Category Archives: Daily Doings
Finally…..Spring Has Arrived.
At last, just when we thought the winter would never end a high pressure giving blue skies all around has changed everything. What a difference a day makes!! One of the first jobs to do after a dry day was … Continue reading
Weary……….of it all.
Monday 9th March was without a doubt one of the worst days if not the worst stormy days of the winter. The wind picked up mid morning and from there on it was downhill all the way. The gusts were … Continue reading
All The Gear…………No Idea!!!!
All the gear …..no idea!! A favourite saying of Wallace’s our ‘Seasonal Stalker’!! Or Calum’s take on it: ‘ Gloichd’ Look it up in the Gaelic dictionary (online if you like, but as usual with Gaelic words I don’t think … Continue reading
Now For This Week………
I was sorting out this post and realised that the last post, Moving On……. had not been uploaded, we are trying out a new layout for the blog and although it has been a bit of fun trying different styles … Continue reading
Moving On………
Well, I phoned SNH about Wildcats but four days on I’m still waiting for the return call, in the meantime life goes on at the end of the Sound: Moving On……….. In between showers, it has been very nice but … Continue reading
Wildcats
It is a miserable day on Rona this Sunday the 22nd, we were expecting it yesterday but Saturday turned out quite a good day. Our first visitors of the season arrived around 10am in glorious sunshine but it is a … Continue reading
Who Would Be An Electrician!!!!!
After weeks of looking after the ‘Applenet’ system with great telephone support I thought I had left the electrics behind (it is now working perfectly after Calum’s intervention). But no, we are going to sort out damp and the stove … Continue reading
Winter Trundles Onward
The Internet, Where would we be without it? I’ve spent quite a bit of time going up and down to the Applenet mast trying to keep it going, with a little bit of success but a lot of grief. Power … Continue reading
Bare Grills
Yesterday (Tuesday) morning, I was reading the paper from a fortnight ago, news travels slowly here. An article caught my eye, ‘Extreme Survival, Island, N W Scotland’. I immediately read through it, just in case it was Rona but no, … Continue reading
Still on The Windy Side.
25th January and the gales keep coming. Dodging between the high winds we were able to get Mike and Lorraine out to Rona, 5 days late and we were able to get away for the first time since the 10th … Continue reading
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