Hi Chris,
I'm sorry to be so behind on this, like the 'coo's tail'.
Don't know if that's a saying in Shetland but it is in Dundee where Jessi went to live.
Chris, this was a lovely atmospheric story, and though I've never visited any of Scotland's islands, I've walked along a few mainland beaches that would fit the description, especially as far as the weather is concerned.
I've even slept in one of those 'cupboard' beds that Winnie used as a child.
Please give us more of your wonderfully creative writing.
Yours Jenni