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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 Art of Growing
The ageing book on the go at the moment is – The Art of Growing Old, by Carroll Saussy. It was first published in 1998, so is rapidly growing “older” itself. She makes a lot of sense, and I was … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, Carroll Saussy, Process Theology, spirituality, The Art of Growing Old
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Dementia Awareness Week
In these pages I often make mention of my Scots Granny. She played a huge part in my childhood, simply because she was such an accepting presence. I was the oldest of her grandchildren (8 ultimately) and even now I … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, Alzheimers, Care Homes, Care methods, carers, Dementia, Dementia Awareness Week, Grandmothers
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Hotch Potch
A week ago today I was talking about A New Start in blogland. I asked for comments about what people thought of the blog and what they would like to see on the blog. The answers were varied and interesting. … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, blogging, Medical matters, ministry, Misty, spirituality, Weight Control
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Elder Wisdom
This is one of those gems that May Sarton comes up with. …… I have come to see that the past is always changing, is never static, never “placed” forever like a book on a shelf. As we grow and … Continue reading
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
Apologies and age
Apologies for not getting the youtube link sorted out until this evening. Put it down to ageing or something. Talking of which, I haven’t seen much about the International Day of Older Persons as designated by the UN. And the … Continue reading
Happy Birthday
This is for the birthday boy in Dalamory – where did all the years go? [youtube:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1TSv5CR6oF0]