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About Bill Cowie

I've been living on the island since April 2002, alone for the first 5 years, my partner L joined me in 2007. We manage the Island for a Danish family who bought the Island in the early 90's. Their hopes for the Island are to make it self sufficient supporting its inhabitants and that is where we come in. We look after the stock, 3 holiday cottages, machinery, boat and of course the visitors. It is pretty challenging but it is a beautiful place to live and work, we love it and strangely enough we love it even more in the depths of winter when all is quiet apart from the gales and rain. We do a bit of fishing, stock work, stalking deer and loads of other stuff. We have good support from lots of people whom we have met over the years and have become involved in the Island. Too many to mention here but keep an eye on the blog, they'll be there for sure in the future.

One for the Technical Guys

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Bill Cowie

Well I am not an electrician, but the way it works on Rona is that you have to be Jack of all Trades, Master of None. Many people think that for ‘Deer’ men, all they do is shoot deer. Well … Continue reading →

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Winter Viruses

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Bill Cowie

This week has been a bit of a write off, I picked up a virus, which one I do not know but there are lots on the go so I guess with our recent visit to the East Coast, staying … Continue reading →

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Rona To-day 7th of February

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Bill Cowie

Been as usual a while since I posted but time is always precious. But here we are to-day with snow, first thing. It was promising sun first thing but we woke up to white and at 11am it came again, … Continue reading →

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Work Days

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Bill Cowie

It is that time of year to catch up and start preparing for the season ahead. This year we have two new residents on Rona who are sharing the load and slowly taking over the tasks that myself and Lorraine … Continue reading →

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Year End

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Bill Cowie

After the party the weather turned sour which was not so good, especially with three very active grandchildren running riot in the house. But we managed to entertain and after three nights in and outside. On Friday morning it was … Continue reading →

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And Then The Fun Begins

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Bill Cowie

Christmas day was as we like it, quiet. We had a lazy morning then a swim before Christmas dinner in the late afternoon, the weather was very fine for a while then the usual grey day. My son and three … Continue reading →

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Pre Christmas Eagle Cam

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Bill Cowie

Back home from Edinburgh we had to prepare the cottages with Grant and Stacey for our festive guests. Lee and Mel, who got married on Rona in September were coming back and our ‘old’ friends Clive and Ali, who helped … Continue reading →

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New Year Round Up

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Bill Cowie

Well here we are in 2024, another hyear under our belts, year 22. And my pal George said ” If you last 5 you will be doing well” !! But it is coming to that time when decisions have to … Continue reading →

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Early December

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Bill Cowie

The weather continues to be calm and clear. (6th December)This is very unusual and I cannot rember the last time we had an Autumn/Winter like this. Great for getting out on the boat to Portree or around the Island to … Continue reading →

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And To-day

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Bill Cowie

Early start to-day, away in the dark to Portree. Loading up at 7am, away not long after, stopped on route to chat with the crew on S D Mars, looked like a good shift for them to me. They were … Continue reading →

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