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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
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Writing
The lazy writer in me was interested to read May Sarton’s take on poetry and prose. I have written novels to find out what I thought about something and poems to find out what I felt about something. As a … Continue reading
Ipod nano
Things have been a bit quiet on the ipod front from me. That’s because I messed up my PC trying to download and sort out itunes. The ipod nano is a very sexy little pink pet, but there is a … Continue reading
Fire! Fire!
There was a bit of unwanted excitement yesterday – the toaster went on fire. I blame Him Behind the Wheel’s gluten free and very crumbly ciabbata. We both stood in horror looking at the flames and then Himself started to … Continue reading
Work in progress
The garden is very much a work in progress at the moment. What with hedging being tamed, hedge trimmings being uplifted, eight tons of gravel being delivered, extra fencing, many climbing plants (including four clematis and an everlasting sweet pea) … Continue reading
Allergies
Forgot to mention yesterday that despite being very careful, I have managed to get “sunned” – nasty little itchy blisters. So it is back to magic cream and antihistamines. Another rest day I think.
Time out
At the last meeting of the Pain Association there was talk about flare-ups and people feeling wiped out after too much rushing around and activity; the expert explained that sometimes a resulting collapse could come several days after the overdoing … Continue reading
Community
It has been claimed that a church becomes a community as it joins together in the Eucharist or weekly communion. In most Church of Scotland congregations, communion takes place infrequently. I have worked out that in our local church community … Continue reading