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The life and thoughts of Freda Marshall, a retired Church of Scotland minister living amongst the mountains and glens of Argyll.Pages
Monthly Archives: November 2003
Technical Support
Frustration over helplines and disembodied voices intoning a number of options on the telephone has featured heavily in my life over the last two days. on one occasion, I spent fourteen minutes waiting for a response, only to be told … Continue reading
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Programming
Yesterday was mainly an admin day. That means fighting with computers and hardware, attacking paperclog and fielding telephone calls. What about the days of yore when clergy had a reflective, peaceful lifestyle and house calls were on foot, on a … Continue reading
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Watching what you say
Being politically correct is quite difficult nowadays, particularly in the church. I was amused to discover that the webhost edits out certain words. In the previous blog entry I was not allowed to call a male pheasant by its designated … Continue reading
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Watching the birds
Today, being Monday, was my day off. It is quite hard having time off when one basically works from home. Quite apart from the telephone, there is the lure of the study and the computer and of course the wide … Continue reading
First Posting
Hello world. This is the first post to Freda's Blog – an on-line journal of my life in Argyll. Very much in the pink and wondering where the journey will take us. I say this as someone who travels frequently … Continue reading