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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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Next week we are due to go and see our 2yr old granddaughter in her dancing class concert. Apparently, this week she has been dressed up for rehearsals and to have photos taken. She thought it was the real thing … Continue reading
A Gothic Tale
Well it does sound a bit bleak to be laid out in a graveyard recovering from a fainting fit! But thus it was described to telephone callers by Him Behind the Wheel. It is not as bad as it sounds: … Continue reading
Composting
Composting is the topic of the week in the Dalamory household. Thanks to a generous initiative by the Scottish Parliament (well Alex Salmond says they are,) it is possibile to have a compost bin delivered for a nominal sum. You … Continue reading
To colour or not to colour
Off to the hairdresser this afternoon for my regular cut. However, I also have to make my next appointment six weeks ahead. The question is: do I have highlights or do I start going natural. Scary thought!
Writing
The lazy writer in me was interested to read May Sarton’s take on poetry and prose. I have written novels to find out what I thought about something and poems to find out what I felt about something. As a … Continue reading
Ipod nano
Things have been a bit quiet on the ipod front from me. That’s because I messed up my PC trying to download and sort out itunes. The ipod nano is a very sexy little pink pet, but there is a … Continue reading
Fire! Fire!
There was a bit of unwanted excitement yesterday – the toaster went on fire. I blame Him Behind the Wheel’s gluten free and very crumbly ciabbata. We both stood in horror looking at the flames and then Himself started to … Continue reading
Work in progress
The garden is very much a work in progress at the moment. What with hedging being tamed, hedge trimmings being uplifted, eight tons of gravel being delivered, extra fencing, many climbing plants (including four clematis and an everlasting sweet pea) … Continue reading
Allergies
Forgot to mention yesterday that despite being very careful, I have managed to get “sunned” – nasty little itchy blisters. So it is back to magic cream and antihistamines. Another rest day I think.