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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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New Year Resolution 2016
Hogmanay has meant the customary house cleaning – and an emergency call to our plumber. Thankfully, it turned out to be a condensation problem. So I gave myself a talking to for being uptight over a few ruined bathmats, when thousands of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety Disorder, Grandmothers, Hogmanay, New Year Resolution, spirituality
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No arguments – Christmas is coming
There is no argument now, Christmas is really coming. A week tomorrow to be exact. I first started getting into the mood when we visited one of our nearby churches, St Conan’s, Lochawe – where there was a display of Christmas trees. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas Trees, church, Prayer, Snow Angels, spirituality
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Still Me Still You
I sat and watched this film last night with Misty as companion – paw to paw as it were. It was every bit as emotive as expected, for in case you haven’t heard of it, the subject is early onset … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, film, progress, spirituality, Still Alice
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Making sense of terror
Congratulations to Misty – today is her 10th Birthday – a milestone in any doggy life. According to a certain dog food manufacturer her age equates to 56 in human years. They take into account the dog’s age and weight to … Continue reading
Been East
This is one of the reasons I enjoy being away in the motorhome. The other one is that the housework is done very quickly. The pitch was right on the foreshore at Crail, in Fife, so not only could we see … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Campervanning, politics, sermons, spirituality, St Andrews, Sunrise
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Autumn Gold
A number of years ago the Scottish Tourist Board ran a season of advertising called – Autumn Gold . . . . . . . That is what it feels like being in Scotland at the moment. We are just … Continue reading
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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Birthday Month
Yes – it is that time already, and this year it has taken me by surprise somewhat. This winter seems to have been very long, very dark, very cold and very wet. Usually by March I feel relieved and as … Continue reading
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
The techie world
In between various other things that have been happening, I have been watching live video from the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Believe it or not, I cannot exactly remember how many of these gatherings I have attended in … Continue reading