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I am enjoying Virginia Ironside’s wry look at life in No I don’t want to join a bookclub. The following quote really made me laugh. The five ages of man………..  (the text makes it clear it is specifically man rather … Continue reading →

Yesterday I had my picnic lunch overlooking the Sound of Iona. Despite the driving rain and grey mist I realised that God is very much in the place …….. almost as if the very sands and stones resound with the … Continue reading →

An early start today – I am off the Isle of Mull to do a wedding at Creich Church. It is an idyllic spot, well worth clicking on the link for a look. When I was working in the parish, … Continue reading →

Here it is – especially for Son #2

Going to the hinterland of the big city to collect a car today. At first sight I nearly baulked at the colour. As it had been specially brought up from the deep south, the salesman looked rather worried at my … Continue reading →

Technology and I have never been great friends. Or rather we are friends when everything works fine. This week I have been trying to print out wedding liturgy on filefax paper. My oldest printer refused to accept the small size … Continue reading →

Being a fan of May Sarton’s journals, I was looking forward to reading another of her novels – The Magnificent Spinster. Big disappointment; it has not aged well and I saw little point to it. Strange to discover that an … Continue reading →

The trouble is that with workpeople……now you see them……now you don’t. Here is the latest pic for progress.

Sometimes it is barely believable that God is there. Sometimes it is barely believable that we experience God present. Sometimes it helps to remember these things.

Had a trip to Oban yesterday. I have come to the conclusion that the advertising campaign, Autumn Gold, of a few years ago, is still having an effect in this part of Scotland. The roads were busy and full of … Continue reading →