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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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The Holy Goat
Sad to say the order of the awaited Fontanini nativity figures has revealed that the Holy Goat is not coming this year. For some reason there are 2 dogs along with the drummer boy Jareth. It’s no wonder HBTW is … Continue reading
Dementia care
Thanks to Allen Power for this link to a BBC news story about a Care Home in Wiltshire. There is a video as well as the news story itself, and if you have a few minutes it is well worth … Continue reading
It’s the time of year
A little bit of mayhem this afternoon and You-know-who has been very busy. Misty still thinks Christmas is a tradition thought up purely for her pleasure and delight and insists on trying to get into the wrapping paper and in … Continue reading
BBC The Nativity
I watched the first of the four episodes of The Nativity on BBC1 last night. (For UK readers it is available on iplayer, not sure if that works abroad.) It was surprisingly moving; in fact I was captivated by the … Continue reading
Fitness or not?
Confession time – Christmas has come early in the form of a Wii fit balance board and fitness games. Well, we had to make sure it worked so it had to come out of the box and get connected up. … Continue reading
The Nativity Story
Just because it’s good and I’m a big softee. Thanks to Ruth and Randall and others for posting this.
Tradition
If you are a regular of this blog you may have heard me mention Amontillado sherry. It is fast becoming a Christmas tradition to have a half glass in the afternoon, as dusk falls. HBTW was very happy to adopt … Continue reading
Bustle and biz
It has been a busy few days – last minute shopping and chores to do; they were made all the more Christmassy by the couple of inches of snow that we have now. Most secret of all was a visit … Continue reading
Promised photos
A selection to prove the festive season has started. In other years I removed the picture before taking photographs but this year the whole crib scene has grown in leaps and bounds so it almost seems a part of the … Continue reading
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It’s going to happen
Yes – it’s official, Christmas is starting to happen. However there is a problem. This year’s additions to the Fontanini crib set consist of an elephant from a source in America, plus a goat, a dog and a shepherd boy … Continue reading