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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 right kind of primates
Had to share this post from My Manner of Life – especially the video. Try and look at it if you can. It’s well worth it on what may have been a hard Sunday for some.
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Tagged Bonds of love, Christianity, gorillas, love, My Manner of Life, primates
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God’s children
Naomi, who writes at Little Red Hen put an interesting comment on my blog post about Looking on the Bright Side. She suggests that the challenge for older people is to find ways to be positive with our children and … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, calm assurance, children, Kahlil Gibran, Little Red Hen, Sacred Space, spirituality
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Hectic Retirement
This past week has been both busy and gippy-up. We set off to stay over at Ayr Caravan Club Site as our base for 2 nights. This was to give us the opportunity to go and see the Tinies at … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayr, Campervanning, Dance Concert, Kilmun, memories, Tinies, University of the West of Scotland
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Look on the bright side
Well, all was not gloom and doom yesterday – despite the negative way I was feeling. Don’t get me wrong, the budget was as the pundits had thought – pretty Draconian. And I was justified in being upset for the … Continue reading
The Budget
This is the day that people in the UK have been dreading – the Budget from the new coalition government. It can be viewed as a disaster or as a necessity and to a certain extent it depends on how … Continue reading
Tara and Bella
I don’t know if you have seen the original story, but this update and summary is absolutely brilliant. Click on the link if you have 2mins – it will time well spent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljcfWFZaYzs&NR=1
New look
The blog has had a makeover – sort of. I’m not finished tweaking it yet, and there are bound to be some disasters along the way. However, I am hoping that some things will be a bit easier on the … Continue reading
Unwinding
It has been one of those wonderful unwinding days. The sun has been shining, and for much of the day I rested and caught up with myself. But best of all, was the opportunity to sit beside the River Orchy … Continue reading
Multi-tasking
It is bad enough living in a time when multi-tasking is the norm; it can be so stressful. I’m sure you know what I mean: surfing the net; checking emails; trying to think of a facebook update; listening to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Newley, Facebook, multi-tasking, personal relationships, Stop the World, technology
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The Ancestors
Auchindrain is unique in its concept in Scotland, and visiting on our way home from Carradale was a welcome break in all sorts of ways. Like many an other, I have tried to do some tracing back of ancestors. On … Continue reading
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Tagged |Auchindrian, agricultural, artisans, Highland heritage, labourers, longhouse, thatching, township, village
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