Chapter Twenty-Nine
The Digger
A machine in the hands of an i***t is like an instruction manual in a foreign language.
A few days later, I arrived home to find a mess at the back of my garden and a very clear understanding of what Amanda meant by “Betty had it sorted” – and it had nothing to with crisps.
Betty and the Bag Lady had won the hot tub, and everyone knew apart from me. Even Tenzam was in on the surprise and had organised for me to spend the day in Oban with a huge shopping list while it was installed.
The Bag Lady and Betty wanted to cheer Mavis up and thought I would object, seeing as I moaned so much about the cost of things. Their plan was to surprise me with a hot tub lit up like a Christmas tree and firing on all cylinders.
Instead I walked into the garden to find a m
