Tracing Rainbows

Did you see this news story last week? Four large barrel-shaped lumps of lard have washed up on a beach in St Cyrus in Scotland.[picture fr...

At our WWDP Committee this week, Muriel led our afternoon prayers. She gave each of us a tealight [with a beautiful “Fresh Linen” scent] alo...

They’re twicicles as nicicles! These amazing ones have formed along our front window They are so pretty. Bob took the artistic photo...

Here are Tom and Carla, who were in church with us last week They were with us to give an update on their work with East African Playgro...

The main weather news in the UK today is of course the SNOW. The school where I am currently working on Fridays closed early – and my journ...

Sorry Jane – these ‘cats’ are catalytic converters. My car needed a complete new exhaust system – efficiently fitted by Steve and co at Kw...

I am really enjoying new the “Father Brown” series with Mark Williams, which started on BBC1 this week. However I am utterly baffled as ...

Thank you, Elisabeth for sending me this one. I like AM – we share the same name and like me she is a pastor’s daughter.And she is a physi...

My life is never boring! 7.15pm and I am sitting in the Holiday Inn in Flore [off Jn 16 of M1] typing this whilst eating a sandwich! On the...

I was greatly amused to hear someone on the radio recently referring to a ‘cobweb blog’ – i.e. one which has had no posts for months and i...

I found this on the Simply Crochet blog – 13 New Year resolutions for crafters in 2013. I love the term to go “cold sheep” – i.e. to ...

A “cruciverbalist” is a term for someone who compiles crosswords, or who enjoys word puzzles. I was so sorry to read that Araucaria ,  com...

A few years back, my Auntie Peggy gave me a table runner one Christmas. It is polyester and has white and gold embroidery. It was just the t...

After lunch, two of my class had to take something to the Head’s Office. They returned, grinning, with this little sticker “It is for yo...

This is it. New job starts today. Oooh… mixture of excitement and nervous anticipation. I have been told that one child has particular needs...

Lord forgive us for our careless, selfish use of the resources you have given us. Reports like this make me weep when I think of all thos...

Following various suggestions [thank you everyone who put forward various monikers, all of which received careful consideration] I have ...

…from Golder’s Green on the Northern Line. So sang the New Vaudeville Band back in 1967. I never dreamed when I used to sing that song to...

Sewing Club tonight, and I am planning to wear some appropriate Christmas Presents. My Rend Collective tee-shirt [which Bob purchased when w...

Last Saturday sitting in another Church [induction of new minister] I realised that three of the key people ‘up front’ were using iPads. I...