We've lived in Ormsaigbeg, first at the Ferry Stores, then in this house, for over 21 years and now feel it is time for us to move on. We have loved living on West Ardnamurchan, so the decision to leave was a very difficult one, taken only after long and careful thought.
Matenderere is therefore now on the market. It's in the hands of estate agent Jennifer Forsyth at MacArthur Stewart in Fort William - property details
here - and is described on a blog page
here.
Jon, So sad to read this. You Gill and family have been very much part of our Community since you came to live here and have done so much for us. West Ardnamurchan will be a lot poorer without you guys! Wish you well with your next adventure. May and family.
ReplyDeleteNo way ,who's going to keep us up to date with Kilchoan Jon?? That apart,it's been great reading you blog all this time,and whatever you do,wherever you end up I wish you all the best for the future. Tom 🍺🍺
ReplyDeleteOh no...Does this mean the blog will be ending soon ?!? James Robinson, Leicestershire
ReplyDeleteShocked! As a recent visitor and blog follower, I can only assume you are relocating to Sanna or Ockle.
ReplyDeleteI have been very much a silent, but daily follower of this blog, and always look forward to reading it. We turn up at Ardnamurchan once a year and this keeps our spitrits up!
ReplyDeleteI will be very sad to see the end of this daily blog, and i have often wondered how you keep it up!
Thanks and i hope you keep this up until you move.
All the very best, and we may bump into you in August when we next arrive.
You have been one of my connections to Scotland, having visited there a few years ago. I love Scotland and hope you will still continue your blog perhaps from a different location. I am surprised that you have decided to sell. It is a beautiful home and a beautiful location. I wish I could make it mine. I'm sure the decision was difficult, to say the least, but I hope you find what you're looking for and look forward to posts from your next chapter. Best Wishes, Ranee (MN) USA
ReplyDeletereally sorry to here this, the blog is the first thing i read when i switch the computer on.Keeps me going until i can get to ardnamurchan again.Good luck on your next quest. Kev from Kent.
ReplyDeleteNOOO! Please tell us you are buying the shop...
ReplyDeleteKilchoan Diary has given so much pleasure and kept us in touch with that very special area which is so dear to us. We will miss your wonderful photographs, graphic descriptions, and the history and geography of Western Ardnamurchan - all so inspirational. Good luck for your move and sincere thanks from a daily diary reader in Herefordshire. Maggie
ReplyDeleteA sincere thank you for your wonderful Kilchoan Diary which has been so inspirational with wonderful photographs, graphic descriptions, interesting history and geographic details of an area which is so special to us; we will miss the daily read. Good luck for your move. Maggie, Herefordshire
ReplyDeleteWe have been visiting the area for 9 years and read your diary every day thank you so much we will miss your daily entries but wish you the very best Terry and Carol
ReplyDeleteAaaarrgghh! For us, as regular visitors to the area and daily followers of the blog, that's devastating news. But, of course, we wish you all the very best for future move, along with thanks indeed for the immense pleasure given by such superb photos along with witty and informative writing each day for so many years - and for more, we trust, that is yet to come. RB, Isle of Wight.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear news of your move, but of course wish you both well in your new home wherever that is.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed my daily fix of the Kilchoan Blog for some years, particularly since the long journey north has been too much for me.
Jon, love Ardnamurchan and follow the blog. If it is to end, heartfelt thanks for the insight and the joy you have given over the years. Bob Verey
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear this Jon, but I hope you have something even better lined up...if there possibly could be of course! This is my dream house, I want it. But I'll dream on I'm afraid. Love the blog, I hope you'll continue to blog from wherever you are next.
ReplyDeleteCan only echo the sentiments of everyone here. Have loved our regular visits Ardnamurchan for years & your blog keeps us in touch with the beauty & tranquillity of the place in between. Hope your next move brings you as much pleasure as your blog has given to so many.
ReplyDeleteHello Jon. Your diary has always had the power to brighten up lives and sharpen our spirits - for that I offer my heartfelt thanks, too. Opening your blog each day has become compulsive. I wish you and your family well in your future endeavours and a smooth exit as you leave the house and, perhaps, the surrounding beauty of Ardnamurchan. Richard Austen.
ReplyDeleteNot an easy decision for you Jon and Mrs Diary, but thank you for the wonderful coverage of all things Kinchoan and Ardnamurchan. All best wishes for the future, wherever you may settle. Geoff
ReplyDeleteI have followed your wonderful diary for many years and I feel privileged to have stayed in the area on a number of occasions. I will miss reading your posts over breakfast which has provided a link for us to all the latest news in the area. I wish you both well and good luck for your move. David R, East Sussex
ReplyDeleteI am devastated to hear you are moving!! Seriously,I wish you and your family all the best for the future and hope all is well. Your blog and photos and updates of life in West ardnamurchan have enthralled me and de-stressed me after a day's work in the central belt! They are a connection to the area until our annual holiday there!All the best Marietta
DeleteSo sad, you will be missed by many. Thank you for all the great pictures and words.
ReplyDeleteI hope you will continue with a blog and may your move go smoothly. Keep us posted! Joyce
ReplyDeleteWow, I've only just seen this. Thank you so much for all the hard work you've put into the blog. If there was someone that did as much as you in showing the wonders of nature and the local community, everywhere, the world would be a better place! I'm the same as many and rely on this to keep me from missing the area too much between my yearly visits. I wish you all the best with your new adventures.
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog. Although I have no real connection to the area I do have an 'interest' and I love all of your posts. I do hope you continue as long as possible and I wish you and yours all the very best for the future.
ReplyDeleteI want to thank you for this great, interesting blog and wish you all the best in the future
ReplyDeleteAm heartbroken... The Kilchoan Diary is my connection to my favourite place in the world that's not Wales.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck, Jon, and thanks so much.
Thank you so much for becoming my morning visit to your walks with descriptions and your photographs are amazing (not forgetting Raptor and Early Birds photos too) They have brought the area to life. I read your books and enjoyed them too. Please keep up the blog as long as you can Jon. Best wishes to you and your family from Sandy Weeks - Wilson
ReplyDeleteJon, what a shock ! Picked up the news via Jim in the Post Office yesterday. It is with a heavy heart that I type this. In my eyes you have made yourself the hub of the community and reference point for all things Arnamurchan. I visit your blog nearly every day of the year and will very much miss your encyclopaedic knowledge of the area, the botany, the geology, the wildlife, the archaeology, the history, ....(I could go on and on) that you have built up over those 21 years. (not to mention your photography which is pretty dammed good too!!) Without your observations, excursions, news and comment I will no longer feel part of the community - despite living in Poole, Dorset. I sincerely hope that all is well with you and your family and wish you all the best for the next chapter in your undoubtedly interesting life.
ReplyDeleteHello Jon, I am very sad to hear that you will be leaving the Area, your Diary is always a Joy to read and it's a connection that we all Love, wonderful photographs, Information and wish you both the very Best on your New Adventure, Thank you Jon, it has been such a pleasure to be kept updated with Ardnamurchan.
ReplyDeleteBest Wishes and Kind Regards, Alan.
Thank you all for the many, very kind comments. The house is on the market, but we're not going anywhere yet, so hope to be able to continue the Diary for some time. Jon
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