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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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Too late
It is nearly too late to order anything by post to arrive in time for Christmas. What a relief! But then there will be the January online sales.
Clean comedy
Thanks to Ronni Bennet for directing me to this video: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWrj9TaA0Mc]
O Happy Clean Day
I am pleased to report that we now have a functional shower room and electricity in the porch. Him Behind the Wheel has already tried it out. I am tempted to throw a shower-party!
Cranford
Watched the final episode of BBC’s Cranford last night. Floods of happy tears all round. I was about to say, now if only real life could be as tidy, yet the fiction portrayed death, disease, poverty and injustice as well … Continue reading
Nativity
I love the thought behind this poem by Alice Meynell. No sudden thing of glory and fear Was the Lord’s coming; but the dear Slow Nature’s days followed each other To form the Saviour from His Mother – One of … Continue reading
Electrician
An electrician has arrived – only 7hrs later than he was expected. I am pleased he is here, but I recognise that working such long hours etc cannot be good for him. Trades-people are becoming increasingly hard to get. Never … Continue reading
New technology
I have been pretty wiped out today – yesterday involved a 300mile round trip by car to collect Him Behind the Wheel. It was also a red-letter day because I replaced my Sony Clie (PDA) and Samsung mobile phone with … Continue reading
A challenging read
I am halfway through The Living End by Guy Brown. It is challenging to say the least and seems to be a mixture of philosophy, social science and micro-biology. Take this little snippet for instance: (It is trying to identify … Continue reading
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Accidents
Letting the dog out on Monday night turned into quite a comedy act. At least it would have been a) if there had been anyone around to see it (Him Behind the Wheel) is away for a few days; and b) if … Continue reading
Comfort
Went to an excellent church exhibition over the weekend. It was on the theme of Comfort. Interprations included all kinds of arts and crafts, including paintings, collages, interactive themes and so forth – many inspired by Biblical texts offering people … Continue reading