Tracing Rainbows

Trying really hard to get more reading done this year - and getting books from the library which are on 'short loan only - return withi...

The library never did manage to find The Thrift Book - but I did borrow this last week. The author is a single, part-time lecturer livi...

People do seem to get carried away at the Golden Globe Awards,don't they? I mean, they know they have been nominated, so surely they c...

The girls at Sewing Club want to think about making garments - but Susan and I felt they needed to practice a few techniques first. Like ZIP...

Floriography is the proper name for 'the language of flowers'. I usually just enjoy flowers for their beauty and do not worry too m...

The Parable of the Lost Coin "Or what woman, having ten silver coins,if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house...

That’s everything ready then, all the food prepared, house clean and tidy – just a moment’s peace to sit down and wait for them to arrive. T...

This is quite scary - I don't think I realised when I started blogging just how it would turn out. Am I really about to post for the THR...

I have a favourite jumper- it is extremely old- it used to belong to Liz then she gave it to me a few years ago. It is warm and cosy and a ...

I am indebted to my friend Dulce Domum for pointing me to this wonderful 1930's educational film, extolling the virtues of Women with p...

It was so good to be back in worship this morning. Bob was continuing the theme he started last week, about the sort of Church we ought to ...

First Liz did her chocolate pudding, then Rachel Allen did a banana butterscotch one on TV, and now Gordon Ramsay has got a self-saucing rec...

Over Christmas I read this book. It is the fourth in the "Shardlake" series, and having read the first three books, I was gratefu...

Liz emailed me this recipe from a Donna Hay magazine . DH is the Australian equivalent of Martha Stewart! They came out really well - more l...

I was trying very hard to take minutes at the Pastoral Committee yesterday, but kept glancing at the book on Ann's coffee table. It was...

  Today - a full eight weeks after I placed the order, [and her 80th birthday] after Marks and Spencers finally delivered to my aunt...

Am I the only person who has seen this new TV ad for a dating agency, called PARSHIP and misread it as Parsnip?? Mr Potato [I only have...

We had fun at the Knitting Group on Monday. Everyone had stories to tell of their Christmas experiences. Lesley said she had not quite ...

I made some soup today - it was Bob's turn to host the monthly "Local Clergy Lunch". They meet regularly to share news, pray a...

As the bridegroom to his chosen, as the king unto his realm, As the keep unto the castle, as the pilot to the helm, As the captain to his s...