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The moon has been a delight over the last week so I chuckled when I came across this poem by Ruth Pitter. (Not that I am that old of course…..) An Old Woman Speaks of the MoonShe was urgent to … Continue reading →

This is probably not the best week to be thinking about Creative Writing, though my next assignment in the course is very much o­n my mind. I am trying to write about church blogging, but it seems to be fairly … Continue reading →

Well done Darren and Lydia for their win in Strictly Come Dancing. Well done me for doing the career planning test at http://similarminds.com/global-adv.html  I am not going to post my results. Sufficient to say that it is just as well … Continue reading →

A prayer and a thought today for all the people who are working flat out this weekend and in the days up to Christmas. May there be peace and joy in the midst of all the bizz.

My amaryllis is 33ins (80cm) high and is almost in flower. I am hoping it comes fully into bloom before it topples over.

Yesterday, the House of Lords granted an appeal to Helen Percy whereby she is entitled to take her case – presumably for constructive dismissal o­n grounds of sex discrimination – to an employment tribunal. She stands to win a considerable sum in compensation. … Continue reading →

Went to Presbytery ……again yesterday. And that's after saying I couldn't cope with such a long day the last time. (Area business meeting of the Church of Scotland.) It has taken me all of today to (partly) recover. So I … Continue reading →

Thanks to the cleverness of Google in adding advertisements at will….. (only if enabled of course) – I have discovered that there is a campervan conversion called the Ford-Freda. Check out http://www.algysautos.com/BONGO.html Fame of a sort.

At last the decision about the tree has been made – o­n sale at Argos…… the main thing is that it holds the memories of all the years in the shape of the various hang-up decorations. And it is done. … Continue reading →

Wrapping parcels to post has never been my favourite job. (So why did I buy such awkwardly shaped Christmas presents?) But I have become much better at it since I became an amazon bookseller and an ebay devotee. All sorts … Continue reading →