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IN FINE FETTLE IN FIFE Your paean to Scotland’s beauty [Welcome, April 2014] really struck a chord. My husband is 80 in May, I will be 78 in August so we are no spring chickens, but we have both loved Scotland for many years and have spent many holidays here. Marc, our eldest, married with a family, was a huntsman at the hunt in Ceres, Fife for a few years, and still lives in Scotland. We previously visited them at Alnwick, where they were married, then Duns and St Boswells so got to know the Borders. Our daughter and her husband moved to Cupar 18 months
ago, and we thought – at last – our chance to move to Scotland, the land of our dreams! In 1980 my husband walked from John O’ Groats to Lands
End. He met some lovely people on his way down through Scotland, has visited them since and fell in love with Scotland. After selling our house in Dorset, in October 2013 we moved
to Cupar in Fife. We absolutely love it here. The countryside is beautiful, we enjoy the large agricultural community, the fresh food – the dirty carrots have more flavour, the meat is fantastic and the cakes are to die for! People still seem to take pride in their products, and everyone is so friendly and helpful. I could ramble on forever about why we so enjoy being here,
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and how wonderful it is. We enjoy the spectacular scenery of the Highlands and certainly hope to see a lot more of the country, but are really enjoying Fife and the surrounding countryside. K J and J A S Reynolds, Cupar, Fife.
EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING Congratulations on your excellent article [‘Wet Wet Wet’, May 2014]. You set out the problems of flooding and possible solutions. If in the future there is going to be an over abundance of rain it will require to be properly managed, otherwise what could be a blessing could turn out to be a curse. Given Scotland’s topography there will be the opportunity to increase
the amount of electricity generated by hydro power. Where possible such schemes should be integrated with flood water management. Having worked in the Southern Sahel and witnessed the suffering
that drought can cause to indigenous people to me rain is a blessing. I remember one evening in Skye when, after a sumptuous dinner, I walked to the Armadale pier. Alas, the ‘Skye mist’ was down. During my walk I met a couple out walking and to whom I commented: ‘It is a bit of a miserable evening’. Their reply was: ‘No – it is magnificent! We’re thoroughly enjoying the rain. We are from Arizona, USA and have not seen rain for months.’ Scotland’s long-term prosperity could depend on how we manage the
rain that descends on our land – every litre that escapes to the sea without being harnessed should be considered a waste of a valuable resource. Thomas L Inglis, MBE, FRICS, Fintry, Stirlingshire
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