cherylmurfin
Barefoot across the flats
On our last official day of walking St. Cuthbert's Way, we felt excited to reach our destination on the isle of Lindisfarne (dubbed Holy...
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cherylmurfin
- May 25
- 4 min
A cave and a feather
The walk was a short one, comparatively, back to the 7 miles that started this journey from Scotland to England to the island. We rolled...
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cherylmurfin
- May 23
- 5 min
Two Roads
Oh, the build-up I gave to the 13-mile walk between Kirk Yethom and Wooler. I had talked it up before the walk, warned of wind, rain, and...
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cherylmurfin
- May 19
- 6 min
Beautiful impermanence
Our next stroll carried us from Morebattle to Kirk Yethom. Don't even try to pronounce that last name if you aren't Scottish. It's...
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cherylmurfin
- May 18
- 4 min
Dear Wind
The walk from Jedburgh to Morebattle (pronounced Moooor bottle by the Scots) took us through the village of Crailinghall, along the Dere...
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cherylmurfin
- May 16
- 6 min
Nothing is just a sound
With a big breakfast under our daypacks, we continued our walk from St. Boswell's to the beautiful town of Jedburgh. Moving through the...
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cherylmurfin
- May 14
- 4 min
Looking deeply
How can a road already traveled look so different a second time? Part of it for me was the season. I last walked St. Cuthbert's Way in...
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cherylmurfin
- May 13
- 8 min
Beginning again
I was not myself when I arrived this time at the beginning of St. Cuthbert's Way in Melrose. With me was a brand new group of walking...
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cherylmurfin
- Nov 15, 2023
- 10 min
Day 8/9: Over and into the sea
"If I could live in a tiny dwelling on a rock in the ocean, surrounded by the waves of the sea and cut off from the sight and sound of...
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cherylmurfin
- Nov 8, 2023
- 8 min
Day 7: Learning to stay
One of my favorite talks by the Tibetan-Buddhist nun and teacher Pema Chödrön is about staying: "Learning to stay with ourselves is like...
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cherylmurfin
- Nov 5, 2023
- 9 min
Day 5 (or maybe 6): Finding Luck
We arrived at Kirk Yethom with unusual vigor after a 7 1/2-mile walk that was actually 7 1/2 miles. (If you ever visit the Scottish...
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cherylmurfin
- Oct 31, 2023
- 3 min
Day 4: You haven't seen them all
Another misty day greeted us as we walked out of Morebattle — which, by the way, has nothing to do with battles but instead means...
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cherylmurfin
- Oct 24, 2023
- 7 min
Day 3: Things we pass by
Oatmeal. What is the secret of the Scots? I make it home. I cook it in milk. I add cinnamon, honey, and butter. But it’s just not the...
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cherylmurfin
- Oct 21, 2023
- 6 min
Day 2: Walking to listen
Over this morning's breakfast, we pulled out our written pages and read last night's efforts aloud. The prompt for these pieces? Vessel....
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cherylmurfin
- Oct 15, 2023
- 7 min
Day 1: Undotting, uncrossing
I had a plan. I worked on it for months. All Ts crossed, all Is dotted. We were going to walk and write and share and eat a lot of...
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cherylmurfin
- Oct 10, 2023
- 4 min
Saint who? Walking and writing a new path
What happens when six strangers travel from Seattle to Scotland to walk and write together? Triumph over a challenge, for one. Incredible...
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cherylmurfin
- Jul 3, 2022
- 5 min
Bless this mess
Enter the last day of our long walk — 15 miles to Fort William and the end of the West Highland Way. Mary and I were ebullient as we made...
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cherylmurfin
- Jun 29, 2022
- 4 min
Climbing one devil, wrestling with another
I sure wish I could say that a lifetime of self work has freed me from judgements and prejudices. But, sadly, I’m not that evolved; like...
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cherylmurfin
- Jun 21, 2022
- 4 min
Naked attraction and other inside jokes
Ah, the inside joke. You know, the random non sequitur dropped into the middle of a three-way conversation which leaves the other two...
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cherylmurfin
- Jun 16, 2022
- 5 min
Let them eat . . .everything!
Having been there once before, I mentioned the breakfast I knew was coming at Tigh na Fraoch B & B in the previous post. But, I realized...
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