Tracing Rainbows

  Finally I've read two books which languished on the "must-read" list for ages. The first I picked up at the NT bookshop when...

A rather eventful weekend. We got up late on Saturday and went down to explore Crieff. "Remake Scotland" was brilliant. Loads of r...

...for the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers are springing up and the time of the singing of birds has come. Yes, sprin...

  I had all these plans for the week just gone Monday - do nothing, just recover from the busy coronation weekend Tuesday - morning at Craft...

We are actually going away on holiday today! I still cannot quite believe this. A proper  holiday, staying in a self-catering cottage - not ...

The Coronation Ceremony  includes a very special moment when the Monarch is anointed as a servant of God. This is a special rite which is bo...

Early on Saturday morning, I listened to a wonderful radio interview with Simon Armitage , the Poet Laureate, about the piece he had written...

Three years old today, I cannot believe it. We are so looking forward to seeing you in Manchester at the end of next week. Thank you for all...

We began with breakfast at 8 in the Queen's Head in Foulsham. A good meal to set us up for a long day.  9-10 at the church, loading tabl...

Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of The House has said he hopes the King will be a force for good , uniting people throughout the Commonwealth. He...

A prayer on the occasion of the Coronation - 6 May 2023 Living and Almighty God, On the occasion of the coronation, we pray for King Char...

I posted recently about changing our blinds  , and my concern about sending the old one to landfill. It was temporarily propped up in the co...

It is Polling Day in the UK, so please get out there and cast your vote.  Do not forget your ID! Here's Mrs Pankhurst standing in the mi...

Driving through various villages en route to the library yesterday I passed a number of little red vans and postmen (no women, I noticed) an...

Our trip to the Gressenhall Museum on Mayday was just splendid.   Rosie and Jess were cheerful and well behaved the whole time. We began in...