Monthly Archives: June 2007

Went to slimming club. Progress continues…… slow but sure.

Have thoroughly enjoyed Margaret Forster’s Keeping the World Away. It is about the affect of a painting on people’s lives throughout a century or so. It keeps coming back to me at odd moments, creeping up with further insights. An … Continue reading →

It is “that” time of year again and living in the West Highlands of Scotland means that we are often plagued with midgies. I can never write something like that without thinking of the island nurse who answered my young … Continue reading →

For those who feel alone: The wind blows over the lonely of heart And the lonely of heart is withered away……. Don’t really know what this means, but I do know that it is possible to feel lonely in the … Continue reading →

My main excitement this week has come from being able to get into a favourite pair of yachtie trousers. They have seen me through many summers of being frightened to death in heavy seas and unexpected squalls. Funny then that … Continue reading →

Bedtime reading this week is Karen Armstrong’s memoir, The Spiral Staircase. A marvel of introspection, information and inspiration. Too good for putting me to sleep early though.

….it is pretty and lifts the soul.

Oops…….I had forgotten that it is possible to saw wood into smaller and smaller bits in order to do more and more intricate things. And rolls of roofing material arrived. The roof is nearly waterproof now which is just as … Continue reading →

The joiner has been working on the extension all week. Trouble is…he seems to be running out of materials. Help……

This wood kind of puts our lives into perspective. It is 1500yrs old or thereabouts; part of Roslin Glen. A cool place for a hot day.