I loved the beautiful arts and crafts house in Argyll that I shared with my parents and husband, so I was devastated when my father announced that he had had enough of the poor road links and isolation and would be selling up. He thought that he would be happier in Hexham or Stockton-on-Tees – but why?

I wished that I had not recently given my entire fortune to my nephew and niece. Otherwise I could have bought out my parents and lived the rest of my days in this idyllic Scottish wilderness.