Nurse of the Year 2009

This photograph was taken just before nine, looking across the Sound of Mull to Drimnin, after which we enjoyed a brisk morning, with warm sunshine filtering between clouds which only occasionally grew grey enough to produce a few drops of rain. All that has changed. A strengthening westerly had brought heavy rain by four in the afternoon, with the forecast promising an interesting evening's cliff training for Kilchoan Coastguard.

Yesterday afternoon most of the village gathered in the Community Centre for a celebratory tea party in honour of our Nurse of the Year 2009 - Jessie Colquhoun. As it turned out, more wine was served than tea, along with so much cake that, despite our best efforts, half of it was left on the tables. None of which mattered, as the main event, a speech from Jessie, who had come dressed in the glamorous evening gown she had worn to receive her award, was greeted with huge applause.

Prominent amongst the audience were the members of TOFFS, dressed in their smart blue sweat shirts. TOFFS - The Over Fifties Fitness Society - is run by Jessie on a Monday afternoon, offering exercise designed for our senior citizens. And they did her proud, presenting her with a token of their appreciation for all she does for them.