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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: October 2009
Reactionary
OK – I admit to being reactionary. Sky have changed their viewing details to give more information on their planner. All very well except for those with less than perfect eyesight! Serves me right for the times I have sighed … Continue reading
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Upsetting news
A news story online really upset me today. No….. I am not going to repeat it, why should anyone reading this have to go through the same upset after all. But it set me to thinking about how much of … Continue reading
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The soldiers
So this is what the media storm is about….. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRuF-KUETnw]
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Clocks
Why is it that when the clocks change one loses the benefit of the extra hour by worrying about the right time? Guess it says something about my state of mind.
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Worth some thought…..
I have probably quoted this before; it comes from May Sarton’s “At Seventy: A Journal”. However it is well worth repeating. Author Linda S Leonard refers to Heidegger whom she calls her spiritual father. Time is like an ever-moving spiral, … Continue reading
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Postal strike
The postal strike doesn’t seem to be happening here in Dalamory. The dog had her usual cuddle from the postman first thing and a pile of unopened envelopes adds to the paperclog on my desk. Makes me think about the … Continue reading
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Busy day
Busy day with family visitors and I have only just done my “homework” for the Living Questions discussion tonight. Did I ever really understand all of this at University? Very interesting and much food for thought.
The rutt
The annual rutt has started. Stags are roaring out their prowess round the mountains and glens. An amazing sound.
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Harvest Thanksgiving
We are holding Harvest in our church this Sunday, so in honour of that here is Walter Rauschenbuscs’s Thanks for Creation prayer. O God, we thank you for this earth, our home: for the wide sky and the blessed sun, … Continue reading
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