http://www.islayblog.com/ IslayBlog.com, a blog about the Isle of Islay, an island in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. Links, news and pictures from Islay. en-gb Copyright 2010, Armin Grewe armin@islayblog.com (Armin Grewe) Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:17:00 GMT http://www.islayblog.com/images/islayrss.gif http://www.islayblog.com/ 140 70 http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100908-across.shtml Just a fairly short update this evening, I was busy playing with a new toy earlier. I think I will be very happy with it which in turn should in the future make many of you happy, in particular the visitors of the Islay Pictures photoblog. But that's more for another time, today I need to write about James and Eleanor again, who will leave Islay tomorrow for their big adventure: [More about James and Eleanor's departure for their crossing of Scotland in an inflatable kayak in the full entry] Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:17:00 GMT http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100908-across.shtml Armin Grewe http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100907-sleeve.shtml OK, I think it's time for a shameless plug again. A shameless plug for Armin's Little Islay Shop to be precise. Remember the I'd rather be on Islay T-Shirt (which I'm modelling here) and the I'd rather be on Islay (Bumper) Sticker? As of today there's a third option for that design: [More about the Islay laptop and netbook sleeves now available in my 'Islay shop' in the full entry] Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:30:00 GMT http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100907-sleeve.shtml Armin Grewe http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100906-fiddler.shtml Having just had music on Saturday I was wondering if I should bring this today already. Obviously I've decided I should, so it is some more music from Islay today, this time it comes from Islay's shores. ardberger has been busy again and uploaded a few Islay videos, this is one of them: [View a video of a fiddler playing a few nice tunes on the shore at Lagavulin on Islay in the full entry] Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:45:00 GMT http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100906-fiddler.shtml Armin Grewe http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100905-roundup135.shtml It's been a rather grey day in Aldermaston Wharf from where I'm writing this, the weather on Islay doesn't seem to have been much better either. With the weather as it is and as it's back to work tomorrow there won't be any late night outing either, last night I went for some ISS spotting. The website has a helpful tool to tell you when it will pass your location, ISS over Aldermaston Wharf, ISS over Bowmore, ISS over Port Charlotte or ISS over Port Ellen. To give you something to read while waiting for it here's what the blogs have been writing about Islay, Jura, Gigha and Colonsay over the last week or so: [Read more about the huge variety of Islay mentions in the blogs and leave your comments in the full entry] Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:05:00 GMT http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100905-roundup135.shtml Armin Grewe http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100904-cowal.shtml Saturday evening is a good time for some music, I think. So how about some music from Islay? Well, may be not from Islay, but played by musicians from Islay, the Islay Pipe Band to be precise. After their very successful performance at The Worlds in Glasgow recently their next stop was Cowal, again filmed by islay1011: [View two videos of the Islay Pipe Band at Cowal 2010 in the full entry] Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:26:00 GMT http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100904-cowal.shtml Armin Grewe http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100903-friday164.shtml Yay, Friday evening. Time for the Friday Islay picture, followed hopefully by a great and relaxing weekend. The picture I've picked for this evening is a combination of wild strong forces and calming pretty colours, a partial rainbow in the rain and spray over a stormy Saligo Bay: [View the picture, read more about it and leave your comments in the full entry] Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:29:00 GMT http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100903-friday164.shtml Armin Grewe http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100902-stunningaerial.shtml Regular readers will be familiar with my fascination of Islay from the air pictures. This morning I came across a set of stunning pictures from a flight from Inverness across the western Isles and of course most interesting to me Islay, Jura and Colonsay. [Read more and more importantly find the links to some brilliant aerial pictures of Islay, Jura and Colonsay in the full entry] Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:16:00 GMT http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100902-stunningaerial.shtml Armin Grewe http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100901-bookfestival.shtml How time flies. Back at the end of March I posted the heads up for the Islay Book Festival 2010, now it's suddenly almost here. This coming weekend bookworms young and old will be in heaven on Islay. Several interesting writers will make their way to Port Ellen: [Read more about some of the highlights for this year's Islay Book Festival in the full entry] Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:51:00 GMT http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100901-bookfestival.shtml Armin Grewe http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100831-cratesurfing2.shtml Sometimes Islay blog postings almost pick themselves. Certain topics or combinations I just can't resist. Like beaches, fun and videos from kilnave. Remember the Crate Surfing on Islay video from 2008? If not you might want to watch that first and then return here for the follow up: [View the video of the second attempt at crate surfing on Islay in the full entry] Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:49:00 GMT http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100831-cratesurfing2.shtml Armin Grewe http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100830-masterlapse.shtml After the rather long bumper Islay blogging roundup yesterday I thought I should take it easy this evening. With a wee dram of Bruichladdich PC8 Islay single malt I'm going to take you to Port Askaig, for a whisky masterclass Jim McEwan held for the Dutch whisky club Odd Fellows. But the video of it isn't an ordinary video of a whisky masterclass... [Watch a video with a twist of a whisky masterclass in the full entry] Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:47:00 GMT http://www.islayblog.com/2010entries/20100830-masterlapse.shtml Armin Grewe