Tracing Rainbows

Our Youth Minister, Miriam, has planned today's service, and the link it  HERE I am grateful to God for my  mother, and my mother-in-law...

For years  I was involved with the Girls' Brigade at church. Our Captain was Miss Johnston, and she was a gifted music teacher - who wor...

In the downstairs cloakroom is a little dish with some soap in it. A small sliver, and a larger piece- both came from hotel bathrooms. We ra...

  A recent article in the Guardian  referred to the increasing popularity of cookbook-memoir-hybrids. Not just recipes, but anecdotes and li...

Back in 1653, a guy called Izaak Walton wrote a book of poetry and prose celebrating the joy of angling. I have never read it - sitting on a...

When we left the charming village of Kirby Muxloe, where we'd lived for two decades, my young friend Hannah [who I'd known since bir...

Nine months ago I had a Rant.  HERE Now I'm even more upset. How can a government which awards huge contracts to cronies, without open a...

The weeks seem to be passing very quickly - we are already at the first Sunday in March. It was good to have so many people participate in t...

There are too many picture frames in this house! When we emptied the loft on Tuesday I found a whole box of family photos and random picture...

I seem to be up to my eyes in Zoom meetings lately -  a year ago I'd never been to one! Last week, Rosie had two 'birthday family Zo...

  I love sharing good news stories, and things about people who have been doing good stuff in bad times. Two stories  I noticed this week......

In 1986, I had a book published. It was called "Get It Taped" and it was a guide to recording and using audio cassettes in church....

My dear blog-friend Kezzie is celebrating her 40th birthday this week. She is very fond of 'Whovian cosplay' [dressing up as a chara...

  Today is St David's Day. Unlike Patrick, George and Andrew, Saint David [Dewi Saint] is a native to the country that regards him as th...

  Saturday was not our best day - we both had quite a reaction to the vaccine, at 10pm Friday night, feeling achey, and shivery. I had a bad...

Will you come to the Mission, will you come, come, come? There's a nice cup of tea and a bun, bun, bun... Bob maintains Terry Pratchett ...

I knew that the 'cat' ie the catalytic converter on my Toyota needed replacing. And I knew it would not be cheap. "After Christ...

 "Comb your hair, Angela, you look like you've been dragged through a hedge backwards " my long-suffering mother would say. I ...

  You are growing up so fast! I can't believe you are 5 today. The little baby became a cheerful toddler, and now you are growing school...

I am so impressed by the ingenuity displayed by so many people during lockdown. Unable to pursue their activities as they did before, they c...