My Window on Widowhood

My journey from grief to contentment

Category: Travel

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Random Thoughts / Travel

Orkney

Sometimes Facebook brings up memories that strike a chord in one’s heart.  The day before the anniversary of Tom’s death, the above photo appeared.  It was taken a year before Tom died and, as...

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Random Thoughts / Travel

One Good Turn Deserves Another

Search for “thin places” on the internet and one finds many Blogs and articles all describing the experience of being in such a place.  It was a term first coined by the Celtic saints...

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Random Thoughts / Travel

Starting 2024

2024 is well on its way.  How many folk have started the year with resolutions to be better, to work harder or to achieve more?  My resolution is to be grateful for what I...

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Grief / Travel

Two Are Better Than One

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work. If one falls down, his friend can help him up Ecclesiastes 4:9, 10 These are verses that sum up marriage...

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Random Thoughts / Travel

Kingussie

Towards the end of April, Suki and I had a week’s holiday in Kingussie.  Kingussie is situated in the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland and has several well-marked walks that start...

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Family History / Random Thoughts / Travel

What is home?

Five weeks ago, I set off for a holiday down south in Surrey, Cornwall and Tresco in the Scillie Isles.  I had a lovely time with friends and exploring new places. Unfortunately, both my...

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Travel

Outer Hebrides

In the novel “Persuasion” by Jane Austen, the heroine Anne states “My idea of good company…is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call...

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Travel

Beyond Daydreams

“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” Jhumpa Lahiri, “The Namesake” I’ve been an avid reader for almost as long as I can remember.  I was the child...

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Travel

Florida

Many years ago, when I was feeling that life consisted of teaching and very little else, I stumbled across a book that helped me to see things in greater perspective.  The wee book is...

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Family History / Travel

Portugal

“See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut” – Revelation 3:8.  We not only have to be able to recognize the open doors of opportunity, but also to...