“I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas Day in the morning” On the flat calm waters of the Passage of Tiree there was a lone fishing boat working off Scarinish harbour but it made us think of the popular 17th […]
Read more "Christmas Day in the Morning"Recently a red coated gentleman and his special friend with a famous red nose made a flypast over the island. They were last seen heading north towards his workshop, probably to be prepared for their annual busy night. Life on Tiree has learned that they both appreciated the addition of the reindeer beside the island’s […]
Read more "Happy Christmas"It’s September the 29th and Baptist Churches across Scotland have been celebrating a birthday. In 1869, 52 Baptist Churches united to form the Baptist Union of Scotland. The Union has faced many challenges along the way but it has managed to maintain a sense of purpose and unity. Today the Union is made up of […]
Read more "Celebrations"‘Have we got views for you.’ This was the headline on the front cover of a Scottish newspaper’s weekend magazine. Among the various photographs there was an extinct volcano, a magical island, a petro-chemical plant, a woodland folly, and a historic graveyard. Yet a careful study of the magazine did not include a single photograph […]
Read more "Have We Got Views For You"Driving towards the Baptist Church’s premises at Baugh, the skyline caught our attention. There was something haunting about the band of cloud wrapped around Ben Hynish and Ben Hough. and the NATS Radar Dome, known as the ‘Golf Ball’ stood out like a figure on top of a wedding cake. The week long ‘J Files’ […]
Read more "Intriguing"After a slight delay here is the post which was meant to be posted on our arrival on the Mainland. However, there was a problem with accessing the desired photographs. As they say, ‘better late than never’. The Tiree Music Festival (TMF) is over for another year. This year the festival celebrated its 10th birthday […]
Read more "Busy! Busy!"The time – 12 noon. The date – 14/07/2019. The venue – The Big Top. The place – The Isle of Tiree. The event – Worship with Celtic Worship. The occasion – The 10th Tiree Music Festival. What a morning! The sea was flat calm There was hardly a breath of wind And for the […]
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