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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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Eighteen months on
Thought regular readers might like to see that the porch is almost done!
Big news
The village is all of a-twitter today, and it is not the birds making the noise. Our local village shop has suddenly closed with only a day’s notice. (And that notice was hidden away inside where people did not see … Continue reading
Reading the signs
Signs of spring today: snowdrops, crocuses (or croci), glimpses of the sun, birds a-singing, an oyster-catcher returned from hiding away……. and most definitive of all? Motor cyclists en force on the roads of Argyll.
Archbishop Rowan Williams
I am quite sure that the Archbishop is surpised at all the reactions to his comments on UK Law and Sharia Law. But I wonder if other women in this country also feel demeaned by his suggestions?
Lent
It is difficult to summon up enthusiasm for Lent this year. This is the time of year when Christians are encouraged to find ways to help prepare themselves for the events of Holy Week – the death and rising of … Continue reading
Pancake day
All right – I know I am on a long-term healthy eating plan (“diet” but say it softly) – but Him Behind the Wheel has coeliac disease, which means a gluten free diet is mandatory. And we are busy hunting … Continue reading
Journeying
My map shapes behind me to identify where I’ve been. Now and again I stop, gather powers and feelings in my inner space, hold them focused in my being, to move, re-shape, come to birth, just as they shall be, … Continue reading
The silver lining in the gale
Slimming Club was cancelled last night because of the severe weather warning. Now, this is either a chance to be extra conscientious and lose an extra pound or two – or the opportunity to kid myself I am doing well … Continue reading
Misty spruced up
We are going to visit friends today so Misty has had a bath. She was smelling rather farmyard before it, but is now definitely a Johnson’s baby. You see the wife has been wanting a small dog for a few … Continue reading