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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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Enforced day of rest
Waking up around 4-00am HBTW discovers a storm raging round about. In another hour the power goes off. That means no lights, no heating – in other words disorientation. By the time I had surfaced at 07-30am there were candles … Continue reading
Storms
We’ve had a bad few days weatherwise, culminating in a loss of electricity for most of yesterday. Winds reached 135 mph just 30 miles away, and our double gate was mushed. HBTW has done an effective repair that should last … Continue reading
Storm
Scotland was hit by an unexpected fierce storm yesterday. We had no electricity until lunchtime. Thankfully, we have an emergency gas heater and a gas hob, so it was a case of thermals and staying in the kitchen end of … Continue reading