Cherry blossom After 2 years in Japan my wife and I felt our time there was coming to an end. Our task had been to represent Operation Mobilisation (OM) in the country. OM was the Christian organisation we worked for. The work engaged us with people, churches and other groups throughout the land. We also …
Category: life
The Bothy Life
Ben Alder bothy 2022 for me is proving a bit of an experiment in outdoor living in Scotland. The first was a wild camping experience in a one man tent in May (see Big Day (and Night) In the Mountains ). This was followed in August by a night in a bivouac (‘bivvy bag’) on …
The Dairy Round
'Nimbus 2' by Elisabeth Grant** It was a good friend who got me in. He was a bit older than me. For some time he had had a job after school hours. I was 13, or maybe had turned 14. My pal's reference gave me the opportunity to inherit a milk round. Some other lad …
The Sounds of Silence
New day on shoulder of Ben Lomond, 14 Aug 2022 Recently I have been reading the book ‘Ljudet av Tystnad’ (‘The Sound of Silence’). It is written by Tomas Sjödin, a Swedish pastor and author. Sadly only available in Swedish. Sjödin explores the many ways in which our lives need and are enriched by what …
Elastic Band Training
Port visitors to the MV Logos For 6 months when I first joined the MV Logos my work was in the deck department as an AB ('able-bodied') seaman. Then for almost a year I was a member of two consecutive training programmes each lasting 5-6 months. Long before the widespread use of computers the programme was …
Allan Grant 