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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 2009
Feeling good
Feeling virtuous at any rate – the weather has alternately been bright sunshine or chucking it down rain. Managed to walk the dog in a dry spell. You’ve got to look on the bright side. There is a wonderful cartoon … Continue reading
Banking mayhem
Actually, this is really about cash machines and how things can go wrong. In a Co-op store I needed to draw out some cash and decided to use their decidely clunky-looking ATM. It timed out, refused to give me any … Continue reading
Sunday smiles
Approaching the caravan site shop yesterday morning I saw the shopkeeper sweeping the front steps. “Do you sell Sunday papers?” I asked “Only on Sundays” was the quick reply. I wonder how often he had been able to use that … Continue reading
Another way of thinking
From Mary Robins Long she rested within her own inner larva skin, dried, unshaped, sleeping. Slowly she opened: her inner butterfly, new and moist, came to her. They rested together in the Sun; she let the butterfly reach her inner … Continue reading
A gem of a place
A visit to Tayvallich. A gem of a place. Brings back memories of long ago.
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Need cheering up
Take a look at this – recommended by a friend. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k&annotation_id=annotation_72265&feature=iv]
Well behaved dog
Misty was at the vet yesterday to get her eyes checked. She has had a shortage of “tears” in her right eye for some time, which necessitates ointment every day. (That is the tears you cry rather than tears that … Continue reading