Category: Mary Rosary Garden

  • A Silent Love

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    “The Bible tells us to love our neighbours, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people” GK Chesterton Despised and resented the Irish monks that settled in Nunraw Abbey at the end of World War II were absolutely not welcome.  Sancta Maria Abbey in Nunraw is a mile from… Read more

  • Five Reprieves

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    What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? The wood pigeons on the roof tapping for their nuts singing their rather dull melody to accusations of being ‘one singer with one song’. The cat rushing in when the kitchen door opens early in the morning to check his indoor colony (me and Ronnie) are… Read more

  • Running with the Roe Deer

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    What’s the most fun way to exercise? Outside the city’s hype and melancholy, in green pastures where the roe deer stare, then turn and jump, effortlessly, clearing the fence meant to contain them. If they could smile they would, their little white hairy powder puffs they wiggle in delight. Free. This is where walking or… Read more

  • The Garden Bug

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    What activities do you lose yourself in? “Well at least it will give you peace of mind” was all I seemed to hear when my first flush of youth was over. “I don’t want peace of mind” I raged inside. I want drama, romance, jealousy, possession, love! I guess you can’t want something you never… Read more

  • Learning to hear birdsong

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    What experiences in life helped you grow the most? “St David of Wales famously reminded us ‘Do the little things’”  It was a summer of contrasts, fearful imaginings and new beginnings. I met a man.  A real man.  My tumultuous and never should have happened marriage was dispersing into an empty painful divorce. We couldn’t… Read more