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Forever Friends – Memories
Herein lies a story…….. how long have you got? These last couple of weeks have been a bit fraught – all to do with Son #3 and yet another removal. So sitting quietly on a Sunday afternoon it was lovely … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, giving, Grandchildren, Grandmothers, letters, loneliness, love, writing
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The Season known as Christmas
So – is this the Christmas season or is it not? Technically, as far as churches are concerned this is Advent (lit the coming) and purists will tell us that this is when they concentrate on the second coming of … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, cd, celebrity, love, Michael Buble, music, nativity, Prayer, spirituality, tragedy
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Boundaries
You know how sometimes you have “those” moments when somehow things go wrong, and instead of cursing gently, you stop, think and reconsider. Well that has happened to me this afternoon. I found the appropriate photograph, tweaked the exposure and … Continue reading
Eat Pray Love
Good in parts but fails to hit its full potential…. You could view the story as one woman’s search for self-enlightenment, or as a self-centred gap year in middle age. Having said that, Julia Roberts holds this 3 stories within … Continue reading
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Tagged Eat Pray Love, Julia Roberts, love, sensuality, spirituality
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Riots in England
It has been frightening watching events unfold over the last few days, even though there have been no riots/violence in Scotland. Here we are too busy worrying about floods and in Edinburgh, for instance, the Edinburgh Festival goes ahead as … Continue reading
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Tagged civil disturbances, Compassion, gangs, justice, looting, love, policing, Riots, stealing
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Secretariat
If you”re in need of some cheering up or even a good old dose of inspiration to keep going, then this is your film. I didn’t know the story of this horse so it was all a surprise to … Continue reading
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Tagged Feminism, Horse Racing, horses, love, Perseverence, Secretariat, Stud Farm
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Transfiguration
To make an act of worship, we bring ourselves: perhaps a little tired; perhaps a little preoccupied; expecting much, expecting little. And we bring our thoughts: some thankful and happy; some worried and anxious; some … Continue reading
Dilemma
So – today is 25 January – what do I write about? The Conversion of St Paul or Robert Burns? I have to confess to feeling somewhat iffy about Burns; I place the blame firmly on being brought up in … Continue reading
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Tagged Aske's, Damascus, Eva Cassidy, Grammar School, love, My love is like a red red rose, Robert Burns, spirituality, St Paul
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The New Year
At this time of year some bloggers post about New Year Resolutions, others concentrate on their most popular posts and some have even given predictions for 2011. It seems there is a common urge to make a significant impact at … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, death, faith, love, New Year, Raymond Carver, tombstone
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Avatar
Hope your Christmas Day was as enjoyable as mine. All the usual ingredients: church, presents, a gorgeous meal and time with loved ones. In the evening it was a case of flop before the telly. We had been saving up … Continue reading
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Tagged Avatar, faith, God, good and evilron, James Cameron, love, Pandora
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