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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: July 2011
Sunday smile
Go on – have a 20 second smile – courtesy of God’s beautiful creatures.
200 year banner
This is a photo of the new banner which was worked on by dozens of people from the church and the community. It is to celebrate the church as being at the centre of things, and is fair comment. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicentennial Banner, celebration, church, Glenorchy Church, spirituality
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A long wait
Some time ago I had several rants and raves about a credit card scam that was costing me around £125 and a whole load of stress on the stressometer. At long last it seems to have been sorted out. I … Continue reading
Pavlova extraordinaire
You can tell by the expression that HBTW is looking forward to the Best Pavlova I have ever seen. Not to be repeated for a while. But that’s what holidays are all about.
The Enemy of the Good
For every half-dozen romcoms, or chicklits or crime novels, I try to read a decent book which is literary or worthy or just plain brilliant. The Enemy of the Good is all of these as well as being thought-provoking … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
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Back at last
Back home at last – in fact, I’ve been home for a few days. Getting back to normal routines like blogging and watching the news is taking longer to accomplish. The terrible events in Norway and the famine in East … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, blogging
Tagged 200th Anniversary, Africa famine, blogging, Clan Gregor, home, meditation, Norway shootings, ordinary, Prayer, small, spirituality
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Puppy Love
Just for fun….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0VcDc-Wwxw
Chilling
It’s sometimes difficult to keep up with internet-speak, text-speak, online chatting terms and so forth. But one word I love to hear the grandchildren use so happily is “chilling”. This is not the way they describe a bad experience at … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, Campervanning, Camping, caravanning, Chilling, Misty, News of the World, philosophy, relaxation, Sherrif Hutton, Yorkshire
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Travelogue
The good thing about travelling by campervan is that you cart your holiday goods and chattels along with you. Lunch can be a choice of a layby next to a field full of wheat dotted with poppies, or a pub … Continue reading
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Tagged Alnwick Gardens, cairn terrier, campervan, lavender, Misty, Summer holidays, sunshine
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Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
In between watching tennis and packing for our holidays I’ve been escaping from reality in Alexander McCall Smith’s latest offering from the No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. These gentle novels about the proprietor Mma Ramotswe and her assistant, Mma Makutsi … Continue reading