Bye, Bye B&B

Excitement builds as The Sheiling opens for its very last season. All's set for a great time with nothing to mar the horizon, despite Connie's retirement, Himself believing he's fully in charge, and Joan aching for the day she has nothing better to do than twiddle her thumbs in front of a blazing fire with a good book and contented cats. It doesn't turn out that way. BT sabotages the business. Connie is missed beyond measure and Himself has ideas well beyond his station while the cats do their utmost to destroy harmony by taking exception to certain guests. More laugh-out-loud tales from the pen of Joan Campbell, mixed with some sound advice about running, or staying in, a successful B&B.

Joan Campbell Joan Campbell started in the B&B trade in 1968 with one room and in 2003 finally achieved a coveted 5 star rating for The Sheiling Guest House. Joan and her husband Hugh retired from running their B&B after 40 years and in that same year Joan was awarded the coveted Scottish Silver Thistle for her outstanding contribution to tourism. She continues to write her monthly column, Tourism Matters, published in The Northern Times weekly newspaper. Though retired, she still sits on the Highlands & Islands Tourism Awards board and represents Sutherland and Caithness with the Federation of Small Businesses. Joan lives in the Northern Highlands of Scotland.