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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: August 2011
Chillax!
Thanks to Suem at Significant Truths for posting this – there’s more here than meets the eye. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ozzyy4nv0
Taking a break
It’s been quiet for a few days so you may have guessed that I was away in the campervan and out of internet range. It’s lovely to have a different view, but it is also good to have time unable … Continue reading
Flowers and children
How can you say there are too many children? It’s like saying there are too many flowers. Mother Theresa
Flower Festival
A busy church this weekend – all part of the 200 years anniversary. This is a to represent the Agricultural Show. Note the welly boots and umbrella. Someone suggested there should have been more mud. This is … Continue reading
Instant cheering up
I was grateful for the comments on yesterday’s post, hoping that things would soon seem better. So what do I find on facebook? Photos of the Tinies: first day of school for Grandie #7 and first day of P2 for … Continue reading
Cheering up
For the last couple of days I’ve been trying to find a youtube clip that would make me laugh and cheer me up. Instead – nostalgia wins the day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myu_wBPfpxs&feature=related
Sunday Priorities
At church this morning we had a visitor from the Leprosy Mission Scotland. The speaker spoke movingly of the people – mainly in developing countries – who are afflicted with this disease today. There is a cure but because of … Continue reading
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Tagged arithmetic, cure, disease, Leprosy Mission, poverty, reading, responsibility, The Island, Victoria Hislop, writing
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Planning Meeting
OK chaps, where shall we go next?
Riots in England
It has been frightening watching events unfold over the last few days, even though there have been no riots/violence in Scotland. Here we are too busy worrying about floods and in Edinburgh, for instance, the Edinburgh Festival goes ahead as … Continue reading
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Tagged civil disturbances, Compassion, gangs, justice, looting, love, policing, Riots, stealing
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Following
Most blog readers subscribe to an rss feed to help them keep up to date with what their favourite bloggers have to say. I read about 100 blogs, consequently after our time away, I have come home with 745 new … Continue reading →