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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
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This week
This week has been rather strange. On Tuesday I thought it was Wednesday, on Wednesday I thought it was Thursday, On Thursday I thought it was Friday and now it feels like the weekend. Things will get better now that … Continue reading
Inveraray
Took a trip over the hills to Inveraray yesterday – for lunch and a mooch about. It seems that many others had the same idea, so the atmosphere was quite festive. Not exactly the rush and bustle of Argyle Street … Continue reading
A typical New Year’s Day
Indeed it was a typical New Year’s Day. Plenty of good food, a modicum of exercise, ( including Misty being mobbed by five large dogs during the walk,) a surfeit of chocolate and overdosing on festive TV. It must be … Continue reading
The New Year
Many were the traditions in the days of my youth! The best of them being me as a ten-year old banging the front door letter-box in time with the ships hooting on the River Thames at Greenwich. Well……maybe not the … Continue reading
The meaning of things
The last day of the year is an appropriate time to think about the meaning of things. (As I write that I feel a little like Pooh Bear.) Anyway, several people have spoken to me about this blog in the … Continue reading
Still here
Yes – I am still here. The silence over the Christmas Holiday merely signifies the term replete. In other words almost, but not quite too much turkey, cake, pudding, TV and alcohol. And as for church…….well there was nearly too … Continue reading
The gathered company
Whenever I was preaching at this time of year I was always conscious of people who had experienced loss or sadness during the year. Balancing the joy of Christmas with the aching loneliness felt by many, required skills I did … Continue reading
Advent 4
Today in churches throughout the world, the focus will be on Mary, Joseph and the disgrace of an out of wedlock pregnancy. How apt that the lesson is to learn that doing the “right” thing, in the eyes of the … Continue reading
Temptation
Last Slimming Club meeting for three weeks. Oh what temptation!