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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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Misty
Misty, most unusually, did not feature in my previous entry. A whole month’s catch-up and no mention of the little dog…… As a friend pointed out, was she hibernating? Well, Herself does not much like this time of year, though she … Continue reading
Remembrance Day catch up
The autumn has flown past in almost indecent haste; much of the time has been spent in helping Son #3 to move house. HBTW and myself are not as spry as we used to be, but we are pleased to … Continue reading
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Tagged dancing, peace, reading, Remembrance, spirituality, War, War Horse
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Dragonfly break
I looked down at my arm and saw a dragonfly briefly resting on it. For a moment the world faded out and I thought of all the summers and all the moments and all the many dancing dragonflies that inhabited … Continue reading
Happy Dancing
It’s a wet Friday here in Dalamory – A soft day, as my Granny used to say. The undernoted clip is a couple of minutes of fun from Strictly Come Dancing. I didn’t see it on the day and only … Continue reading
Special ears
Read today in Sacred Space: God has ears to listen to our hearts…… Sets the tone for the coming week, a busy one with helping Son #3 to move house. I’ve just sat down and counted up the number of … Continue reading
Sunday Paper
Reading the Sunday Paper used to be an energetic, messy but informative experience, which on completion made me feel well informed and slightly virtuous – it was a broadsheet after all. Nowadays things are different. First of all I read … Continue reading
Dancing Star
Our Dance Class held their end of summer dance at the weekend. It was very good – well attended with plenty of fun and laughter. The novelty dances dreamed up by the leaders had everyone in stitches. However, going into … Continue reading
Salmon Fishing where?
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen sounds totally bizarre. When the Librarian handed it to me saying, “You’ll like this,” I was rather dubious. However, the book turned out to be an unusual but fascinating tale of machinations amongst government departments … Continue reading
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Tagged Ewan MacGregor, laughter, political, salmon, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, satire
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Autumn nearly?
Looking at the picture of my bruised face gives me a definite shudder, so I shall resolve to post some other photos before long. I had to seek further medical advice and it has been confirmed that I did indeed … Continue reading
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Tagged Anniversary, campervan, ebay, Falling, Retail Therapy, Royal Yacht, Scottish Parliament
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Update
Several people have asked for an update on the state of my face, one even suggested a photo. To be honest, I tried another photo but it didn’t look so very different – the large splodge of yellow tends to … Continue reading