Category Archives: Blog

My new bank card arrived in the post today. Over the last few years I have become increasingly embarrassed at the picture of me that was on the back. It was taken some twenty years or so ago. Thankfully, someone … Continue reading →

Today has been the kind of day when it would have been nice to curl up in front of a log fire. Instead, we made do with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Well – the dog enjoyed it.

No…. I did not get up at six am to wash my face in the dew. Decided it is too late in life for all that guff. But I did think about my exploits in 1990/1 when I was at … Continue reading →

As someone who has made plenty of mistakes in life, the following snippet gives me hope. A person becomes wise by observing what happens when they are not.

I am preaching at Crianlarich tomorrow. It is only 16 miles down the road, and I often used to drive through it thinking, Why would anyone want to live here?  Now of course I know that people live and work … Continue reading →

It is a while since the animals have featured in this blog. Just to remind you, Fox is a nine year old ginger tomcat and Misty is a five month old cairn terrier. Yesterday’s trip to the vet with them … Continue reading →

I was diverted from spring cleaning and onto instant gardening yesterday. The outside tubs have had a rearrangement and tidy up, all because we are having an extension being built on the back of the house. We don’t know exactly … Continue reading →

Spring cleaning is going to happen – soon. It is too easy to prevaricate though – I baulk at the pile of things that need photographed for ebay, and the books which have somehow come into my life in the … Continue reading →

Enjoyed some shopping in the big town today. A lot of time is saved by there being many clothing shops that I walk into and straight out again; either because of noise or styling. I am getting much more interested … Continue reading →

It was the Brazilian Bishop Helder Camara who used to say:      Watch how you live. Your lives may be the only gospel      your sisters and brothers will ever read. Sound advice.