Summertime...
Song - Summertime from Porky and Bess (Spotify – Gershwin: Porgy and Bess) It’s summertime and for many of us the living is easy. We tap...
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The Bield Blog
As we have reopened the Bield we have started a new practice of writing a fortnightly blog for the website.
It is written by the Pastoral Team members in turn and each blog reflects on various experiences at the Bield and their spiritual significance.
Bield at Blackruthven
- Jul 13
- 1 min
A Gift...
I sat in a quiet corner of the Bield garden feeling weary for no particular reason. Although I had not had covid19, I had not been...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Jun 29
- 2 min
Taste and See...
A guest recently said to me, “When I come to the Bield it is as if all my senses wake up”. What a lovely experience! Because when my...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Jun 15
- 2 min
Finding Your Bearings...
For centuries sailors have used leading lines to guide their boats safely into harbour. When two prominent markers are directly in line,...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Jun 1
- 2 min
Circles
The moon is most happy When it is full. And the sun always looks Like a perfectly minted gold coin That was just Polished And placed in...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- May 18
- 2 min
Meandering thoughts of an afternoon
I’m writing this sitting in a hammock, Yes, I know: life can be challenging here at The Bield, and a blackbird is singing in a tree...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- May 4
- 2 min
God of Surprises
Many of us will have enjoyed and been inspired by Gerard Hughes’ wise book ‘God of Surprises ' where he invites and guides us to find...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Apr 20
- 2 min
... The Gate...
The Gate of The Year ‘God Knows' And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: “Give me a light that I may tread safely into...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Apr 6
- 2 min
New Life Abounds
I love lambs! A few weeks ago, I burst in through the back door and happily pronounced “They’re back!” I had just returned from a walk...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Mar 23
- 1 min
Home coming
Michael Williams, Gardener at The Bield, 2011-2021, In memoriam. Home coming. Mike died in the evening of 7 March. I learnt of it next...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Mar 9
- 2 min
The Winter is Past
“See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Patches of Godlight
Those of you familiar with the Bield will know that the direct outlook from the art space is a stone wall which shades the windows from...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Feb 9
- 1 min
A Most Precious Space
Lent Lent is a tree without blossom, without leaf, Barer than blackthorn in its winter sleep, All unadorned. Unlike Christmas which...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Covered
Today there is snow and fog at The Bield. The snow covers up the ice, and the fog covers up the view. The stork in the garden was...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
Darkness and Light
A cloudless night sky at Blackruthven is amazing. We witness it often as part of our evening pattern is a walk in the dark to shut in the...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Dec 8, 2020
- 2 min
Ring ring ring the bell...
When walking through the lobby the other day, my attention was drawn to the bell on top of the piano. It reminded me of an artwork by...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Nov 17, 2020
- 2 min
Wellness Days for NHS Staff
During the current pandemic life has changed for all of us. Work or loss of work, family and personal lives have been disrupted,...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Nov 10, 2020
- 3 min
Meandering memories of glory
I went to Denmark. on retreat and holiday recently. I rediscovered biking. The house I stayed in had some old bone shakers which I rode...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
I find lichens fascinating…
There’s an abundance of lichens all over the Bield woodlands and gardens. They have so many colours (spectrum of yellows to amber to...
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Bield at Blackruthven
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
Better Safe Than Sorry?
When you look at this picture what do you see? What emotion does it evoke in you? What words would you use to describe that emotion? Now...
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