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At the Seagull Theatre we’re already thinking about Christmas. Those involved with our Youth Theatre decided that their Christmas show will be ‘Beauty and the Beast’. They arranged auditions. Yesterday I read: ‘Due to the incredible number of sign-ups we’ve received, we’ve had to close the sign up form a week early!’ I’m glad I’mContinue reading “Just Too Many!”

Four women I encountered yesterday… Mother: Georgie Eustace from Wolverhampton, is the mother of ‘dichorionic-triamniotic’ triplets – two identical and one fraternal. Her picture was in yesterday’s paper. Georgie said:  ‘Life is crazy and overwhelming. It doesn’t look the way I thought it was going to when we started trying… I do wish there wasContinue reading “Pictures of Four Women…”

On Saturday Norwich played their first league game of the season against West Brom. We had a good first half but failed to score. The second half continued positive but uneventful. In the seventy-fifth minute a West Brom player knocked the ball into the net with his arm. The referee didn’t see the handball; heContinue reading “Football, Fire and Fathers.”

In one corner of our church is a wooden cross with chairs around it. It’s a place for prayer… Yesterday morning Minister-Lou talked about Zacchaeus, the dishonest tax-collector whose life was changed by his encounter with Jesus. At the end of the service Lou’s invitation to go to the ‘cross-corner’ for prayer set me musingContinue reading “The Cross-Corner”

I never cease to be amazed how many people live with sadness. They put on a brave face, but beneath the surface are stories… Past trauma, present burdens, future anxiety… the unforgettable memory, the unescapable daily experience, the inevitable outcome. Yesterday it was a gent who’s been caring for his very sick wife for manyContinue reading “Fix You Revisited”

Often on sale outside many football grounds are ‘half-and-half’ football scarves. One half is in the colours of the home team; the other half is in the colours of their opponents. West Ham United have stated that: ‘…half-and-half scarves and any items displaying the colours or crests of both clubs are permanently banned inside LondonContinue reading “Half-and-Half Football Scarves”

I saw ‘We Will Rock You’ again last night. Based on the music of Queen, it’s set three hundred years in a scary future world controlled by the Globalsoft Corporation. Everyone who doesn’t conform is ‘disposed of’; there’s no hope for our heroes Galileo and Scaramouche who don’t fit in. There’s no way out, AContinue reading “These Are the Days of Our Lives”

Yesterday was all about waiting… …I chatted to Josh. He and his girlfriend are about to go on holiday. They’ve been planning and saving for this holiday for years. They’re flying to Florida, spending two weeks at Disney and a week at Universal Studios. They’re excited, counting down the days. It’s been a long wait.Continue reading “Waiting Well”

‘What is REAL?’ asked the rabbit one day… The Velveteen Rabbit is a 1922 children’s book. A boy receives a rabbit for Christmas one year. Initially the rabbit is ignored. More exciting toys are preferred. The Skin Horse explains to the Rabbit what it is to be real:   ‘Real isn’t how you are made,’Continue reading “The Velveteen Rabbit”

Yesterday’s news showed a small boat crossing the English Channel, arriving in the UK early Monday morning carrying 230 people… Some friends, with strong, clear opinions, say that we should close our borders, turn back all immigrants, protect our England. Others say – just as passionately – that we should welcome the refugee, show compassionContinue reading “Compassion or Control?”