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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
Feathered Friends
New visitors to the bird feeder. (Collared doves) Very welcome till they were discovered eating up all the sunflower seeds in one greedy binge. The seed-feeder has now been relegated to a hook they can’t reach, and they are having … Continue reading
Irish Celtic prayer
O Father who sought me O Son who bought me O Holy Spirit who taught me
The latest in the nematode saga
The packet of nematodes has arrived. It has been double-locked in the fridge till Him Behind the Wheel is brave enough to let them loose on the garden. Apparently the technique is to mix them with water and water them … Continue reading
Gazebo
The new gazebo-style awning has arrived. So what does the sun do?
Another rest day
Had a busy day yesterday doing all sorts of things in Oban. The weather was still Mediterranean so Oban itself was hopping. Could have done without the piper up the pier and the Scottish Country Dance music blaring forth from … Continue reading
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
Confession time
The confession is that I felt very much like throwing water over Him Behind the Wheel a couple of days ago. This is an urge that always seems to come over me when the weather turns Mediterranean. Must mean there … Continue reading
Lazy Days
When the sun keeps shining you just keep on having to have another lazy day. Good weather is too rare to waste.