Thursday. Unfortunately windy and rainy today, but i still managed to get some more maintenance done. This time i freshened up the white paint on the inside of the cottage. Tidied out drawers and units. Also bagged some more rubble in the byre. When the rain let up in the afternoon, i took delivery of […]
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Wednesday Path Laying
Wednesday already and a bit of a washout today. It was pouring. Winds really picked up too limiting my time working outside. Still, i managed to get a path started , leading from the back garden entrance out towards the washing line. This should mean holidaymakers will have a firm, dry surface to stand on […]
Landscaping the Garden
Keeping up the Monday momentum and wanting to make the most of the dry weather, i turned my attention outside the cottage. Sprayed weedkiller over all emerging weeds (to ensure a weed free Spring and Summer!). Also whitewashed the outside permiter wall which was needing a freshup. Painted the summerseat. Then, it was to planting […]
Winter maintenance begins….
Monday and time to begin some work in and around the cottage. Another nice , dry day, so first i went off to the Co-op in Scarinish to get this weeks provisions. When i got back , i attended to the routine things first. Smoke alarm, CO2 alarm tested, batteries renewed, check TV, Video, Satellite […]
Placemats and Chairs
The wooden table and chairs we have in the kitchen has always looked great and very much in place in our cottage, but it was time for a little maintenance. The fittings on the chairs have all been tightened, soft pads placed on the end of their legs (to stop the slate being marked) and […]
Arrived in Tiree!
Hi everybody. After a very wet and long drive up from Glasgow through the night, i spent the entire ferry journey over to Tiree, fast asleep. Arrived in Tiree at 10.30am this morning and drove straight round to the cottage. I’m here for a few days to do some Winter maintenance and make some minor […]
Planned Winter Maintenance
Looking forward to going to Struthan Cottage on Saturday 5th December. (Hope the boat sails in this wild weather!) I’m going to be doing some maintenance work in and around the cottage. Plans to fit draft excluder, attend to further drainage outside, replace light bulbs, batteries and winter programme the heating controls. Also going to […]
