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Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Heaven




Dusty had a foretaste of heaven last weekend, when she bunked in with the rest of us at Kindrochet Lodge on the Atholl Estate. 

First and foremost, all of her favourite people were there. 

Next, within a few feet of the front door were bushes under which burrowed many rabbits. At the bottom of the garden, a burn bubbled past, with sticks strewn round its banks just waiting for me to toss them in to her. 

Round the back of the Lodge were some free-roaming sheep. That required a bit of input from me, but once she’d accepted the stern admonition that these four legged balls of wool were not there for her amusement nor to be rounded up, she got on with the serious business of sniffing every inch of the pasture.

The day of the wedding wasn’t so much to her taste, of course, as she was abandoned for nearly 12 hours as we all celebrated in style. But she managed with walks on either side of the lengthy span of time, and has returned home unscathed.

We also enjoyed a foretaste of heaven last weekend, and that foretaste also centred round relationships with our favourite people. Not all of them could be there, but there were a goodly number who were, and we enjoyed conversations, hugs and kisses with them all.

Knowing how wonderful heaven will be, makes the journey through life less fearful and the approach to new life more inviting.

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