The front garden of the cottage on Tiree is a work in progress. Each maintenance visit, new plants are added, resulting in mixed success due to the salty sea air. The garden features attractive cobbles, with some areas enhanced by decorations from guests, making it a collaborative space.
Easter is just around the corner, which can only mean one thing for us….a Springtime maintenance visit to Tiree! Ahead of a busy season starting, we’re here on the island this week to freshen things up, repair, replace and get things in order. Don’t forget, if you’re coming over to Struthan Cottage on holiday this […]
It’s that time of year again. We’re over to Tiree for a weeks maintenance visit after a busy full summer season. It’s time to freshen up the cottage, deep clean, declutter and attend to any odds and end jobs needing done. We’ll be posting about our tasks throughout this week. We had such a nice […]
Latest Additions to the extensive DVD library in the cottage The latest additions to our DVD library at Struthan Cottage. Featuring over 260 popular titles, with something for everybody, the films are added to every 6 months. Here are the latest additions some of which only came out this fortnight like ‘The Martian’, ‘Jurassic World’, […]
It’s a beautiful warm October’s day here in Tiree and difficult to keep my mind on maintenance work in the cottage when the weather is so nice outside. Unusually mild, I decided to enjoy some of this late Indian summer, by attending to painting work outside the cottage. The cottage soffit boards were painted, as […]
The cottage interior has now painted. Whitewashed today 6th July in brilliant white. Fresh and ready for the second half of the summer season.
So, its the first week in July, and I find myself in Tiree at Struthan Cottage for routine Summer maintenance visit. Always more of a pleasure than a chore, I attended to the usual things. Ensuring all the light bulbs are working, appliances are all ok, and even the minor things like the remote control […]
