŽ

ŐƌĂŶĚͲĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ͘ Ƶƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĞ

͞Ă ĨĂƌŵĞƌ͛ƐͲǁŝĨĞͲŝŶͲǁĂŝƟŶŐ͟ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĨĂůů

ŚĂĚ ĞŶĚƵƌĞĚ ŚĂĚ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĞĚ >LJŶĚĂ ĨƌŽŵ

ŽŶ ǀĞƌLJ ĨĞƌƟůĞ ƐŽŝů͘ EŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ĐŽƵůĚ

ƚŚĞ ƉůŝĂďůĞ ůŝƩůĞ Őŝƌů͕ ŚĞƌ 'ƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ

ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞ ũƵƐƚ ŚŽǁ ďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂů ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐ

ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĞĚ͕ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ

ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ƚƵƌŶ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ďĞ͘ ƚ ƚŚĞ ĂŐĞ

ďĞĐŽŵĞ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂƚƵƌĞ ďĞLJŽŶĚ

ŽĨ ƚĞŶ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŝĚLJůůŝĐ ůŝĨĞ ĐĂŵĞ ƚŽ ĂŶ ĂďƌƵƉƚ ĞŶĚ

ŚĞƌ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ͘

ĂƐ ĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ĚŝĐƚĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŵŽǀĞ

/Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƐŽŵĞ ƉŽĐŬĞƚ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĨŽƌ

ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂͲƐŝĚĞ ƚŽǁŶ ŽĨ ,ĂƌƚůĞƉŽŽů͘

ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶĂďůĞ ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞƌ ŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ

ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ĞůĞǀĞŶ ƚŽ ĞŝŐŚƚĞĞŶ LJĞĂƌ ŽůĚƐ͘

ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ĨƵŶĚ͕ >LJŶĚĂ ŐŽƚ Ă ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ũŽď ŝŶ Ă ĚƌĞƐƐ ƐŚŽƉ͘

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ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ >LJŶĚĂ ŬĞƉƚ ŝŶ ƚŽƵĐŚ ǁŝƚŚ

KŶĐĞ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h<͕ >LJŶĚĂ͛Ɛ ƚƌƵƐƚLJ ƉŝŶ

dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĨŽƵƌ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚƵƌŶĞĚ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ďĞ

ŚĞƌ ŽůĚ ĐŝƌĐůĞ ŽĨ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ŝŶ ,ĂƌƚůĞƉŽŽů͘

ƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ŚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ dĂLJ

ƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞ͘ ^ŚĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ǁĂůŬ͕

KŶĞ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ǁĂƐ Ă LJŽƵŶŐ ŵĂŶ ĐĂůůĞĚ

ĞƐƚƵĂƌLJ͘ ^Ž ŝƚ ǁĂƐ͕ ƐŚĞ ĞŶĚĞĚ ƵƉ ŝŶ ƵŶĚĞĞ͘

ƐŚĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ůŝĞ ĚŽǁŶ͘ /Ŷ ƚĞƌƌŝďůĞ ĂŐŽŶLJ͕

DŝĐŚĂĞů ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ƐƚƵĚLJŝŶŐ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ Ăƚ

ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŚĞƌ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ

ƐŝƫŶŐ ƵƉƌŝŐŚƚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ŶĞǁ ĐĂƌ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ

Ă ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŝŶ tĂůĞƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ďĞĐĂŵĞ

ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĚ ŝŶ ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ͕ ƐŚĞ

ƉůĂĐĞ ƐŚĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ƐůĞĞƉ͘ KǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ

ƐǁĞĞƚŚĞĂƌƚƐ͘ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŵĂƌƌLJ ƚŚĞLJ ďŽƵŐŚƚ

ƵŶĚĞƌƚŽŽŬ Ă ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ƌĞͲƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƐĐŚĞŵĞ

ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŶĚ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ Ăůů >LJŶĚĂ͛Ɛ ƐĂǀŝŶŐƐ

Ă ŚŽƵƐĞ ŝŶ ĂŶŐŽƌ͕ tĂůĞƐ͕ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ DŝĐŚĂĞů͛Ɛ

ǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀŝĞǁ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ Ă ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͛Ɛ

ĚǁŝŶĚůĞĚ ĂǁĂLJ ƵŶƟů ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĂĚǀŝƐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ

ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ Ƶƚ ƚŚĞ ĐƌƵĞů ĨĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ

WĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ͘ KŶĐĞ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ >LJŶĚĂ͛Ɛ

ƐŚĞ ĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ďĂŶŬƌƵƉƚ͘ Ƶƚ >LJŶĚĂ͛Ɛ

ĚŽŐŐĞĚ LJŽƵŶŐ >LJŶĚĂ͛Ɛ ůŝĨĞ ƐƚƌƵĐŬ ĂŐĂŝŶ͘

ĮƌƐƚ ũŽď ǁĂƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌƟƐƟĐ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ

ƉƌŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ ƌĂŝůĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƐƵĐŚ

ƚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞŶĚĞƌ ĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƚǁĞŶƚLJ DŝĐŚĂĞů ǁĂƐ

WĞƌƚŚ dŚĞĂƚƌĞ͘ >LJŶĚĂ ƐƟůů ĨŽŶĚůLJ ƌĞĐĂůůƐ

Ă ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ƉĂLJ ǁŚĂƚ

ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƌŽĂĚ ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ

͞ƚŚĞ ůŽǀĞLJƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐǁĞĞƚŚĞĂƌƚƐ͘͟

ƐŚĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ĨƌŽŵ άϮϬϱ ƉĞƌ ŵŽŶƚŚ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͘

ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJ ůĞŌ ĨŽƌ ĚĞĂĚ͘ ŌĞƌ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ Ă LJĞĂƌ ŝŶ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂů͕ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĮŶĂůůLJ ĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ďƌƵƚĂů ƐĐĂƌ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ŚĞĂĚ ĂŶĚ Ă ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚůLJ ǁŝƚŚĞƌĞĚ Ăƌŵ͘ ^ĂĚůLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ďŽƚŚ ƐŽ ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚůLJ ƚŚĞLJ ďŽƚŚ ĨĞůƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ ďƵƚ ƚŽ ŐŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ǁĂLJƐ͘

&ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ͕ >LJŶĚĂ ƚƵƌŶĞĚ ƚŽ WƌŽũĞĐƚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŚĞƌ ƚŽ DŽƌĂLJ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŐŝŶ ŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞ dƌƵƐƚ͘ ^Ɵůů ǁŝƚŚ Ă ůŽǀĞ ŽĨ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͕ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ƐŚĞ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ ƚǁŽ ĐĂƚƐ͘ &ŝŶĚŝŶŐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ĚƌĂǁŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ͕ ŝŶ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ϭϵϴϵ͕ ĂŐĞĚ ƚŚŝƌƚLJͲŶŝŶĞ͕ ƐŚĞ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ ƚŽ ďƵLJ Ă ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͘

tŝƚŚ ŶŽ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ ŶŽ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ŚŽŵĞ͕

sŝĞǁŝŶŐ Ă ďƵŶŐĂůŽǁ ĐĂůůĞĚ ůĂLJƉĂƌŬ Ăƚ

>LJŶĚĂ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ŚĞƌ ŶĞdžƚ ŵŽǀĞ͘ dŚƌŽǁŝŶŐ

<ŝŶƚĞƐƐĂĐŬ͕ ƐŚĞ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĨĞůů ŝŶ ůŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ

ĐĂƵƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶĚƐ͕ ďůŝŶĚĨŽůĚĞĚ͕ ƐƚƵĐŬ

ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͕

Ă ƉŝŶ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ŵĂƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͕ ƌĞƐŽůǀŝŶŐ

ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ƐŚĞ ŚĂĚ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƐŽŵĞǁŚĞƌĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ

ƚŽ ĮŶĚ Ă ƉĂƚŚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ƚĂŬĞ ŚĞƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ͘

ƐŚĞ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞ͘

dŚĞ ƉŝŶ ůĂŶĚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ 'ĂůĂƉĂŐŽƐ /ƐůĂŶĚƐ͘ /Ŷ ϭϵϳϱ͕ ĂŐĞĚ ƚǁĞŶƚLJͲĮǀĞ͕ ƐŚĞ ďĞĐĂŵĞ Ă ƚŽƵƌŝƐƚ ŐƵŝĚĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ͘ &ŝŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞƌ ũŽď ĂīŽƌĚĞĚ ŚĞƌ ĂŵƉůĞ ĨƌĞĞ ƟŵĞ͕ ƐŚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJ ĂƉƉůŝĞĚ ƚŽ Ă ŶĞĂƌďLJ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ^ƚĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ Ă ƉŽƐƚ ĂƐ Ă ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĂƐƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ͞'ƌĞĞŶ dƵƌƚůĞ͟ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂƐƐŝƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ WƌŽũĞĐƚ ,ĞĂĚ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌ͘ sŝƐŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƵƌƚůĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ƉĂƚƌŽůůĞĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚĞƐ͕ ǁĞŝŐŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŐŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨĞŵĂůĞƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂĚ ůĂŝĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŐŐƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐƵŝƚĞĚ >LJŶĚĂ ǁĞůů ĂŶĚ ƌĞŬŝŶĚůĞĚ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘

ǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ͕ >LJŶĚĂ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ƐĞĐŽŶĚĞĚ ƚŽ Ă ŇĞĚŐůŝŶŐ h,/ /ŶǀĞƌŶĞƐƐ͘ ŽŵŵƵƟŶŐ ĚĂŝůLJ͕ ŝŶ ϭϵϵϵ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ƚŽ ƐƵīĞƌ ĂŶ ĞǀĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞ͘ ^ůŽǁŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŽƵďůĞ ƐĞƚ ŽĨ ƚƌĂĸĐ ůŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶ EĂŝƌŶ͕ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ Śŝƚ ŚĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ďLJ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞ ƐĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ĐĂƌ ƐƉŝŶŶŝŶŐ ŽŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ĐĂƌƌŝĂŐĞǁĂLJ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĚĂnjĞĚ͕ ƐŚĞ ŝŶƐŝƐƚĞĚ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ŽĨ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂů ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ͕ ƐŽ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ Ăƚ ŚĞƌ ǁŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝĐĞ ƚŽŽŬ ŚĞƌ ŚŽŵĞ͘ dŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂůůLJ ƉĂƌĂůLJƐĞĚ͘ ^ƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚ ĞdžĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĞ ŚĂĚ ĚŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ƚǁŽ ǀĞƌƚĞďƌĂĞ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƐƉŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ĚĂŵĂŐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ůŽǁĞƌ ƚǁŽ͘

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tŝƚŚ ƚĞĂƌƐ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ĞLJĞƐ ƐŚĞ ƌĞĐĂůůƐ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ ƐŚĞ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ ƌŽĐŬ ďŽƩŽŵ͖ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ďůĞĂŬ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ĚĂLJ ǁŚĞŶ ƐŚĞ ŚĂĚ ŶŽ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ŶŽ ŚĞĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƚǁŽ ĐĂƚƐ ƚŽ ĐĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ͘ &ŝŶĂůůLJ͕ ƐŚĞ ŐŽƚ Ă ƐƚƌŽŬĞ ŽĨ ŐŽŽĚ ĨŽƌƚƵŶĞ ĂŌĞƌ ƐŚĞ ƚŽŽŬ ŚĞƌ ĐĂƐĞ ƚŽ Ă ŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌ͛Ɛ ͞>ĞŐĂůͲ ĞĂŐůĞ͟ ĐŽůƵŵŶ͕ ĚĞƚĂŝůŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͘ ,Ğƌ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ĞĂƌŶĞĚ ŚĞƌ Ă ƐƚĞƌŶ ĂĚŵŽŶŝƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŚĞƌ ƐŽůŝĐŝƚŽƌ͕ ďĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ WƌĞƐƐ͘ dŚƌĞĞ ǁĞĞŬƐ ůĂƚĞƌ Ă ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ǁĂƐ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ŽĨ ƉĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞ >LJŶĚĂ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ Ă ƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ůŽǀĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚ ĐĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ŽŌĞŶ ǀŝƐŝƚĞĚ ďLJ ĐĂƚ ŽǁŶĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŽŶĞ ǁĂLJ Žƌ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͘ ^ŚĞ ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬ ĂŌĞƌ ĐĂƚƐ ŝŶ ŽǁŶĞƌƐ͛ ŚŽŵĞƐ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ĂǁĂLJ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ >LJŶĚĂ ŬŶĞǁ ƐŚĞ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞ͕ ƐŚĞ ŚĂĚ ŶŽ ŝĚĞĂ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞƌ ĐĂƚͲƐŝƫŶŐ ƐŝĚĞůŝŶĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ůĞĂĚ ƚŽ Ă ůŝĨĞůŽŶŐ ǀŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ /ŶĚĞĞĚ ƐŚĞ ŚĂĚ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ůŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĂƌƟƐƟĐ ĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƵƌƐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ Ă ŐƌĂĚƵĂů ƌĞĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĞ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŽƉĞŶ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ĐĂƩĞƌLJ͘

/Ŷ ϮϬϬϯ͕ ĨŽƵƌ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŌĞƌ ŚĞƌ ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ >LJŶĚĂ ŝŶǀĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞͲďƵŝůƚ ĐĂƩĞƌLJ ďƵŝůƚ ŽŶ ŚĞƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĨŽƵƌƚĞĞŶ ŚĞĂƚĞĚ ĐŚĂůĞƚƐ͕ ĞĂĐŚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚǁŽ ŇŽŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ Ă ŵLJƌŝĂĚ ŽĨ ƚŽLJƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƌĂƉŚĞƌŶĂůŝĂ͘ ĂĐŚ ĐŚĂůĞƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ŐƵĞƐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĨƌĞƐŚ Ăŝƌ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ǀŝĞǁ͕ ďƵƚ ǁĂƐ ƐŚĞůƚĞƌĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ Ă ĨĞůŝŶĞ ĮǀĞͲƐƚĂƌ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ƐŽŽŶ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ďLJ

KŶĞ ƐƉƌŝŶŐ ƐŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ůĂŵďƐ ŝŶ Ă ĚŝƚĐŚ͕

>ŽƐŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ͕ ŝƐ ƚŽ ůŽƐĞ Ă ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ

Ă ƐŚŽƉ ƐĞůůŝŶŐ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĐĂƚͲůŽǀĞƌƐ ŐŝŌƐ ĂŶĚ

ǁĞĂŬ͕ ǁĞƚ ĂŶĚ ŚLJƉŽƚŚĞƌŵŝĐ͘ tŝƚŚŽƵƚ

ĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ ĂƐ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ůŽƐƚ ĂŶ ĂŶŝŵĂů

ƐĐĞŶƚĞĚ ĐĂŶĚůĞƐ͘

ŵŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ůŽƐƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŝůů ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ͕ ŝƚ ƚŽŽŬ

ƚŚĞLJ ůŽǀĞ͕ ǁŝůů ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ͘ /Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ

ƌĞĂů ĚĞǀŽƟŽŶ ƚŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ Ă

ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ŚĞƌ ůŝƩůĞ ŇŽĐŬ

ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJ ƌĞĂƌĞĚ

>LJŶĚĂ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞŵ Ăůů ĐŽůůĂƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂĚͲ

ƚŚĞŵ Ăůů͘ ^ŚĞ ŶĂŵĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ,ĞŶƌLJ͕ ĂŝƐLJ ĂŶĚ

ƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ͘ >LJŶĚĂ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞƐ ƐŚĞ ĨĂůůƐ ĨĂƌ

ƵĚůĞLJ͘ hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĞĞƉ ĂƌĞ ŚĞƌĚ

ƐŚŽƌƚ ŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ Ă ƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ ǀĞƚ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ

ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͕ >LJŶĚĂ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ ƚǁŽ ŐŽĂƚƐ͕ DĂdž

ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚLJ͕ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕

ĂŶĚ dŽďLJ͕ ƚŽ ĂĐƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞŝƌ

ƐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ĂĐĐƵŵƵůĂƚĞĚ Ă ǀĂƐƚ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ

ŵŝƐĐŚŝĞǀŽƵƐ ĂŶƟĐƐ ĂƌĞ Ă ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞ

ĂďŽƵƚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ĂŶŝŵĂů

ŽĨ ŚŝůĂƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĂƐƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĞƋƵĂů

ĂŝůŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ƚƌĞĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐĞĚ

ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞ͘ >ŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĂŌĞƌ ůĂŵďƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞĞƉ

ĚŝĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌďĂů ƌĞŵĞĚŝĞƐ͘ EŽƚǁŝƚŚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ

ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ Ă ƐƚĞĞƉ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĐƵƌǀĞ ĂƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚ

ƚŚĂƚ͕ >LJŶĚĂ͛Ɛ ǀĞƚ ďŝůůƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂů͘

>LJŶĚĂ ƐŽŽŶ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƉĂLJŝŶŐ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ͕ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŚŽƐƟŶŐ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ǁĂŝĨƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĂLJƐ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ͘ EĞǀĞƌ ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ĂŶ ĂŶŝŵĂů ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ͕ ƐŚĞ ƐŽŽŶ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƌĞƐĐƵĞ ƌŽŽŬ͕ ƚǁŽ ůĂŵďƐ͕ Ă ĐŚŝĐŬĞŶ ĂŶĚ Ɛŝdž ƌĞƐĐƵĞ ĐĂƚƐ͘ dŽĚĂLJ͕ ƐŚĞ ůŽŽŬƐ ĂŌĞƌ ŵĂŶLJ ƌĞƐĐƵĞ ĐĂƚƐ͕ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŚĞĚŐĞŚŽŐƐ͕ ƐĞǀĞŶƚĞĞŶ ƐŚĞĞƉ ĂŶĚ ƚǁŽ ŐŽĂƚƐ ;ǁŝƚŚ ĂƫƚƵĚĞͿ͘ KŶĞ ĚĂLJ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ďĂďLJ ŚĞĚŐĞŚŽŐƐ ǁŚŽƐĞ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ŬŝůůĞĚ͘ YƵŝĐŬůLJ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŶŐ ŝŶ ƚǁŽ ďĞƐƉŽŬĞ ŚĞĚŐĞŚŽŐ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ͕ ƐŚĞ ŶĂŵĞĚ ŚĞƌ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ,ĞƌŵĂŶ͕ ,ŽƌĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ^ŚĂĚŽǁ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ƌĞƐĐƵĞĚ ƚŽŽ ŵĂŶLJ ĐĂƚƐ ƚŽ ŶƵŵďĞƌ͕ ŵĂŶLJ ƚŽŽ ŽůĚ ĨŽƌ ƌĞͲŚŽŵŝŶŐ͕ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŋŝĐƟŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ďůŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ͘ >LJŶĚĂ ĐĂƌĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ Ăůů͕ ŽŶ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶ ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ĂŶ ĂŶĐŝĞŶƚ ĐĂƚ ŝŶ Ă ďĂďLJ ƐůŝŶŐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ͘

ƐŬŝůůƐ ĂƌĞ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞŵ͘ dŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĐƵƚĞ ůĂŵďƐ ƐŽŽŶ ďĞĐĂŵĞ ŵĂƚƵƌĞ ƐŚĞĞƉ͕ ƵĚůĞLJ ŶŽǁ ǁĞŝŐŚŝŶŐ ŝŶ Ăƚ ϭϭϬ ŬŝůŽƐ͘ tŚĞŶ ŚĞ ĚĞĐŝĚĞƐ ŚĞ ǁĂŶƚƐ ĂŶ ĞdžƚƌĂ ĚŝŐĞƐƟǀĞ ďŝƐĐƵŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĂĐŬĞƚ͕ ŚĞ ŝŶǀĂƌŝĂďůLJ ŐĞƚƐ ŝƚ͘ >LJŶĚĂ ŚĂƐ ƐƉĞŶƚ ŵĂŶLJ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĞĞƉ ƐŚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐŝĐŬ ĂŶŝŵĂů͘

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