Excuse this tear-stained post but (Blub!) we here in the United Kingdom have just the watched the very last, and utterly final episode of our beloved "Monarch of the Glen". My trembling fingers are barely able to type - the World will never be the same again!

I'll not spill any beans to avoid spoiling things for those of you who are still to see the final series - but I will say this: after several episodes where nary a kilt was to be seen, the final episode in this, the Seventh Series, was pretty much awash with them.

It has become apparent, however that, unless your name is Duncan, even in Glenboggle, kilts are for special occasions only ........ and I have just written to the BBC Message Board to point this out.

In passing, I would just like to take this opportunity to tell you all that two days ago a dear friend presented me with a gift of the entire "Monarch" story available thus far on DVD - all six series (that's 20 DVDs!). No doubt the final series will become available next year and, yes, you bet I'll get it!

Anyone for a regular "Monarch" evening chez-moi?