Something happened on the way to the...

loo.

Yep, I was out with the lovely husband the other day, enjoying the sun on a nearby beach.

Or so we thought.

Until two things happened.

There was a sea fret. A haar or a soke, take your pick. Suddenly the atmosphere was misty. 

Eerie. Or asI said at the time, 'ooh how gothic'.

To which t'other'alf went "Uh?"

I thought it was anyway as cliffs and sand turned shadowy and in some cases, disappeared.

The seafront pub was...waiting.

Definitely eerie.

I know, what's that got to do with the loo?

That, not a lot, but as we walked back towards that pub in the distance, there was a lady tangled up with two dogs. A teenage lad was with her and was almost doubled up with laughing as the more she tried to untwist the leads, the dogs went in the opposite direction and made things worse.

The poor woman had her legs crossed ( and almost her eyes as well) and wailed.

"I need the loo." 

At which point one of the dogs cocked a leg the lad shook his head and the other dog pulled in the opposite direction to where away in the gloaming there are some public toilets.

"The bog's gone and got lost in the mist," the lad said. "Maybe you need to copy Timbo." 

Who I presume was the dog.

The lady glared at him, giggled and then said, "Grab them." 

The minute he did as she asked, she unclipped the leads and dashed of up the beach, shedding leads as she went.

That's got to go into a book!

And so has the atmosphere. It got me thinking.

(source for this and the previous one, pinterest)

Watch this space.

Happy reading,

love, Raven xxx

ps, nothing to do with this, but have you read any of the Castle on the Loch series?

The Drummond family of Castle Bearradh

Marcail, Baird and Bonnie.

Siblings with special abilities.

Some they accept, some they don’t.

All will change their lives—if they are prepared to accept the consequences.

Descended from Morven and her lover, who died at Culloden, each of them has a special place in the family history, with a job to do.

Nothing any of them relish.

Marcail has to accept the voices in her head are genuine, and only she can help Paden.

Baird has to accept he’s been sent to New Zealand for a reason, and although he might not like it, or agree with the woman he butts heads with, Helena will play an important place in his life.

As for Bonnie, the baby of the family? She’s happy, living on the island, weaving for relaxation and writing her books—because she wants to. What she doesn’t want is to be told by Lachan how to write her next story, or that she has to go to Skye to write it.

Whether they agree or not, they all hold the future of their family in their hands.

https://www.totallybound.com/book/the-castle-and-the-loch-box-set