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It is Dalmally Show today…… When we first moved here someone thrust a catalogue in my hand. Two things struck me then; the first was that I really must get myself motivated to enter some photography or artwork, the second … Continue reading →

The Presbytery papers popped through my letterbox yesterday and I diligently started to read them. Perhaps that is why I ended up sleeping most of the afternoon away.

There is a story told which bears thinking about….. There is this little wave happily bobbing along in the sea, and then he suddenly sees that the waves all crash o­nto the shore. Understandably he gets really upset. Then along … Continue reading →

The news from New Orleans and surrounding area is horrific tonight. What is so awful is seeing people descend into chaos and helplessness in such a rich and powerful country. Somehow it makes it all the more frightening, especially seeing … Continue reading →

Dana is still a puppy at heart….

It is amazing what is practically o­n the doorstep here at Dalamory. Yesterday's adventure was a trip to Inverawe Smokery and Country Park. Highlights include: freshly baked scone, seeing a falcon up close, peaches in armagnac from the deli, and … Continue reading →

Despite having been retired for five months it still feels as if Monday should be a Day Off. Come to think of it, why don't I have a Day Off anyway?

From the Magnificat of Reconciliation – Miryam of N azareth bt Ann Johnson You are the gentle o­ne who reaches out in tenderness     from age to age     to caress with your hand the heads of those     who bend their necks.With … Continue reading →

The plumber arrived, the plumber left, the plumber arrived again, the plumber left again. However, in the interim he did do some of the jobs that needed to be done. We now have a happily working shower and gas hob. … Continue reading →

Now is the plumber going to appear today or is he not?