by Deryn | Jan 22, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Social History, Spiritual, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
In my last blog, I chatted about the time and place we were born into in History. For every baby born the year of COVID, the parents spent time and thought finding a name they wanted to call their child. With great care, they chose a name befitting the new... 
by Deryn | Jan 8, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Seasons of Life, Social History, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, Uncategorized
A New year heralds new beginnings, new opportunities, and hope that things will be better this year. We have just come to the end of the first year of COVID lockdowns. So many of my friends and family have had a new addition to their family this year. A year of... 
by Deryn | Nov 28, 2020 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Real Life, Retirement, Seasons of Life, Spiritual, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions
The trail It is not too difficult to find safe places to exercise and enjoy walking near the city, so we headed off to Fort Du Pont Park for a Sunday afternoon walk. The park is a wooded area in Washington DC on the site of an old Civil War fort designed as a defense... by Deryn | Nov 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Y YON BONNIE BANKS AND YON BONNIE BRAES Early in the morning I walked up to the nearest ‘Passing Place’ above Inversnaid hotel to enjoy the view across Loch Lomond and the forest where feral goats were grazing. I then explored the other side of the hotel walking up to... by Deryn | Jul 11, 2020 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Retirement, Seasons of Life, Transitions, Travel
The first weekend restrictions were lifted on visiting parks for recreation, we went back to the Khola Botanical Gardens to walk. It was as beautiful as ever, with the water lily pond where a cute little turtle climbed onto a lily pad and then jumped...