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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
Tag Archives: Happiness
When is Autumn?
They are getting bigger everyday. And there are nineteen of them. The above is one of those presents that brings special pleasures every year. Son #3 gave me this apple tree a number of years ago. The only trouble is … Continue reading
The Essence of Retirement
It is a truism that people often say, “I don’t know how I ever had time to work . . . . .” The days slip by so pleasantly that I find myself thinking the same, however, this past week … Continue reading
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Tagged Benmore Botanical Gardens, blogging, Ferns, Happiness, spirituality, trees, writing
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Many treats
The Birthday Month is nearly over again – in fact the birth date itself has long gone. Here are some of the Treats in the past nine days. Picnic by the Crinan Canal looking at the buds nearly ready to … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthday Month, Happiness, Misty, Plane crash, prayers, spirituality
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Misty’s Birthday
It is Misty’s birthday today; she is 6 years old. Yes, we did sing Happy Birthday to her and she enjoyed it very much. She gives us enormous pleasure and devotion and makes us laugh constantly. This is a photo … Continue reading
Happiness
Last night I had a very real dream, almost a nightmare in fact. I was working in a church where there was a very busy congregation, each person wanted or needed me urgently. Different factions tried to wield influence and … Continue reading
Stressometer and Camping
My stressometer has been into the red this week. As well as the credit card problem there have been a couple of extra biggies. I’m not going to bore you with them as I am doing the best I can to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's. GDP, breaks, campervan, Camping, David Cameron, faith, Good Friday, GWB, Happiness, holidays, job losses, Nick Clegg, recession, spirituality, stress
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Happiness
After yesterday’s rant about banks and credit card companies, how about thinking instead about happiness? There is a new initiative encouraging people to look positively at life. Their premiss is that money and things do not necessarily make us happy. … Continue reading
A happy escape
Yes – it’s that time of year again, and how lovely it is to see Misty’s eyes! You have been saved from a post about the dreary and mundane fears that have been bugging me this week. (Nothing serious, just … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, Blessings, cairn terriers, Flowers, Happiness, Misty, paperclog, positive, Upstairs Downstairs, Western Isles
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