Category Archives: Blog

Something to marvel at: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4BYMvVvMg0]

These are old memories, new memories, old tales and new tales…… One of the privileges of ministry in churches is the pastoral work. People allow you into their homes, their lives, their thoughts and their dreams as well as their … Continue reading →

Don’t usually read so-called “funny” books. My sense of humour is quite particular. But I am thoroughly enjoying Secret Diary of a Demented Housewife by Niamh Greene. Not only do I vividly remember what it was like to be at … Continue reading →

OK – I admit to being reactionary. Sky have changed their viewing details to give more information on their planner. All very well except for those with less than perfect eyesight!  Serves me right for the times I have sighed … Continue reading →

A news story online really upset me today. No….. I am not going to repeat it, why should anyone reading this have to go through the same upset after all. But it set me to thinking about how much of … Continue reading →

So this is what the media storm is about….. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRuF-KUETnw]

It is another R and R day. Lovely!

Why is it that when the clocks change one loses the benefit of the extra hour by worrying about the right time? Guess it says something about my state of mind.

I have probably quoted this before; it comes from May Sarton’s “At Seventy: A Journal”. However it is well worth repeating. Author Linda S Leonard refers to Heidegger whom she calls her spiritual father. Time is like an ever-moving spiral, … Continue reading →

The postal strike doesn’t seem to be happening here in Dalamory. The dog had her usual cuddle from the postman first thing and a pile of unopened envelopes adds to the paperclog on my desk.  Makes me think about the … Continue reading →