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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
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Hogmanay Post makes eight
Being the last day of the Auld Year I am compelled to put fingers to keyboard, thereby making the number of posts for the year eight. This doesn’t seem as bad as I had thought it might be, for I … Continue reading
An ideal picnic
A neighbour was lamenting how fast the year had gone by. Of course what he meant was that the summer was long gone. We stood round as elder-people do, commenting on the fact that time flies past more quickly with … Continue reading
Marvelous March
This is a special month in more ways than one. Firstly, it is the month when spring begins. When I was growing up I was told that my birthday (21st March) was the first day of spring. However, things have … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthday Month, birthdays, Glencoe, mountains, peace, treats, walking
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Sunset and Peace
When you see a sight like this from the window, you just have to rush off and get a camera to try and capture the moment. Of course the image itself is but a shadow of the illuminated sky, but … Continue reading
Lent
I couldn’t work out what was different in church this morning. Then it dawned on me – there were no flowers, just the two large aspidistras on either side of the pulpit. This is the first Sunday in Lent, traditionally … Continue reading
Iona Community
With all the violence and military movements we need to remember to share the need for Prayers for Peace more and more. This is the Iona Community’s Universal Prayer for Peace. Lead me from death to life, from falsehood to … Continue reading
Silent monks and Hallelujah Chorus
I had forgotten how funny and inclusive this video is. Thank you M for reminding me. If you need a few minutes peace do have a look.
Prayer for anytime
Something to remember in these days when Peace can seem very far away. Lord God almighty, come and dispel the darkness from our hearts, that in the radiance of your brightness we may know you, the only unfading light, glorious … Continue reading
Remembrance Day catch up
The autumn has flown past in almost indecent haste; much of the time has been spent in helping Son #3 to move house. HBTW and myself are not as spry as we used to be, but we are pleased to … Continue reading
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Tagged dancing, peace, reading, Remembrance, spirituality, War, War Horse
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Comfort
Sorry if you haven’t been able to get to my blog the last couple of days; there was a problem with the webhost. It has been an eventful time at Dalamory. The Dance Class on Friday was energetic for both … Continue reading