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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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A happy escape
Yes – it’s that time of year again, and how lovely it is to see Misty’s eyes! You have been saved from a post about the dreary and mundane fears that have been bugging me this week. (Nothing serious, just … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, Blessings, cairn terriers, Flowers, Happiness, Misty, paperclog, positive, Upstairs Downstairs, Western Isles
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Happy St Patrick’s Day
An electronic card reminded me that today is St Patrick’s Day. A lovely thought, so here are a couple of photos and a memory about Ireland. One of the hobbies I hoped to take up in retirement was researching my … Continue reading
What to say about Japan?
Sometimes I more or less ignore world events on my blog. On occasion I feel there is nothing I can add and at other times it is just so difficult to know what is appropriate. Just recently I’ve noticed other … Continue reading
The Gathering weekend
This is the reason I have been quiet over the weekend. It’s the first time the family have all been together for nearly six years, and it counts as a plethora of Birthday Month Treats. (You have to look closely … Continue reading
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Tagged children, conversation, Family gathering, games, Misty, thankfulness
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Lent promises
This year I have been a bit behind with thinking what to do in Lent, in terms of spiritual discipline. In years gone by I’ve tried many of the usual things – giving up chocolate or coffee, for instance – … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, anxiety, fear, Jesus, Lent, Prayer, Psalm 139, spirituality
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Fluffy Bunny Cairn
Here is Misty is drying off from a bath. Talk about fluffy! The bath is in honour of a family get-together over the weekend, when all 17 of us will be together for the first time since nearly 6 years … Continue reading
Gluten Free Cinnamon date rock cakes
As explained previously, HBTW has to have a gluten-free diet, so we have been trying to experiment with baking. Shop-bought Gluten Free cakes and buns are not a great success. Today’s Birthday Month Treat was to try and devise a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Recipes
Tagged baking, cinnamon, dates, gluten-free, mixed peel, pancakes, rock buns, Shrove Tuesday
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Dreaming dreams
Quote for the day from The Gift of Years by Joan Chittister. We must allow ourselves to dream about what life could really be life if eough of us demanded that it were. In our dreams lies our unfinished work … Continue reading
Sunday Treat
Talking of Birthday Treats – (sorry, it does go on a bit doesn’t it?) – this morning’s has been a good one. I managed to get to church for the first time in 4 weeks. Joining in via cd recording … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, Day off, health, retiral, sabbath, spirituality, work, worship
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Feel good factor
So far it is proving remarkably easy to have Birthday Month treats each day. Yesterday’s was in the form of a DVD. Mr Holland’s Opus has to be on my list of favourite feel-good films – the kind of film … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Film Reviews
Tagged composer, High School, inspiration, life-skills, Mr Holland's Opus, music, Richard Dreyfus, spirituality, teaching
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