Monthly Archives: December 2003

The start of a busy week. I find myself needing to listen to the very things I preach. For example, we are now at a stage in the run-up or run-down to Christmas Day when the o­nly thing to do … Continue reading →

Today had to rate as o­ne of the best forgotten crossings o­n the Cuan passenger ferry. The gale had whipped the sea up into a white-water extravaganza. But what made it so dreadful was the snow and sleet shower that just happened … Continue reading →

Last night I went carol singing with the Drama Group. Not easy logistically o­n an island with very separate communities. However, around ten of us set off with luminous swizzle sticks and torches. We were well kitted up in umpteen … Continue reading →

I went to the pantomime last night – the Oban version of Sleeping Beauty. There is nothing quite like live, interactive entertainment. That is to say there is nothing like being there. Pantomime does not work o­n TV, not enough … Continue reading →

A vicar there lived in ArgyllShe'd lived there for quite a wee while.She wore purple and pinkIt helped her to think andshe walked her big dog for a mile……..  ……Nearly every day

This is not a tale about the island, but about the ferry. It is back from its refit and looks very spruced up. The reclining seats have all been mended and given new leather-look covers. A most enjoyable crossing yesterday from … Continue reading →

The mystery of the sheep in the garden ground is solved. Four of them have developed the ability to be able to balance across a neighbour's cattle-grid. And for interest's sake, it is a grid with rounded poles. So not … Continue reading →

It amuses me when I phone people up to talk about parish matters and they are completely surprised to discover I am o­n another island. Mind you, most people who know me preface any conversation with “And where are you?” … Continue reading →

Sheep in the garden again. The dog ignores them and they ignore her. What I want to know is this. How do the sheep get into a fenced off area. And more to the point – how do they get … Continue reading →

No refuse collection this week. The lorry o­nly comes o­nce a fortnight in the winter. It used to be that rubbish was collected by tractor and dumped up at an open site o­n the hill. Some was then burned, some … Continue reading →