Monthly Archives: January 2015

Still Wednesday morning.  Still on Iona.  My angel friend had told me last night that the oldest rocks on the earth’s surface have been around for 4 billion years.  Except at the marble quarry, where they are 4.5 billion years … Continue reading →

It’s Wednesday.  The middle day of the centrepiece of my sabbatical – will it match up to my expectations? It’s now clear to me from the picture on my cottage wall that I have not walked around the entire island … Continue reading →

So I’m on Iona.  It’s the middle of Tuesday afternoon, and a bird of prey has just shown a disturbing interest in me.  I must get to the top of that brow to get my bearings. But the way is … Continue reading →