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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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To create or not to create
For the sake of clarity I must make it clear that I am talking about Writing. I want to put on record that I had forgotten how stressful it is to have deadlines for handing in uni assignments. Less than … Continue reading
Rite of passage
Today I am going to a funeral. It makes me think about how important such rites of passage are. And I wish every blessing on those attending this and all the other funerals in the land today.
Selective memory
If I remember correctly, rising oil and gas prices were immediately passed on to the consumer. The price of oil has dropped dramatically and we are being told that this will not filter through to domestic oil users until next … Continue reading
A wonderful find
Thanks to Randall Friesen for pointing us to these youtube gems: [youtube:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EgEtHJtCY6Q]
Getting there
“The time will come in your life, it will most certainly come, when the voice of God will thunder at you from a cloud, ‘From this day forth thou shalt not be able to put on thine own socks.’” John … Continue reading
John Wesley
Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as every … Continue reading
Travelogue
My Canadian cousin keeps a travel blog here. She and her husband are travelling in their camper to take advantage of better weather further south. I know there must be some dull days, but oh how beautiful the photos are. … Continue reading
British Telecommunications again
BT have been driving me nuts again. As part of our Broadband setup at home, we have an extra telephone with a virtual number. It is only used occasionally, and mainly at offpeak times which are free for up to … Continue reading
A surprising parable
Someone at church the other week, told me that he had read The Shack by William P Young. He sounded so enthusiastic and said, “You must read it.” So, as I am into reading as a writer at the moment … Continue reading
Getting back to normal
Perhaps I shall try a little light dusting today.