Tag: prayer
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What now for Scotland?
Stuck on the eastern shore of Loch Fyne—by wind, weather and a technical problem with the ferry due west to Tarbert—I thought I was doing the sensible thing by waiting for updates from CalMac. About half an hour (if that) drive-on-drive-off made much more sense than driving east to Tighnabruaich, north to Glendaruel (I have…
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Hallowe’en!
With Polling Day on Thursday 2nd November 2023, this coming Tuesday it’s once more into the Twingo heading for South Kintyre—but this time via Arran. With the winter timetable, there’s a three-way ferry from Lochranza calling at Tarbert and Portavadie, which suits me fine. The plan is to drive down on Wednesday—also known as All…
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Caring in Kirky & Kintyre
It’s five to nine on a Tuesday morning. The few dishes left over from Juan’s savoury rice last night are washed and the pancake batter made. Fiona the carer is helping Mum shower, her medication is on an orange plate so she can see it and the porridge is on. The washing that was steeping…