Dürten, a much loved woman in our Community
In September 2018 I took this photo of Dürten, when she was working for the Co-Creative Spirituality Conference. This is how I see her: inspired, strong and joyful. About six months ago I made a
Singin’ in the rain
Reflections on hiking in the Highlands I'm singing in the rain / Yes, singing in the rain What a glorious feeling / And I'm happy again Those are words sung by Gene Kelly, the sort
How I come to join Jonathan Caddy’s mountain walks on a regular basis
The first time I joined a hill walk with Jonathan was 2008. I was joining a Christmas programme in Cluny with my wife Eveline and saw the notice for a Boxing Day walk. The walk
An emergency call in the mountains
The group hill walk on Sunday 4 February 2018 on Meall a’ Ghiubhais in the Torridon area was wonderful: lots of snow, bright sunshine, little wind. We descended at leisure, contented, pleasantly tired. Lower down
The Encroaching Chill of Fog, A Dangerous Episode on the Mountains that Ended Well
Hillwalking is potentially dangerous. On a Sunday group walk in August 2019 this became tangibly clear. I had chosen Ben Mòr Coigach for the walk, a beautiful low mountain just north of Ullapool, famous for
Ferrywoman Maren
FERRYWOMAN MAREN Erraid is a place you either love at first sight, or you don’t want to return to. You’ll only know which it is for you when you go there. Some
Findhorn’s Magic
FINDHORN'S MAGIC The magic of Findhorn is the soft, hardly perceptible love that permeates everyone who lives here. I’m quite aware of this, but it always takes me by surprise. One summer evening I was
How We Came to Live in Findhorn
How We Came to Live in Findhorn A friend who was decluttering his house gave us the book The Findhorn Garden, saying it was the right book for my wife Eveline and me. We read
Resource Persons
RESOURCE PERSONS Every few years the Findhorn Foundation organises a Resource Person Week to reconnect with and thank them for their work. After a gap of about five years, Mattie Porte organised a week
