Tracing Rainbows

  ...do be doo Debbie Harry always pronounced it the French way [Den-nee, not Den-niss] but I don't know which particular Frenchman she ...

I'm not what you would call green-fingered. And until I came to Ferndown, I'd never had orchids. But in January 2016, I was given on...

 ... you will find the town centre. Ferndown is the fifth largest town in Dorset* and so the centre has its fair share of coffee shops, char...

It is the first full week of September, and time again for Zero Waste week . I have been blogging about the annual event since 2012. Some ye...

Our service from UCF today is the last in the Armour of God series. It's entitled "an attitude of prayer"- and the link is her...

That was the heading on a flyer from one of the political parties which landed on the Cornerstones doormat last week. It spoke of the enormo...

We were amused by the gryphons guarding the entrance to Blickling Hall last week - wearing their PPE. We took pictures - as did many other v...

Bob has been trying to cut down on his coffee consumption for a while now. He's been trying out various different teas. During our ...

On Saturday morning, exactly  one week after the glass vacuum flask exploded, I had another glass crisis. I was picking up the tablemats to...

  ...All Creatures Great and Small Did you realise that it is fifty years since James Herriot [real name Alf Wight] first began to publish ...

I'm not getting into a debate about current National Trust news items-  the decision to consider the way in which many of their properti...

If you wish to join in our worship today, it is  here . It's Family Service style, and has been prepared by our Youth Minister, Miriam.

I've had my 0.5litre Thermos Mondial flask for ages. I even got a second cup to sit on the top, so we can both have a cuppa when travell...

When I began supply teaching, it was often the case that I was expected to provide my own lesson plans. I carried a huge folder of worksheet...

H ad she still been at her regular nursery, Rosie would have enjoyed a special Graduation Day next week. All the Rising Fives, about to leav...

... Going to find some big ones, juicy black big berries... Just round the corner and up the lane. Madam insisted on wearing her back pack [...

Today is our 41st Wedding Anniversary - last summer was full of our Ruby Celebrations. This year - so different, and for the first tim...

Did you know that today marks the start of the "Love Canned Food Festival"? Me neither - I only picked this information up yesterd...

Today's service from United Church Ferndown is HERE . Bob  is continuing the Armour of God series and this week is preaching about the H...

During WW2 people were encouraged to eat carrots to help them see better in the blackouts. Yes they do contain Vitamin A, which is good for ...