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One thing is certain: to be fully alive involves the renunciation of one’s past and of one’s future. Anthony de Mello I am not too sure what he means or if it is true, but it is worth thinking about.

A couple of weeks ago I stood at a busy crossing in Glasgow, waiting for the lights to change. Beside me stood a person in full Islamic veil. I had no way of knowing whether the person was male, female, … Continue reading →

If a barrow holds x per cent of a ton, how long does it take one man with one barrow to spread 20 tons of gravel? Yes, the deliveries have started to arrive. The digger has extended the driveway, which … Continue reading →

At 11-00am one of the workmen said, This started off as a bad day and it’s gone away to ****  Sort of sums up the day quite well. By late morning, the digger had decimated both the mains water pipe … Continue reading →

Autumn is not my favourite season, though I must admit there is something rather nice about having the central heating back on. Rather too many mists and not enough sunshine to appreciate the mellow fruitfulness. However, the BBCs Autumnwatch might … Continue reading →

There is a world of difference between a professional broadcaster and fumbling new author – so I discovered at the Wigtown Book Fair last week. The whole thing was an excellent set up, by the way. Paul Heiney was great … Continue reading →

Love is a place and through this plce of love move (with brightness of peace) all places. EE Cummings

Off to the Wigtown Book Festival for a few days.  I always thought it was a clever idea for an obscure Galloway town to reinvent itself in the way that Wigtown has. It remains to be seen how many people attend … Continue reading →

Him Behind the Wheel has been diagnosed as having coeliac disease. This means a wheat and gluten-free diet for the rest of his natural. So far, he has a highly developed sense of the – “let’s cope with it as … Continue reading →

Our broadband was offline for much of yesterday. Thankfully, it is restored today, before I had to begin the lengthy process of talking inter-continental.