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Ponies, Wasps, Cuckoos and Fish

Lowestoft gets in the news for odd reasons. This week it was Lowestoft’s Miranda Worby… When Miranda was a child, she wanted a pony. When her parents refused, she bought a ‘My Little Pony’ toy. She started collecting them. What started as a childhood hobby became serious passion. By 2018 her collection was so big…

From Disaster to Delight

Yesterday, as I arrived at our church community café, Liz was panicking. The chocolate cake that she’d made for desert had leaked everywhere and was a disaster. There was no alternative. Icing was applied. She made the best she could of a bad job. A little later, customers were saying how good it tasted. One…

When Ordinary is Good, and Good is Ordinary

Yesterday was an ordinary day. I went to ordinary places, met ordinary people, did ordinary things. There was no chaos or crisis, no excitement or parties, nothing deep and meaningful. I chatted to neighbours, visited our Men’s Shed, did stuff at church, read, wrote, did some gardening, followed the cricket, tennis, football… I like ordinary.…

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