Monthly Archives: January 2007

A telephone conversation took place last night: Him Behind the Wheel: So is there any chance we might see you soon? Builder: Maybe Thursday….. I was tempted to shout……This year or next year?

Went for a walk in the grounds of Inveraray Castle yesterday, taking my camera with me as I hoped to get a picture of some snowdrops. The weather felt like spring so surely I would be successful. Nope…. only a few … Continue reading →

The roller-coaster of Celebrity Big Brother is over. What a year to choose to watch it for the first time! Someone has suggested that it is a deeply theological programme, challenging us to ask questions of how we view God. … Continue reading →

Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you. Jean Paul Sartre

Worth joining in the Garden Birdwatch if you are in the UK and if you have a garden. I get such a lot of pleasure from watching the birds outside that it feels like a good way to repay them.

No – not a new view of eternity…… but a new unreality online. More time-wasting? Or a new way of relaxing? At the moment I am undecided. You have probably already checked it out at www.secondlife.com  Misty would rather walk … Continue reading →

To storm a beach, conduct an embassy, govern a people; these are brilliant actions; to scold, laugh…..and deal gently with one’s family and oneself….that is something rarer, more difficult, and less noticed in the world. Montaigne

Perhaps I should explain for any new readers……(well I can always hope)……the foundations of our new extension were completed in October. We are still waiting for the builders to come and do the building itself. Then there will be a … Continue reading →

Still more tweaking of medication required. Hopefully I shall have a lot more energy once the blood pressure stabilises. I feel very fortunate to have good medical care in this area. It should have dawned on me much sooner that … Continue reading →