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Reflection 28 April – John Simpson
by maryjo | May 2, 2019 | Sermons & Reflections |
IN SEARCH OF TOLERANCE
Psalm 118 was a hymn for the Feast of the Tabernacles. As they approach the temple, the King recalls God's victory for his people. The despised nation of Israel had become a great power. By Jesus' day Israel in turn had forfeited their privileged position. They were looking for a Messiah, sent by God, who would lead them back to being a great nation again.
Jesus of Nazareth, a Galilean Jew, who when responding to a statement made by the Samaritan woman at the well that she knew the Messiah would come, and he would explain everything to them, said "I am the one, I am speaking to you now". (John 4:25-26) A man who condemned hatred, healed people, defended the weak, and took the message of God to all people including the infidel – disbelievers in the 'true' religion, and finally raising a man from the dead. This was unacceptable to The Sanhedrin, the Supreme Council, or Court of the Jewish Nation. If we tolerate this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation. – Jesus' fate was sealed!
Jesus died on the Cross in front of his Mother. This chapter in Jesus' life is a story of cruelty and inhumanity, which I personally prefer not to read.
Joseph from Arimathea, one of his disciples took his body down, and placed it in a tomb that had never been used. I summarise subsequent events. Firstly, Mary Magdalene found the tomb empty, and while she stood crying Christ appeared before her. Christ spoke to her, and placed her in his service requesting that she tell the disciples that he had not yet gone to the Father. The disciples were, quite naturally, afraid of the Jewish Leaders. That evening, according to John, they locked themselves in a room. John does not tell us how many people were in the room, or whether they were a representative group. Jesus appeared in the middle of the group. Jesus said, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you". When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit".
And so those brave people went out into the world, accompanied by the 'Holy Spirit' taking Christ's teachings with them.
As a small boy I must have seen a Crucifix, and expressed concern for the man on the Cross. I have never forgotten my Mother's response. The man on the Cross was Jesus and he did not stay there. We believe Jesus came down, and although we cannot see him, he lives with us. That is why, when we go to the Presbyterian Church the Cross is a plain Cross. And he is with us today, and always.
The journey taken by the Holy Spirit, and the teachings that accompanied it, has been over the centuries tortuous.
Let us take a pilgrimage literally skipping over the centuries. In AD64 there was a great fire in Rome, which destroyed 2/3rds of Rome. There must be someone to blame, and held to account – sounds familiar. The populous looked towards the Emperor, Nero, who claimed to be a God. How could he allow this to happen?? Nero blamed the Christian Community, which resulted in Christian deaths, including Peter's.
During the 16th century three Protestant groups won for themselves the position of established churches in different parts of Europe: the Lutherans and Calvinists and Anglicans. From the start the Anabaptists were the outsiders. Anabaptism had its origin in Zurich, in 1525, when a group of ordinary people studying the Bible decided to baptize each other. Entry into the church must be a solemn moment of acceptance by a responsible adult. They were the radical wing of the Reformation, persecuted by Catholics and Protestants alike. For them, as for other Protestant minority groups – the Huguenots in France, and later Dissenters and Nonconformists in England – the 16th and 17th centuries represented a long and frequently blood-stained search for tolerance.
The Church of Scotland (The Kirk) was not immune from this. Following his Scottish Coronation in 1633 King Charles 1, who seems to have been intolerant of anything he did not approve of, rather deviously began to consider ways of introducing Anglican-style church services in Scotland, and in 1637 an Edinburgh printer produced, "The Booke of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments". These developments met with widespread opposition. The first use of the prayer book was in St Giles' on Sunday 23 July 1637. When James Hannay, Dean of Edinburgh, began to read part of the prescribed service, Jenny Geddes, a market-woman or street seller, threw the stool she had been sitting on straight at the Ministers head, yelling "deur ye say Mass in my lug?" meaning "dare you say Mass in my ears"? This was the start of a tumult involving much of the congregation. More serious rioting in the streets (and other cities) followed. In November of the same year, the bishops and archbishops were formerly expelled from the Church of Scotland, which was then established on a full Presbyterian basis. Charles reacted by launching the Bishops' Wars, this beginning the Wars of Three Kingdoms, including the English Civil War. In 1886 a plaque was erected in Jenny's memory in St Giles' Cathedral, and a sculpture has since been added recently.
In the Winter of 1683 John Locke, an English Doctor and Philosopher, travelled to Holland, and at a meeting of Dutch academics he struck up a conversation with Philip van Limbarch. They discovered they both had an interest in religious toleration. It was a burning issue of the moment. Van Limbarch encouraged Lock to set his thoughts down on paper. Locke took up his Dutch friend's suggestion and composed "A Letter Concerning Toleration". Spiritual belief, Locke argued, was no business of the State, which should confine itself to 'civil interests'. In his own lifetime Locke found it safer to keep a low profile, and found it prudent to keep some of his crucial essays anonymous. BUT on his return to Britain he continued to speak up for toleration, and was delighted when one of the first statutes of William and Mary's reign was an Act that allowed Dissenters (though not Catholics) to worship in their own licensed meeting houses. Toleration has at last been established by law in our country, Locke wrote triumphantly to van Limbarch. Not perhaps so wide a scope as might be wished for by you………Still, it is something to have progressed so far.
During this period in history European man's basic concept of God was also under attack. God lived on his throne above the earth and controlled the Celestial Heavens. This is not surprising when the word "Throne" is used a number of times in the Bible to describe where God is to be found. Acts Ch7.48 "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool". This was also reflected in the Art of the day. In 1564 Galileo Galilei was born. He was to build and use a telescope for scientific observations of celestial bodies. He also researched the concept of gravity, and the reason for the change in the tides of the sea. He was tried by an inquisition, appointed by the Church of Rome, and found "vehemently suspect of heresy" since his writings explicitly contradicted, in many places, the sense of Holy Scripture. He was forced to recant, and spent the rest of his life under House Arrest. He died in 1642.
1642 was the same year that England's Civil War began, and it was also the same year that Isaac Newton was born in the Lincolnshire Village of Woolsthorpe. He was a small and sickly baby discarded by his widowed mother at the age of three when she remarried a rich clergyman who had no time for Isaac. A kindly uncle helped him to attend school and in 1661 he won admission to Trinity College Cambridge. His troubled childhood left him a solitary character, untrusting and morose. Following discussions with colleagues, in a coffee house, it fell to Edmund Halley to approach Newton and ask him if he could describe the movements of planets. Newton replied without hesitation: the planets moved in an ellipse. He had worked it out years earlier. When Halley asked to see his calculations, Newton promised to write them out for him. The result was Principia Mathematica, often described as the most important book in the history of science. Halley extracted the manuscript from Newton, and paid with his own money for its printing, and acted as chief publicist. Newton's explanation of how the universe operated by logical mechanical laws was to cause a profound alteration in human thought. No longer did God reside in the heavens; he existed in your mind if you could find him there. A very substantial transformation in thinking. As John Locke said in his writings, "religious belief is a matter of private conscience".
At this point, reminding myself that I am a citizen of the 21st century, it is reasonable to ask how did Jesus' teachings, and the holy spirit breathed on his disciples survive?
In terms of time we only live in the Present and the Future. We all know we cannot go back to the Past. Christ referred to writings and oral history from the past, but he always looked to the future where his Father was. And that is what our forefathers and foremothers did. They stepped into the future, the majority believing and having faith in God. Just like you and I they would have wished for a good life for their surviving off spring, and/or for future generations. Despite the obstacles from the dark side of human nature that Christ faced, eg: lies, deceit, and in end, treachery, and in the face of, and despite the frustrations caused by intolerant religious institutions, and ordinary people who disagreed with them, they built the world we live in today, as they carried Jesus' teachings and his Holy Spirit with them.
And for us, what is our future as a Church and as individuals?
The Church – A branch of the true vine (John 15.1) A Church where the Communion Table is open to all, as it should have always been. A Church where women are heard, and accepted into the formal Ministry. A Parish where we are having a direct input into the community. Among our activities we visit the shut in and infirm. In a world facing the question of sustainability books are recycled through our community, also is clothing and other goods. We care directly for the health needs of our community through foot clinics. And in the tradition of the Scottish people, citizens of the poorest nation in Western Europe where education for "ALL" was given a priority, we reach out to children, and we assist both parents and their children at a "State School".
As individuals, like all Christians, and the people who carried "The Word" before us, we will continue sharing knowing the Holy Spirit, the breath of the living Christ, but over which we have no control, is with us. It was Martin Luther's exciting idea that we could communicate directly with God, finding new purpose in life through the vigour of spiritual rebirth. This has an impact on social rebirth as well. Sharing our talents and our belongings is a two-way street. Whether we are conscious of it, or not, when we share we in turn grow. We grow in understanding, tolerance, and trust, and a love for one another as God commanded. It has always been like that. A special community where we are treated, and treat each other the same no matter the culture, or what place in the world we have come from. As the new generation would say, "We are Cool"!
Reflection 14 July – Bible Sunday, Linda Cowan
Notices 14- 21 July
Notices 7 – 14 July
Notices 30 June – 7 July
Notices 23 – 30 June


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How Heatwaves and Drought Combine to Produce the Perfect Firestorm
Jyoteeshkumar Reddy Papari, Jason Sharples, Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
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Long heatwaves during entrenched drought often trigger fears of bushfire. It's easy to imagine rolling days of hot, dry weather desiccating leaves, bark and twigs, transforming them into a potent fuel.
Victoria's heatwave in 2009, which reached a record temperature of 46.4℃, came during severe, enduring drought and culminated in the Black Saturday bushfire tragedy.
Likewise, the unprecedented Black Summer bushfires marked the end of 2019, Australia's warmest and driest year on record. It unfolded in episodes of extreme heat combined with dry, windy conditions.
While we know heatwaves and drought make fires worse, the details are poorly understood. This is what our new research investigated.
We found drought and heatwaves intensify the drying of dead bushfire fuel, and can lead to "megafires" like those we saw last summer. However, we were surprised to find the effect varies in nature over different regions. Let's look at why.
Fuelling a megafire
Megafires are mainly defined by their enormous size and the amount of resources required to bring them under control. They can burn for months, and consist of multiple "extreme" bushfires.
Extreme bushfires burn intensely in smaller areas, lasting up to a few hours. They're also widely known to create their own weather, and in the very worst cases can develop into fire thunderstorms.
Most of the damage wrought by the Black Summer fires was due to recurring extreme bushfire events. These were extraordinarily powerful, with high rates of fire spread, high fire intensity and profuse "spotting" (when embers in the wind start new bushfires).
One of the most critical factors driving extreme bushfires is the moisture content of bushfire fuel — grass, leaves, sticks, shrubs, logs and trees.
Drier fuels not only burn more readily and with greater intensity, but are more susceptible to mass spotting, which can rapidly drive a fire across the landscape.
Testing the moisture levels of bushfire fuels.
Our study quantified the combined influence of drought and heatwaves on the moisture content of bushfire fuels. We specifically looked at "dead fine fuels", which consist of dead vegetation less than 25 millimetres in diameter.
Dead fine fuels are specifically considered in fire management due to their capacity to ignite fires and drive the initial spread. They also play an important role in spotting. In fact, when the moisture content of dead fine fuels is critically low, spotting can become the dominant way bushfires propagate.
Heatwaves and fuel moisture
We looked at peak heat and fire seasons in southeast Australia from 1971 to 2020, and investigated the statistical correlation between various heatwave characteristics — frequency, duration, average intensity, and amplitude — and the average dead fine fuel moisture content for this period.
Dried vegetation is one of the most critical factors driving extreme bushfires. Shutterstock
We found the heatwave characteristics of duration and intensity (high average heatwave temperature) had a strong effect on dead fine fuel dryness. But surprisingly the effects were not the same across different regions.
In and around the Australian Capital Territory, lower fuel moisture was driven by long-lasting heatwaves.
Meanwhile, over northeastern New South Wales, southeast Queensland and central Victoria, fuel dryness was driven by heatwave intensity. A clear example of this is when Melbourne endured three consecutive days of temperatures over 43℃ prior to the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, leading to critically dry fuels.
We found drought exacerbates the effect of heatwaves on fuel dryness. However, this also depends on the region.
In and around the ACT, a longer heatwave with drought produced critically low fuel moisture. But in central Victoria, extreme temperatures with drought led to the driest fuel.
While our research didn't look at why these variations occurred, we can speculate that it may be due to the ways "climate drivers" influence the weather in different parts of Australia. These climate drivers are phenomena created by circulation patterns in the atmosphere and ocean, and include La Niña and El Niño (or "ENSO"), and the Southern Annular Mode (SAM).
La Niña or El Niño years are mostly felt in Queensland, northern NSW and the NT, and bring wetter or drier weather. And SAM influences the number of heatwaves in central Victoria.
Improving how we fight fires
Understanding what regions are vulnerable to particular conditions is important, because it can improve how fire danger is assessed.
It will also help better identify which parts of the landscape are most likely to experience catastrophic fires, and provide more detailed information for planning prescribed burning activities across the country.
Continuing research in this area is imperative as we face the challenge of managing the greater risk of bushfires under climate change.
Jyoteeshkumar Reddy Papari, PhD Candidate, UNSW; Jason Sharples, Professor of Bushfire Dynamics, School of Science, UNSW Canberra, UNSW, and Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, ARC Future Fellow, UNSW
Fire Management in Australia Has Reached a Crossroads and 'Business as Usual' Won't Cut It
Some Parts of Australia Are Baking Under a Record-Smashing Heat Wave
Australia Needs Its Own Satellites to Better Prevent Bushfires
'Feedback Loop' in Central East Asia Threatens Disturbing Changes to Mongolia's Climate

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I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully è un film del 1964 diretto da Marcello Giannini e Carlo Infascelli.

La pellicola fa parte del genere musicarello.

Trama
Il conte Maurice Chanel Salimbeni, autore di canzoni, muore e lascia scritto nel testamento che tutti i suoi averi andranno a chi, tra i parenti (che non hanno mai visto di buon occhio la sua attività) riuscirà ad indovinare con esattezza la canzone che alla fine dell'anno avrà venduto di più. I vari parenti cercheranno di ottenere l'eredità, mentre sboccia l'amore tra Claretta e Alberto.

Le canzoni
Sei diventata nera, cantata dai Los Marcellos Ferial (titoli di testa)
La vita è un paradiso di bugie, cantata da Luciana Gonzales
Nota per nota, cantata da Ugo Molinari
Musetto, cantata da Gianni Marzocchi
Il cantico del cielo, cantata da Tonina Torrielli
Viva la libertà, cantata da Bruno Lauzi
Tu si 'na cosa grande, cantata da Ornella Vanoni
Ma quando sono al mare, cantata da Fabrizio Ferretti
Albero caduto, cantata da Ugo Molinari
Il saluto del mattino, cantata da Françoise Hardy
Hully gully in dieci, cantata da Edoardo Vianello
La colpa fu, cantata da Ugo Molinari
Il bosco innamorato, cantata da Tonina Torrielli
In ginocchio da te, cantata da Gianni Morandi
La tremarella, cantata da Edoardo Vianello

Produzione
Prodotto da Carlo Infascelli il film venne girato negli Studi Olimpia Film di via delle Capannelle a Roma.
Nel film compaiono curiosamente brani del decennio precedente; alcuni filmati sono registrazioni del Festival di Sanremo e di quello di Napoli. In altre scene è possibile vedere spezzoni utilizzati in altri video musicali dell'epoca (come la ragazza che suona il tamburo, comparsa anche in un video di Remo Germani).

Collegamenti esterni

Musicarelli

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The Discovery of Bog Bodies and the Killing of Mary McClymont in 1684 #History #Scotland
Was Mary McClymont a victim of the Killing Times? Was her body and that of her husband the bog bodies unearthed in Carsphairn parish in the Nineteenth Century? It is a mystery worth exploring that will take us on a journey across the landscape and back in time…
The story of the killing of the Covenanter martyrs Mary McClymont and William Smith was first recorded by Reverend Robert Simpson in "The Martyrs of Glen-Deugh" in the 1850s, but is any of his traditional story history?
According to Simpson's 'tradition',William Smith was the son of 'Robert Smith of Deughside', the 'of' of which implies William was the son of a laird. Deughside was said to be a small farm in Carsphairn parish, Kirkcudbrightshire. At the time the story is set, Smith's mother had been dead for several years. She was said to be one of the Boyds of Penkill in Daily parish, Ayrshire.
Simpson claimed that their property at Deughside 'was built on an eminence near the Bridge of Deugh, from whence it derived its name'. That appears to be the 'Bridge of Deugh (Ruins of)' recorded in the mid-nineteenth-century OS name book for Carsphairn parish:
'The ruins of an old cot house on the farm of Dundeugh, and situated near to Deugh Bridge hence the name.'
The ruins are of a cottar's cottage and had a romantic setting, as they lay by Deugh Linn, a 'waterfall of about 20 feet in height' on the Water of Deugh. Today, the site of both the farm and the falls has been drowned by the twentieth-century Kendoon Loch hydro scheme.
Map of the Ruins at Deugh Bridge
Mary M'Clymont
The other alleged martyr of the story is Mary M'Clymont. She is said to be the daughter of 'Gavin M'Clymont of Dalmellington, whose great sufferings about this period are recorded by Wodrow the historian'. Wodrow recorded that Gavin Maclymont in Carsphairn parish had seven cows taken off him by quartering soldiers for refusing to pay the cess and that he, and others, had escaped pursuit by soldiers and dogs 'at Cairns-hill-muir', [i.e., Cairnsmore of Carsphairn] in 1684. (Wodrow, History, IV, 170, 174.)
Map of Cairnsmore of Carsphairn
Another historical Covenanter, John Stevenson in Camregan (or Stevenson's father), was said to be Mary's maternal uncle.
No historical evidence for the existence of William Smith or Mary M'Clymont has been discovered. They "exist" in gaps in the historical record. They are "Martyrs of Tradition" that lie out with the bounds of history.
The Problem with Simpson's Traditions
Traditions are not reliable sources of evidence for history. Simpson's traditions are made up of some oral testimony for the 1840s, historical sources, pious exemplars, adventure stories, his religious agenda and his own imagination. One problem with them is that we do not have direct access to the oral testimony that he said he collected. That makes it almost impossible to sort out where Simpson's influence begins and ends. It is also impossible to determine the veracity of most of what he reports.
He had a remarkable ability to discover martyrs that do not appear in the historical sources. He was not the only nineteenth-century author to do so and the OS name books of c.1850 also reveal some unrecorded martyrs of tradition. However, Simpson became an influential source on later Presbyterian accounts of the martyrs which fused history with his traditions. Their influence continues to confuse accounts of the martyrs to the present day. In the end, many later writers preferred the good versus bad simplicities of Simpson's traditions, to the complexities of history.
Simpson's traditions are the origin for the stories of three female martyrs that are not mentioned in the historical sources. Besides, Mary M'Clymont, Simpson also found the story of Marion Cameron, which was also related to the possible discovery of bog bodies, and the patently flawed story of Margaret Gracie.
His discoveries were often focussed on particular parishes. Simpson is the source for the stories of two other traditional martyrs from Carsphairn parish, John Dempster and —– M'Roy.
He was also the source for similar discoveries in, or near to, his own parish at Sanquhar, which were not recorded by history, i.e., the deaths of Corson and Hair, the two Craignorth Martyrs, and the martyr of Chapman's Cleuch.
Simpson also had a capacity to mention "in passing" the deaths of anonymous martyrs, such as a Covenanter by the banks of the Nethan. He repeats that pattern in his account of Smith and M'Clymont, which briefly mentions a killing at the Cave of Corrie and others killed at a field preaching.
Simpson told the stories of Smith and M'Clymont in two sources. One was published in the second volume of the 'Original Secession Magazine' (1852 to 1854), i.e. after he published his Traditions in 1841/46, and in an unpublished manuscript held by Stranraer Museum, 'The Martyrs of Deugh Glen – Or a few gleanings from the trials and suffereings of William Smith and Mary Maclymont, in 1684', which refers to the discovery of bog bodies.
What does his published article say?
"The Martyrs of Glen-Deugh"
Rather the reproduce every word of Simpson's article, which you can read here, I will highlight selected "facts" (which may not be facts at all) and elements of the article, and comment on them.
William Smith and his father, Robert, are said to have been present at the Battle of Drumclog on 1 June, 1679, and Bothwell, on 22 June. In the latter action, his father Robert is said received a severe sabre wound, was found by his son, and after nine days returned to Deughside on c.1 July.
His father is said to have died within 'a few days' of returning home. Simpson states that the Privy Council offered a large reward for them as rebels, but their names do not appear on any historical list of rebels. At that point, William Smith 'resolved to leave, for a time, his farm and home, after providing for his brother and sisters, who were of tender age'.
While Smith was said to be making arrangements to leave, his neighbour, Robert Cannon of Mardrogat, i.e, of Muirdrochwood, allegedly was visited by some of John Graham of Claverhouse's "dragoons". Claverhouse actually commanded a troop of horse, rather than dragoons.
Map of Muirdrochwood
Presbyterian histories of the Covenanters have not been kind to Cannon. In July 1680, the moderate presbyterian Cannon (aka. Cannan) was an informant against the militant presbyterian Richard Cameron and his followers. However, in 1684, 'Robert Cowand of Mardrogott' was called before the circuit court at Kirkcudbright on 7 October for conversing with several fugitive from Carsphairn parish, including one 'William McMillane in Marshalloch' who lived next to him. It appears that Cannon actually helped local fugitives, but that is not the story which Simpson told:
'Canon was visited by some of Claverhouse's dragoons. The commander of the party asked him whether he had anything in his way, when, drawing out a spy-glass, he pointed to a man passing along the ridge of a neighbouring farm, "There's William Smith," exclaimed Canon, "and I have secured the prize." The troopers at once darted forward in the direction pointed out, eagerly hoping, that within the next short hour, their victim would be secured. Smith, however, had observed their movements, hasted over the mountain, and soon found shelter from his pursuers, under a small bridge covered with turf, and so close on the stream it spanned, as hardly to be visible. Being accompanied by his dog, he felt almost certain that the faithful animal would now be the means of his discovery and ruin; but strange to tell, it fled over the mountain, and did not return till the dragoons had disappeared, after a fruitless search.'
According to Simpson, the soldiers were based in a garrison at Carsphairn. There is no evidence of a 'garrison' at Carsphairn, as troops were generally garrisoned in burghs or in the castles/towers. However, small parties of troops were quartered there to collect unpaid cess tax and most of the farms in the parish were raided by government troops.
The next episode in the story, which involves Mary M'Clymont, is probably invented:
'While the soldiers were returning to the garrison at Carsphairn, they accosted a young woman [i.e., Mary M'Clymont] on the way, believing she must have seen Smith on his flight across the moors. They also charged her with being at a conventicle; but she had neither been at the one nor had seen the other. The lawless ruffians endeavoured to extort some confession from the helpless maiden; and though subjected to the torture of the thumbikins, she had none to make, nor could they extract from her a single word that would betray either the people or the cause of Christ.'
Many presbyterians doubtless suffered a host of brutalities, especially when their property was confiscated by soldiers, but the thumbkins were not used in the field. They were introduced to Scotland by General Thomas Dalyell, but they were used for authorized judicial torture. In the mid 1680s, there were incidents of torture in the fields – lighted matches between fingers and mock executions etc. – but they did not involve the use of judicial torture items. A classic example of how tradition misrepresented the use of judicial torture is the story of James Gavin in Douglas, whom Simpson's Traditions claimed had his ears cut off with shears personally by Claverhouse in the field. In fact, the historical sources are clear that James Gavin had his ears clipped by the hangman in Edinburgh as part of his sentence of banishment.
On the evening after Mary's torture, Smith is said to have returned to Deughside and evaded capture again when the troops allegedly assaulted 'other members of the family' and destroyed their furniture.
The historical sources record the extraction of money and removal of stock, possessions and even clothes by government forces was experienced by presbyterians in Carsphairn parish. (Paper by Louise Yeoman)
After that, Simpson claims that the troops turned their attention elsewhere, to the Duns of Benquhat in neighbouring Dalmellington parish and others who lived in Carsphairn parish.
Claverhouse Kills Another Martyr
It is at this point in the story, that Simpson mentions in passing that:
'the same day, an aged wanderer was shot by Claverhouse, at the Cave of Corrie, on the mere supposition that he belonged to the proscribed race. But these are only specimens out of hundreds of similar instances of horrid cruelty.'
The alleged site of Claverhouse's killing of the 'aged wanderer' was the Cave of Corrie, which may have been somewhere on Currie Rig, at the north end of Cairnsmore of Carsphairn.
Map of Currie Rig
William Smith fled both his home and locality for Carrick in Ayrshire:
'While these scenes of blood and military despotism were being transacted, William Smith was seeking a hiding among the clifted wilds of Craigdow. This rocky eminence is one of the most barren and inaccessible to be found among the rugged scenery of the west of Scotland, and excepting to the eagle and the wild goat, offered little shelter even to the brute creation.'
Craigdow
Craigdow is a hill in Kirkoswald parish and close to Dailly parish, Ayrshire.
Map of Craigdow
Simpson did not mention that Craigdow was where a large field preaching was held by John Welsh in August, 1678. Among those who attended it was John Stevenson of Camregan, who soon makes an appearance in his account.
At Craigdow, Smith quickly discovered that four other fugitives had taken refuge on the hill. However, increasing searches forced them to abandon it and part.
The Linn at Camregan in Dailly parish
'He directed his course westward [from Craigdow], with a view to take up his abode at a deep Linn on the farm of Camreggan.' i.e., the home of John Stevenson in Cameregan, a historical Covenanter. Stevenson finally fled his father's home at Camregan about the beginning of 1685.
'When approaching the Linn [at Camregan], he met the young woman who, we have seen, had already been made to suffer severely on his account', i.e., Mary M'Clymont, whom, Simpson explains, had 'found protection' at Camregan under the roof of her 'maternal uncle'.
I am not sure if there is a linn at Camregan, at least not a large one, but there is a glen with a burn.
Map of Camregan
It is worth noting that in the tradition, that Camregan lies beside Penkill Castle, to whom Smith is said to have been related via his deceased mother. The Boyds had seized Penkill Castle in the Sixteenth Century. Tradition, via a very curious route, claims that a Covenanter hid in a cave there in the 1680s.
However, when their hiding place at Camregan was discovered, Smith and M'Clymont were parted: Mary 'fled to her relatives at Glenmuick [i.e., Glenmuck in Dalmellington parish], others to the [nearby] deep woods of Barganey [i.e, Bargany in Dailly parish], and some were believed to have fallen into the hands of their merciless pursuers.'
Here Simpson may hint at the story of a unknown Covenanter that was allegedly killed at Killoup Wood, which lies by the Camregan Glen.
The Wolf's Craig near Glenmuck
Smith, too, had apparently headed for Dalmellington parish, which borders Carsphairn parish:
'Among the rocky cliffs which bound the Muick, the river from which the locality took its name, was the "Wolf's Craig," a place of very remarkable formation. A huge portion of rock had, by some sudden convulsion of nature, been dislodged from its base, a cavity was formed in the centre sufficient to contain a full-grown man, yet so concealed, as to put the keenest search to defiance. To the "Wolf's Craig" was William Smith providentially directed; and his entrance having been observed by the shepherds of Glenmuick, the circumstance reached the ear of Mary M'Clymont [at nearby Glenmuck], to whose ardent attachment he was again indebted for his preservation.'
The Wolf's Craig does not appear on maps of the area, but presumably lay somewhere in the glen of the Muck Water downstream from Glenmuck.
Map of Glenmuck
At Glenmuck, Mary was immediately in peril from the dragoons:
'One evening a party of dragoons called at Glenmuick. Mary M'Clymont was the first person they encountered. They began to question her about the concealments of the wanderers, and whether any of them had been seen that day in the neighbourhood. Mary returned no answer, but darted past them into a crooked path which led into the adjoining copse. The troops rushed after her, and just as she entered the darkening path, the foremost made a desperate thrust with his sword, which slightly grazed her shoulder; but the sword flew out of his hand, and losing his balance, he tumbled over a rocky precipice, and in an instant lay a mangled corpse at the bottom. On the following morning, Mary found the weapon by which she had so nearly lost her life, and conveyed it to her friend [Smith] in the cave, as it might serve him in time of need.'
The death of a soldier was usually brought the authorities down on a locality, but in this case the opposite is said to have happened as Claverhouse and Robert Grierson of Lag, another notorious persecutor of popular legend, held circuit courts 'in other parts of the country'. Both sat on circuit courts in Galloway (which covered Carsphairn parish) in October 1684.
According to Simpson, that moment in late 1684 encouraged field preaching to flourish:
'A number of large conventicles were held in the district. Hundreds flocked to hear once more the Gospel at the lips of Christ's commissioned servants; children were baptised; and the sealing ordinances of the Church administered to many of the devoted followers of the Lamb.'
James Renwick was only field preacher active in the fields in 1684. His field preachings at that time were sporadic – they took place about once month – and were dotted around the western counties. He did preach at least twice in Galloway at that time, at Barscobe Wood in September and Garcrogo in October.
In another of his traditions, Simpson recorded that Andrew Forsyth attended two preaching by James Renwick at Fingland, where children were baptised, and near the head of the Water of Deugh. It is clear that Renwick preached at least once in Carsphairn parish at some point between 1684 and 1687, as a document in the Wodrow Collection, which probably dates to 1689, has scribbled on it that he had baptised twenty-five children there. (Paper by Louise Yeoman)
The upswing in field preaching and foreknowledge that they would soon fall 'to their inveterate enemies, at one of these meetings' led to their marriage.
Simpson recorded that 'it is believed that the famous Donald Cargill presided on this interesting occasion; and although record does not say'.
Cargill had been executed three years before the setting of the story.
They are said to have been 'publicly declared ringleaders in rebellion and sedition …[and] a party of dragoons were ordered specially to avenge the death of their comrade, which was laid to the charge of Mary M'Clymont, and she had therefore to betake herself to the hills, and William Smith to his cave.'
There is no historical proclamation that names them. Of course, a field preaching is betrayed and the inevitable takes place:
'In the neighbourhood of Glenmuick, there lived a violent persecutor, of the name of M'Millan. He had been the occasion of the death of not a few of the people of God, by discovering their places of concealment. One day he was waited on by Canon of Mardrogat, his companion in iniquity, in breathless haste, with the information that a conventicle of the most desperate rebels had met, armed, in a woody dell, on the march between Dundeugh and Moorscalloch. They at once hasted to the garrison, and the soldiers, equally eager for blood, were ordered on the march on the instant, and in little more than an hour were surrounding, not an assemblage of armed rebels, but a congregation met for the worship of God. Some of the worshippers were indeed armed, and William Smith had the very weapon which had been sent to him at the Wolfs Craig. The dragoons at once commenced their work of destruction; and as numbers had neither the means nor ability to escape, they were taken prisoners, or killed on the spot.
William Smith and his wife, with some other trusty friends, stationed themselves around the minister. M'Millan, the informant, came up to Smith, when a deadly conflict ensued. For a time the issue was doubtful; but M'Millan, taking off his military cap, dashed it in his opponent's face, and at the same moment ran him through the heart. When the husband had fallen, the agonising wife seized his sword and struggled with his murderer; but, alas! his strength was superior to that of the generous and pious Mary M'Clymont, and with a single blow he deprived her of life. This fiend in human form gazed for a moment on his prostrate victims. The heart's blood of the godly William and his beloved partner was saturating the mossy heath, and crying for vengeance; but their ransomed souls had departed to the mansions of glory.'
Simpson placed the field preaching in a 'woody dell, on the march [i.e., boundary] between [the lands of] Dundeugh and Moorscalloch'.That appears to be somewhere near the alleged site of Deughside.
There is no historical evidence for the attack on the field preaching or for the deaths of William Wilson and Mary M'Clymont.
Or was there?
The Bog Bodies Discovered
At the end of his unpublished manuscript, 'The Martyrs of Deugh Glen – Or a few gleanings from the trials and suffereings of William Smith and Mary Maclymont, in 1684', Simpson recorded the discovery of two bog bodies:
'About twenty years ago the farmer's people were cutting peats at a breast in Moorscalloch Moss, they came upon two human skelitons, imbedded in the moss, and in a good state of preservation. When it became known in the neighbourhood what had been found in the moss, some very aged persons, even some of those from whom the writer gathered up these traditions [in the 1840s?], and who had been in the habit of teaching, and telling them to their younger brethern for four score years [i.e., since circa the 1760s], firmly believed that these skelitons, found in the moss, could be none other but William Smith and Mary Maclymont, who fought with McMillan and who fell by the stroke of his hand in 1684.'
Simpson knew that 'animal matter' was preserved in peat bogs:
'Indeed it seems to be a well known fact that Animal matter is preserved in the finest Moss for ages. Geologists have affirmed that in certain states, Animal matter may be preserved in moss for 500 years.'
However, Simpson framed the story of the bodies in a religious agenda:
'But let this theory be as it may and let the Laws of nature work as they will, there is ample security afforded to every believer that their dust, and the dust of God's Martyerd people shall be raised up at the last day.'
Today, we know that bog bodies can be thousands of years old, but in Simpson's time it was common to attribute them to the Covenanters who lurked in moss hags. Simpson knew that the bodies of Covenanter martyrs had been previously discovered at Carsgailloch near New Cumnock when a new monument was erected in 1826 to 1827. He also discussed surviving artifacts, allegedly from dead Covenanters, that may have come from bog bodies, discovered in a moss near Dalgig in c.1775.
When were the Moorscalloch Bog Bodies Discovered?
It is not clear when Simpson's unpublished manuscript was composed. As Simpson died in 1867 and the excavation of the bog bodies 'about twenty years' earlier is mentioned in the manuscript, the discovery of them probably predates Simpson's published magazine article in 1852 to 1854, which does not mention the bog bodies at all. That suggests the latest possible date for the bog bodies being discovered is c.1847.
However, Simpson probably composed his manuscript before his article was published in 1852 to 1854, as the latter may be an edited version. He also probably composed it after his collected traditions were published in 1846. As the manuscript probably dates to the 1840s, it is possible that the bog bodies were found in around the mid 1820s.
A further factor is Simpson's claim that stories of Smith and M'Clymont had allegedly been circulating for 80 years when he wrote his manuscript. That suggests that the stories date back further, perhaps to the 1760s.
That probably indicates the following broad sequence of events. That some kind of traditional stories of Smith and M'Clymont's deaths circulated first, that the discovery of the bog bodies influenced those traditions and that, finally, Simpson wrote up two versions of their story based on oral testimony from those who had lived through the discovery of the bog bodies.
Where were the Marscalloch Bog Bodies Found?
Simpson's 'Moorscalloch Moss' lay somewhere near Marscalloch, which is close to the alleged site of Deughside. What is called Marscalloch on the OS map today, is not the site of the farm at Marscalloch at Simpson's time in the mid Nineteenth Century. It lay further up the hill above the Water of Deugh and close to Muirdrochwood. Marscalloch had been the home of the fugitive 'William McMillane in Marshalloch' before 1684.
Map of the site of Marscalloch in the mid nineteenth century
It is not clear where 'Moorscalloch Moss' lay in relation to the farm. Presumably the peat moss lay on the Marscalloch side of the Water of Deugh on the lands of Marscalloch. Those lands clearly extended up to the area around Marscalloch Hill. It is possible that the peat digging which revealed the bog bodies was done in that area.
However, at the end of his published article in 1852 to 1854 he gave a different location for where the bodies of the Covenanters were buried, which is apparently not where the bog bodies were found in 1820 between 1847:
'Tradition has it that M'Millan deeply repented this deed of blood when it was too late for recall. He engaged some of the soldiers to assist him in burying the remains of these two faithful martyrs of Jesus, and bound them by an oath never to divulge by whose hands they were buried. There is no evidence, however, that he was ever led to true repentance and the blood of sprinkling, which can wash away even the sins of those who have dipped their hands in the blood of the saints. William Smith and Mary M'Clymont were laid in the same grave in the moors of Dundeugh. No sculptured tablet marks out their resting-place, to tell the traveller of their persecuted lives and bloody end;'
Is the 'moors of Dundeugh' that same location as 'Moorscalloch Moss'? William Gordon of Dundeugh was forfeited in 1680 for his part in the Bothwell Rising. In c.1689, the widow of Dundeugh, reported her sufferings:
'Item the factor to my Lord Livingston after my husband's death threw me and all my family out of doors, not suffering my nurse (though the day was very stormy) to stay within doors with my sick child new taken off the breast. Threatening to sett her on a hot girdle till I was forced to ingadge to pay the rent of the lands to him 300 marks yearly and was like to be poinded for 50 marks more a year'. (Quotation in a paper presented by Louise Yeoman)
The lands Dundeugh lay to the south of those of Marscalloch and on the same bank of the Water of Deugh, but they refer to a different set of lands.
Map of Dundeugh Castle
There were real sufferings in Carsphairn parish during the Killing Times and perhaps those are more deserving of memory than Simpson's doubtful tradition of Mary McClymont and William Smith.
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Out of History: The Martyrs of Covenanting Tradition. | Jardine's Book of Martyrs said this on	August 19, 2018 at 7:49 pm | Reply
I thoroughly enjoy reading's from your 'Book of Martyrs' & hope you luck for the future.
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On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 at 13:37, Jardine's Book of Martyrs wrote:
> drmarkjardine posted: " Was Mary McClymont a victim of the Killing Times? > Was her body and that of her husband the bog bodies unearthed in Carsphairn > parish in the Nineteenth Century? It is a mystery worth exploring that will > take us on a journey across the landscape and back " >
Frank Baxter said this on	August 19, 2018 at 8:03 pm | Reply
Have you seen this Mark? https://canmore.org.uk/site/297915/marscalloch-moss
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What is your capacity for the cold, hard truth? If you went to the doctor with a scary symptom, would you prefer to hear: a) "I'm not going to lie to you, it may be something nasty", so that if the test results came back positive a week later, you'd be cushioned against the shock? Or b) "I'm quite sure it's absolutely nothing, but we might as well check it out to be safe"), giving you another seven days of relative peace?
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Colleges and universities continue to see the potential of moving to the cloud. In fact, they're expected to increase investments in cloud applications and infrastructure by 22.3 percent by 2023, according to research and consulting firm Ovum.
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The outcome of FC Cincinnati's match against New York Red Bulls II on Sunday was heavily influenced when a penalty kick was awarded to New York in the 9th minute of play. After a lengthy video review of the incident by the USL's experimental VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system, a penalty kick was awarded to Red Bulls II. FC Cincinnati goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrandt was then issued a red card for denial of a clear goalscoring opportunity and was dismissed from the match. FC Cincinnati was reduced to 10 men, New York converted the penalty kick, and the Orange and Blue lost 2-0 with the second goal coming after the 90th minute. As part of the review, the VAR appeared to overturn an offside call by the assistant referee that would have negated the penalty incident.
On Tuesday evening, the USL issued the following statement rescinding the red card against Hildebrandt.
FC Cincinnati President and General Manager Jeff Berding issued the following response after the decision.
While it is commendable that the red card was overturned by USL a few things remain troublesome.
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Second, more clarity or information about why specifically the red card was rescinded would be helpful.
Third, any confidence or optimism that people watching this match may have had in the use of video replay has to be shaken by the events on the field Sunday night. It's worth noting that a second penalty was awarded to New York in stoppage time, and the play did not appear to be reviewed by VAR at all. It is certain that the average FC Cincinnati fan thought that second penalty decision was questionable as well, yet there was no review to confirm the referee's decision.
Most importantly, the red card changed the complexion of the match and heavily influenced the result. There is nothing that can be done to change that now. The match is in the books. The points dropped by FC Cincinnati will likely have a tangible impact on their positioning in this year's postseason though.
So Mitch will play on Wednesday against Charlotte and FC Cincinnati fans are thankful for it. A partial remedy has been provided, but the officiating decisions on the field Sunday will continue to have an impact both on the points totals in the table and in the minds of the USL's new FC Cincinnati audience.
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The Mundaring and Hills Historical Society (MHHS) is a local history society for the Shire of Mundaring, based in Mundaring, Western Australia.

Affiliated with the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, the Society is a vital conduit for the disparate heritage and history issues in the Shire area. In earlier times a group of scattered communities linked by the railway branches that now constitutes the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail.

Overview
The Mundaring and Hills Historical Society was formed in 1989. Prior to this historical and heritage issues in the Hills region saw significant losses of information, and loss of details of people and properties.  The Society has corrected this, being able to attract significant funding and patronage to maintain a museum and to collect a wide range of materials and information. It is also one of the organisations heavily involved in the annual Trek the Trail that utilises sections of the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail as an outdoor event.

The Mundaring and Hills Historical Society was a finalist in the 2011 Western Australian Heritage Awards.

Projects
Projects that the Mundaring and Hills Historical Society have been involved in include:
 Childow Proclamation Train Sculpture 2004 – to mark the 175th anniversary of Western Australia and Proclamation Day 2004. Chidlow was the last stopping point, prior to entering Perth, for the WA Governor's train carrying WA's first constitution in 1890. The MHHS was successful in obtaining a grant for the purpose of marking this event.
 Parkerville Roll of Honour Restoration 2004 – Restoration was made possible via a grant from the ANZAC Day Working Group's Small Grant Scheme and with a significant contribution by the local Ratepayers and Residents Group. Mundaring and Hills Historical Society researched the Roll and were able to provide new insights into the men honoured on the roll.

Publications

Mundaring District Museum
The Society has its operational headquarters in a heritage property –  the brick and iron Mundaring Station Master's House.  The Society also operates a museum in the former Mundaring School building, known as the Mundaring District Museum.

References

External links
  Official website

History of Western Australia
Mundaring, Western Australia
Historical societies of Australia
1989 establishments in Australia


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Book Blitz ~ Karma's Dilemma by Karma
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~ Book Blitz ~
Karma's Dilemma
by Karma
Karma, a young man, knows very well who his soulmate is. Or so he thinks.
But, really, who is the one?
The posh Angela who he worships. Or is it Sana, the wild racer, who drives him crazy. Or is it Simi, the sensible psychologist, who puts him back together.
Or maybe there is no one for him because Karma's deeds in his all-consuming quest as he scours the world have broken so many rules that, one day, karma, the immortal and unrelenting collector of soul-debt, comes calling for Karma, the mortal, himself.
The novel demonstrates the lengths one is willing to go to, the rules one is willing to break and the soul-debt one is willing to accumulate in the quest for a soulmate. Truly, everything is fair in love, even if not in war.
Will Karma the mortal outwit karma the immortal? Or will karma wipe Karma away…
Read some Snippets from Karma's Dilemma
~ Snippet 1 ~
Bengaluru, the city of gardens. The city with lovely weather. The city of the fashionable and the hep. The Silicon Valley of India.
No, that wasn't my Bengaluru. My birthplace became a part of Bengaluru only when an estate agent wanted to sell you a house.
To understand why I wished for her, you also need to understand the background in which the wish was made. That established, the name of the small town where I was born was Hulimavu, which translated into English as sour mango. I haven't been able to figure out exactly why someone would choose that name for a place, but I have a good guess; pregnant women loved sour mangoes and my town had a high birth rate. My town was fifteen kilometres from "proper" Bengaluru and its nearest claim to fame was being close to the Bannerghatta National Park, a forest reserve, where tigers lived in blissful ignorance of their nemesis, the army of sour mango eating women, whose children would probably take over tiger territory one day.
It was my mother who named me Karma. It so happened that my chosen name was Kumar, but I am told that the outspoken nurse, who looked after my mother at the hospital during childbirth, said: "Tell your husband that your undernourished body is not meant to be used as a child producing factory. You have already given him two sons, what more does he want? This child is not Kumar. He is karma, the karma of your husband's lust, who almost took your life."
"But he didn't take my life. So, if he is anyone's karma, he is mine. My good karma," Mother replied and named me Karma.
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Before I tell you more about myself, I want to answer a question that might arise in your mind. Given there are already so many writers (some might think too many), the question is: Why should I write at all?
Simply, I write because I was not allowed to write. Or read, any book which had the word love in it. In my family, it was believed that reading about love lead to rebellion. I myself picked up the pen when my only child was six-months old. At that time, I was without a job. I wrote because there was a lot that I wanted to tell my child, even if one day in the future, to make sense of this world. Writing also helped me keep hope alive, one page at a time, as I went from one fruitless interview to another.
As my child took first steps, I reached a milestone of my own. I completed my first book; the story of a young man's quest to find answers to life's questions. A boutique publisher in Paris loved it and translated my work into French. I even found a job soon after.
I am choosing to write under a pen-name because I am at a stage in my life where I prefer and love anonymity. Once my child is older, I intend to write under my own name.
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Murder in the Chowdhury Palace by Sharmishta Shenoy
I received Murder in the Chowdhury Palace by Sharmishta Shenoy as a review copy from the author and am thankful to her for the same. This is a murder mystery full of twists and turns.
Orphaned in her childhood, Durga has always longed for wealth and security.She finds it all when she marries Debnaryan Chowdhury, heir to an immense, multi-crore estate. But there is a curse on the family, due to which the first-born of each generation dies young. When her father-in-law Birendrnath dies unexpectedly, Durga and Debnaryan come down to the ancestral home, near Kolkata. The Moment Durga enters her new palatial home, she crosses a threshold of terror. She loses her husband within a month of her marriage and inherits the estate. Family and friends believe that Debnaryan died due to the curse on the Chowdhury family. But is it really her bad luck that Debu died? Was Debnaryan's death an accident? Everyone in her new family and the neighborhood appear to be sympathetic. Yet, most of them have a motive to kill her. Is she now on the murder's radar? Or is she the master of the game?
Durga's parents died in a car accident when she was six and she was brought up by her grandmother till she was 10 and then by her maternal uncle and aunt. Her aunt did not like her so she was sent to boarding school and her parents' property was taken away from her. And while she grew up in poverty, her uncle and his family lived comfortably off her parents' hard earned money. And she understood the value of money at an early age and promised herself that not only would she become successful in life, she would also become rich and famous.
In school, she had no friends but books and music for companionship and she loved physics and maths and wanted to become a scientist. She joined Presidency College for her undergraduate studies in Physics and met Nagendranath, Nag, her batchmate, an orphan like her and he became her friend and mentor.
She and Nag met Debnarayan Chowdhury while they were doing their Masters in Pure Physics. And the three of them became inseparable. Debu belongs to rich family but their family is cursed: the eldest son dies without producing an heir. Durga and Debu fall in love with each other and get married. And then they receive the news of Debu's father's demise. So Durga and Debu leave for Debu's hometown and Nag goes to the USA for further studies.
In the village, the big joint family has problems accepting Durga, but her mother-in-law accepts her. And then Debu dies under mysterious circumstances and unexplained things start happening in the palace.
The cover is very apt for the title. And the book begins with a family tree which looks complicated but is easy to comprehend as the story moves. Though there are many characters in the book, but the way the author introduces them into the story does not confuse the reader.
The story has been written in first person from the point of view of Durga. And I was hooked to the book from the point where Durga introduces herself.
The characters, though many, have been introduced beautifully and it was easy for me to follow them without getting confused.
The story has love, friendship, family relationships, and most of all suspense and the twists and turns that keep coming up unexpectedly make the story unputdownable.
The author has developed the plot well and the suspense is not revealed till the end. Everytime I felt that I knew who was behind it, I would be wrong. The language used is very simple and easy to follow and the story is paced well. The scenes have been described in detail and that adds to the beauty of the story.
DISCLAIMER: I received a free ebook from the author in exchange for an honest review. I have not received any monetary compensation for the same.
The taming of the bachelor by Jane Porter
The taming of the bachelor by Jane Porter is the fourth book of the Sheenan Series and is the story of the fifth Sheenan boy, Dillon.
Dillon Sheenan refuses to be tamed…
After three years running the family ranch, sexy thirty-year-old Dillon Sheenan has a one way plane ticket out of Montana. He's eager to put small town life, with its emphasis on brides, babies, and families, behind him as he's certainly not interested in being a dad, or even ready to settle down.
Beautiful single mom, Paige Joffe, juggles a lot, between running Main Street Diner and coping with her money-pit of a Victorian on Bramble Lane. She doesn't have time for anything but taking care of the loves of her life, Addison and Tyler, and working to pay down bills. But one date–and an incredibly hot kiss–with Dillon Sheenan wakes her up and makes her dream again.
Until she finds out Dillon's already bought his ticket out of town…
Is Dillon about to break the heart of the only woman he's ever loved?
Thirty year old Dillon Sheenan is the fifth and the youngest Sheenan boy. While studying at Marietta High, he was the only student to have earned perfect scores on the SAT. He graduated earlier and started Tutro, a biomedical engineering start-up with his best friend some help from his brother, Troy, and left everything to come home to his dying father.
Paige Joffe, 37, owner of Main Street Diner, came to Montana from Orange County around the same time that Dillon left Marietta. A widow with two young children, Paige had moved to Marietta so that her kids could be close to their grandparents, as her husband Lewis was from Marietta and in the same class as the twin Sheenans.
Dillon has had a crush on Paige since he had seen her three years ago but she is off limits because she is his sister-in-law's close friend and he does not date McKenna's friends.
Dillon loves his nieces and nephews but does not commit and he does not do long term and has decided that he would never have kids. And Paige has been stubborn all her life and would not take help from anyone as needing support, needing assistance made her uneasy. She felt as if she finally understood him but with understanding came a new distance.
So when Dillon gets a call from the board members of Tutro, the company he had co-founded and was kicked out of, asking whether he would like to return back, dangling all kinds of salary and benefit packages in front of him, he goes back to do what he does best, design, engineering, problem solving and innovation.
I loved the story and also how the author brings the characters and paced from her previous books in the series into this book as well. I felt as if I was there in the midst of all that was happening and the feeling of continuity gave me a satisfaction as I was reading the book.
The characters have been developed well and are realistic and their feelings have been described so well. I loved Paige's kids and the interactions she has with them and also the interactions between Dillon and Paige and Dillon and the kids.
I enjoyed the story and loved the pace at which it flowed.
The next one in the series is about the fourth Sheenan boy, Cormac.
The Secret Love by Nisha Sahoo
Some books you pick up just because you like the blurb and some because of the cover. I picked up The Secret Love by Nisha Sahoo as I liked both the blurb and the cover:
Tania had different aspirations and dreams but guilt forced her to safeguard her father's dreams. However huge debt by her father made her agree to an indecent proposal.
She could have still continued with her life if her family wasn't so hell-bound with her fake husband. There was no escape for her, either she had to deal with this alpha mighty egoist man or return his money.
Read THE SECRET LOVE to find out what happened to Tania and her father's dreams.
Tania Sharma, the daughter of Anand Sharma, is an architect who works for a renowned builder in the city as a junior architect. And once her father passed away, she turned into a poor commoner from a pampered princess. She is upset to see her mother sorting out jewellery to raise money to clear the debt and decides to visit her father's best friend to take help. But Mr Ahuja refuses.
Sahil Mehta, a visitor at Mr Ahuja's office, sees her there and decides that he would marry her and tells his mother so, but Tania refuses to marry him. He then offers to buy her father's business and she tells him that she would not sell as she would try to keep the studio.
Her long term boyfriend breaks off with her because she refuses to go to the US with him and then suddenly, Sahil tells her that he is ready to help her run the business, if she would agree to marry him as that would make his mother happy.
A simple story written in a simple language.
The characters are realistic and so are the conversations between them.
I liked the flow of the book, but I felt that the second half was a little rushed.
The Indian Prince's Scandolous bride by Devika Fernando
The Indian Prince's Scandolous bride by Devika Fernando is a sweet read set in Rajasthan, India.
Wedding planner Ashley Davies has left England behind to organize a royal wedding in India. She's expected a cultural shock and lots of unforgettable memories – but never in a million years would she have thought she'd fall in love. When the mysterious and irresistible Vivaan turns out to be none other than an Indian prince, it's time for her to make a decision: risk everything for the sake of what feels like so much more than a holiday fling, or resist their forbidden attraction and save her job as well as her heart?
Prince Vivaan of Yogeshpur certainly doesn't want to get involved in the organization of his brother's grand wedding, but then a free-spirited and smart redhead from England captures his interest. Suddenly he finds himself eager to get to know a woman who would never receive his mother's royal seal of approval. Should he give in to his feelings or stay away from the 'scandalous' wedding planner?
Ashley Davies is a wedding planner and co-owner of Cloud 9 Weddings in England. Their owner bags a contract to organise a royal wedding and so, she arrives in Jaipur with her assistant, Peter Atkins. While she is sightseeing in Jaipur, she meets Vivaan, a spice trader, who shows her around. The next day, she travels to the Palace where the royal family resides and meets them and is shocked when she is introduced to the brother of the groom who is none other than Prince Vivaan Arjun Dewar, a Royal of Yogeshpur, whom she had met as a spice merchant.
The story is interesting and is fast paced. I loved how Vivaan and Ashley meet. The scenes have been described in detail and could be easily picturized. The characters have been developed well and are realistic. The language is simple.
I loved the story and am looking forward to reading more from the author.
Seeking Love by Devika Fernando
Seeking Love by Devika Fernando is a sweet romance set in a small town in USA.
A small-town girl with a tragic past – an English billionaire with a secret – an old ranch that brings them together
When a handsome and infuriating stranger from England finds his way to the small American town Misty Springs and turns everyone's lives upside down, Abigail is forced to question everything she's ever believed in. Despite her reluctance, Thomas wiggles his way into her heart. Sparks fly, and nothing will ever be the same again. But just when she may have found true happiness, a secret threatens to destroy everything.
Abigail Jones was ten and her sister, eleven, when their father left them and their mother at Misty Springs, a small town in America. And Grandma Harris took them in hiring their mother as a housekeeper. Abigail was seventeen when her mother died and her sister went away to live with their father in the city and Grandma Harris became the only family she had.
Now at 27, Abigail collected everything that the people of Misty Springs, a small town in America, had once treasured and did not need anymore and sold at her shop, The Little Shop of Everything. To her, even man-made things had a life and even everything artificial had a story to tell. And then Grandma Harris passed away leaving her alone.
One day, an Englishman comes to her shop looking for a garage and helpful Abigail takes him to a mechanic. He is Thomas Parker who is at Misty Springs for some work and she takes him as a house guest.
But then, she comes to know who he really is….
A sweet, small town romance, this book has a warm, small town feel to it. Everyone helps everyone and everyone knows everyone. I loved the characters and the warmth they exuded. Abigail's shop is a paradise, I would really love to visit it someday and listen to her stories. I loved the book and want to read the next in the series.
Locked in by Iris Darshi
I picked up Locked in by Iris Darshi from the Kindle Unlimited Library because I liked the cover. This book is the story of Jiya and Dev.
Two hurt hearts, one locked room and a panic attack…Sometimes you have to be locked in to see you never wanted to escape…
Jiya is raised to be a perfect lady, she's taught to obey, even if it is her husband asking for a divorce, after promising to love her forever. It's okay. She's fine. She just wants to sign papers with dignity and end it all civilly.
Dev is pissed. For five years, he worshiped the ground Jiya walked on. And what did he get for it? Loneliness and heartache. And while he wants to punch the wall, his beautiful wife is sitting demurely signing papers.
Fate intervenes in the form of two best friends, by locking them in the very room in which they signed their divorce.
What happens when two people who never stopped loving each other are forced to confront their mistakes?
Jiya and Dev met while they were doing their MBA and got married the second they finished their MBA.
Now, three years later, Dev is a poor start-up founder and she is an investment banker. And they have been fighting and arguing for the past two years.
Jiya feels that they are hardly a match, she being a boring career woman whose most exotic hobby is her flowerpots and he is an adventurous man who surfs, climbs rocks and used to laugh easily.
And now they are heading towards a divorce, which is being handled by his lawyer cum best friend Vardhan and Rohini, her best friend and lawyer.
Will this mean that five years of love, a defiant house wedding, three years of marriage and all silly dreams are over??
A short and simple story which has been written from the point of view of both the characters. Their emotions have been described beautifully.
As I was reading the book, I really wanted to know what would happen next and I finished the book in one sitting.
A Christmas Conspiracy by Reet Singh
A Christmas Conspiracy by Reet Singh is one book I picked up from the Kindle Unlimited library and enjoyed.
Christmas has never been more complicated!
Goldie Gill works in a recruiting firm in Toronto and has had it with his mother's single-minded desire to see him married off to a nice girl. Goldie has no wish to find himself a nice girl – he is perfectly happy living the life and hanging out with his cat, Billy.
It takes a chance encounter with a dusky, doe-eyed, scatter-brained beauty, just before Christmas, for Goldie to seriously reconsider his plans. But then, he learns that his meeting with the girl isn't a happy coincidence – somebody has been meddling.
What is the conspiracy and how is Goldie going to get to the bottom of it considering that the girl has disappeared?
Goldie Gill, 32, works in a recruiting firm in Toronto and never bases his judgement on appearances at all but looks at work credentials and biodata followed by character references. And his mother, wants him to get married and is always on the lookout for a possible candidate which includes browsing dating sites. And he feels that he is perfectly capable of finding himself a partner if he needed one.
So when he is home for Christmas and when his mother mentions the word Marriage, he walks off to a café which sells horrible coffee to stay away from home. There, he meets a girl who is as irritated by the prospect of meeting a boy for matrimonial purpose as him.
This story is set in Toronto, Canada and is very warm and nice.
I loved Goldie's mom the most and how she sets him up.
The language is simple and the story is fast paced.
About last night by Nidhi Javalagi
About last night by Nidhi Javalagi is a short book of seventeen pages that I picked up from the Kindle Unlimited library as I liked the blurb.
She's a runaway bride. He's a superstar. Two different worlds. One unforgettable journey.
Sasha Surve has been stood up at her much awaited destination wedding in Goa. Humiliated and embarrassed she decides to run away rather than face the pity of her wedding guests. Her destination? Comic Con Mumbai. Except of course her car breaks down and she's stranded on the highway at night.
Kabir Kapoor is India's new heartthrob. He's the guy who seems to have it all. He's driving back to Mumbai when he finds a distraught girl on the side of the road and offers her a lift.
Thus begins a 10 hour journey from Goa to Mumbai that neither of them will ever forget.
Full of love, laughter and warmth, 'About Last Night' is a heartwarming story about heartbreak and healing.
Pune girl, Sasha Surve, had been stood up by her fiancé at the altar and to avoid a confrontation, she runs away to Mumbai from her destination wedding at Goa hijacking her own "Happily Ever After" car by promising the driver some extra cash. They are gone some distance and the car breaks down. As she is panicking, a car stops and it is driven by Kabir Kapoor, India's hottest new superstar, who id driving to Mumbai and offers her a lift.
And the journey begins.
A book with two characters, though there are a few more, but this book focuses on just the two main characters.
The conversation between the characters just flows. The book is funny at times and I loved the easy banter between the characters. The author has developed the story giving a bit of back story which explain a lot of their actions. Overall, a nice book written in a simple language that left me wanting for more, maybe there would be a longer, better edited version of the story.
A Runaway Bride Sasha Surve Who While Making A Getaway From Her Destination Wedding In Goa Bumps Into The Bollywood Matinee Superstar Kabir Kapoor. The Overnight Road-trip From Goa To Mumbai Forms The Backdrop For About Last Night..
Memories in the Locker by Shobana Mahadevan
Having liked Shobana Mahadevan's books, I picked up Memories in the Locker from the Kindle Unlimited Library.
I was engaged to my best friend. And I held a wonderful management position. I should have been ecstatic. But I was not. I realized that the original passion that I had for Sid had not dimmed with the passage of time. And my management position? Well, I had absolutely no passion for it! However, I was almost ready to grit my teeth, accept reality and move on when my whole world collapsed.
And while I was still struggling in the throes of depression, my dad passed away.
And it was during that lowest point in my life that I made a shocking discovery. I stumbled upon my dad's past love affair. A past strong enough to haunt me. A past strong enough to make me undertake a journey to uncover my dad's secret.
Did I uncover my dad's secret? Will I have the courage to throw caution to the winds and follow my heart?
With the memories of my golden days still lingering in my mind, will I get a second chance?
Nikitha and Ankitha are twins and are as different from each other as chalk and cheese. They have grown up in a big joint family with four cousins in Coimbatore. Their father has supported the education of all the kids. Then Ankitha went on to do medicine and Nikitha went on to do her graduation in chemistry and followed it up with an MBA because people said that she could make more money from a management position and she wants to support her father financially. During her MBA at Chennai, she meets Siddharth, her senior, they become friends and he asks her to marry him. And then she meets his fiancée.
Now, five years later, Nikitha has been working in Bangalore since three years and her best friend has proposed marriage which she has accepted but is not happy. She still thinks of Sid. But then she is laid off and goes home when her father dies to find a letter in the locker, and she is off to solve the mystery.
The story has been written in first person from the point of view of Nikitha, Nikki and is about friendship, family and romance. The language is simple and the characters have been developed well. Though initially, it took me time to get a feel of the book, but then as we moved into flashback, I was hooked.
The conversations between the characters and the relationship that has been portrayed between Nikki and Prabha; Nikki and her sister and also between Nikki and Sid is very realistic.
The story moves from place to place, from Bangalore to Chennai to Coimbatore and them more.
A nice read.


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