When I had finished writing my last Sunday’s sermon, I deemed it to be one of my usual, bog- standard efforts – just short enough to stop the congregation having a snooze or having to admire the church’s architecture for too long. I considered that sermon to be acceptable at best or indifferent at worst; but certainly there was nothing…
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The forecast for the hilltops in my cross-hair was pretty bad, including high winds. So I turned my attention to low-level walks nearby. A couple of months ago I’d spotted a car park outside Tomintoul, strongly suggesting a possibility for the existence of walks there. So last night I checked Walk Highlands website and found a good one. A bit…
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My dog seems to be more popular and liked than his master! I believe that’s down to the dog’s good behaviour and manners, his unobtrusive and gentle ways of interacting with people, and his eager obedience. Overall, he’s undoubtedly a likeable creature. And I humbly take all the credit for that as I trained my dog, I keep my eye…
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So this year’s run of Munro bagging commenced by climbing Moruisg. The forecast predicted the best weather would be in the west of Scotland and the route was relatively short, so I could get a proper night’s sleep before and hit the road well-rested. It took me about 2.5 hours to get to a layby where I parked my car,…
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Lucky coincidence. Bad luck. Unfortunate. Happy ending. Pure luck. These are just a few examples of the many phrases and expressions that we use every day to describe the happenings in our lives. They have in common the assumption that things can happen without any logical reason, cause or explanation. Moreover, things happen without our own input, or contrary to…