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Yesterday was the hottest day on record. Temperatures in some parts of the UK exceeded 40C. As the heat intensified across East Anglia fire crews were called to dozens of blazes. We’re seeing pictures of far worse fires in France and Spain… We’re told that this is part of ongoing climate change. We must learnContinue reading “Living With The Heat”

Several friends have asked for an update on our rats and kitchen… We still see rats in our garden. The ‘rat-man’ came again last week. He assured us we don’t have a rats’ nest… – they’re visiting us from neighbouring gardens… It seems that we have an ‘open-door situation’ for rats. Scott the kitchen fitterContinue reading “Open Doors, Closed Doors”

Yesterday Gail mentioned: ‘If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until you can hardly bear to look at it. A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. YouContinue reading “Beauty And Ugliness”

Our God is a great big GodOur God is a great big GodOur God is a great big GodAnd He holds us in His hand Yesterday was Sarah’s funeral, at the crematorium for the committal service, and then at her church for the thanksgiving service. We grieved together, so sad that Sarah is no longerContinue reading “Our God Is A Great Big God”

I love reading the Bible… the comfort and encouragement of the old and familiar… the well-worn story understood in a fresh way… the part that I don’t remember reading before. This morning’s musing: ‘Can the axe boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? CanContinue reading “Can A Wooden Cane Walk By Itself?”

The kitchen fitters kept saying ‘dot’n’dab’. I asked them what the word was and what it meant. I’ve learnt that ‘dot and dab’ is a process involving dots and dabs of adhesive sticking plasterboard directly to bare walls… Chris the plasterer is proving to be an expert in dot’n’dabbing… filling holes, levelling rough surfaces, creatingContinue reading “Dot’n’dab”

Work on our kitchen progresses… On Tuesday Ricky the fitter asked me to pay the agreed outstanding balance. I went on line and paid the bill immediately. This morning Ricky says: ‘Our accountant says you haven’t paid yet…’ ‘Oh yes I did…’ It was becoming a pantomime. I went online. The money hadn’t gone outContinue reading “Payment, Cost And Value”

The Conservatives have decided. They don’t want Boris Johnson as their leader. Deciding that one man should go is easy. There are 8 candidates to replace him. Deciding the best candidate to replace Mr Johnson in an unknown future is a harder decision…   Out with the old, in with the new. Ricky and CarlContinue reading “Out With The Old; In With The New.”

Abbie’s a young woman living with Type 1 diabetes: Imagine trusting a machine no bigger than your hand to ultimately keep you alive… This insulin pump is constantly adjusting my insulin to meet my needs and to keep me safe… It is not the same as having a working pancreas, but this system is theContinue reading “It’s a Life-Changer”

My friend John is 88 today. I knew him well, served with him on our church Leadership Team. I remember many conversations – his kindness, generosity, wisdom; he always spoke positively of people and understood their needs. He’s a good man. Discussions about Boris Johnson continue. Some focus on his achievements, others on his character.Continue reading “He’s A Good Man”