Category Archives: Blog

Special Olympics opening ceremony was brill! Maybe more o­n that story later. This morning has been busy catching up with things. Eagles out the front window, the peculiar freewheel bicycling sound of the grasshopper warbler out the front, dragon-flies in … Continue reading →

From the Iona Community…….. May God's goodness be yours,And well, and seven times well, may you spend your lives:May you be an isle in the sea,May you be a hill o­n the shore,May you be a star in the darkness,May … Continue reading →

Off today to support our son, Rab, at the Special Olympics. 2500 athletes converging o­n Glasgow and an extravaganza of an Opening Ceremony tonight at Celtic Park Football Ground. Rab is competing in the 10-pin Bowling. Now I want to … Continue reading →

This is to prove that I really did play tennis enthusiastically o­nce upon a time. It is of myself (left) and my folks (both sadly now passed o­n.) OK – I admit it was taken forty-five years ago! Excuse the … Continue reading →

These mesembryanthemums (or is it mesembryanthema?) are amongst my favourite flowers. They certainly wear their colour combinations superbly.

By popular request, here is a picture of the fluffy dog, just after her travelling beauty therapist had been. Sorry you cannot see the tail!

Couldn't resist this little bit of whimsy that popped into my Inbox this week. At a recent computer expo, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, “If GM had kept up with technology like … Continue reading →

Following o­n from last week's piece of Welsh Celtic Spirituality, here is a piece about the Soul. I am a flame of fire, blazing with passionate love;I am a spark of light, illuminating the deepest truth;I am a rough ocean, … Continue reading →

Dana had a wonderful time earlier this week with the arrival of the mobile doggy beauty parlour. The van parked outside and Dana willingly lept inside, o­nly to emerge two hours later suitably coiffeured, bathed and smelling gorgeous. What I … Continue reading →

A friend wrote to me with his comments o­n Moderatorial Dress I thought he must have had a bad cold as he had a bib down his left lapel and handkerchieves stuck up his jacket sleeves. I did wonder whether … Continue reading →