Thursday, July 29, 2010

Singing grief

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I was involved in one of our all-too-infrequent rehearsals with the St Maura Singers yesterday - an expanded SMS, with two extra singers to ...
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Saturday, July 17, 2010

The Journey

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Of course there was no serpent. The tree's fruit was a mirror, its temptation reflection. R.S.Thomas wrote these words sometime around 1...
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Friday, July 09, 2010

Poetic pilgrimage

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I'm off again tomorrow - a trip culminating in a pilgrimage to the last parish of the poet/priest R.S. Thomas, in Aberdaron. Thomas spen...
Thursday, July 08, 2010

July 8 1970 - July 8 2010

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Ruby Balloons Originally uploaded by goforchris . It's our 40th wedding anniversary today. It may be a cliché to say so, but I can ha...
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Offspring of a poem

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The poem that grew out of writing the previous one is now here on frankenstina.
Tuesday, July 06, 2010

New poem explained

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There's a new poem over at frankenstina. I wrote it this morning, after a brief foray to hang out the washing before the next batch of ...
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Monday, July 05, 2010

Ruby Do in Dunoon

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Surfacing slowly after a weekend of celebration, I begin this look back at our Ruby Wedding celebrations with an apology to Andrew: Sorry, B...
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Thursday, July 01, 2010

Artichokes and attitudes

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Market, Mayenne, Monday Originally uploaded by goforchris . I suppose the notion of a bustling, sunny market brimming with vegetabl...
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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Dancing - with midges*

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I'm back. I've been wandering in London and rural France, but right now I need to talk about ... dancing. Perhaps it's the tende...
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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Synod - a personal take

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Bishop Katherine addresses Synod Originally uploaded by goforchris . I spent the end of the week at the General Synod of the Scottish E...
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Monday, June 07, 2010

Holy Fanfic

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Ever read a book that has been recommended by a friend, that bears on its back cover glowing reviews from sources you usually trust - and f...
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Sunday, June 06, 2010

A new shepherd!

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Congratulations Originally uploaded by goforchris . Yesterday - joyous yesterday - marked the end of one journey and the beginning of a n...
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Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Knowledge of Angels

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I recently read this extraordinary book, Knowledge of Angels " by Jill Paton Walsh. It's a novel, but it's also a fable, and i...
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Monday, May 31, 2010

Elizabeth's song

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The babe leaps in my womb. and the Spirit has filled all my soul: blessed are you among women, and blessed the fruit of your womb! And why i...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

New baby, new poem

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It's funny how a phone ringing in the night can have you lucid and wide-awake in seconds, especially when it's news of the safe arri...
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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Church must have ...?

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I've been taking part in what one commenter dubbed a blogalogue over on Jim Gordon's excellent blog, and feel driven to do a little...
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Friday, May 21, 2010

New poem on Orkney

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I've written a new poem, based on my experience in Orkney. I know I need to read and study some more poetry - there's a bit of a des...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Waiting

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Holy Trinity church Originally uploaded by goforchris . For the past year Holy Trinity Dunoon has been without a priest. As I write, ou...
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Monday, May 17, 2010

Touching the ancestors

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Henge and marker stone Originally uploaded by goforchris . The recent lack of posting on this blog has been largely because I was away on...
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Sunday, May 16, 2010

New blog on the block

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There's a new blogger on the Pisky scene. The Revd Andrew Swift arrives in Dunoon this week, and it's high time his aptly named blog...