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At The Seagull Theatre yesterday actors were rehearsing for ‘Robin Hood’. The publicity says: ‘Take a trip with us to Sherwood Forest this Easter holiday and join Robin Hood and his Merry Men on their adventures through jolly old England. With all the laugh-out-loud moments you have come to expect from the early years pantomimeContinue reading “One Day More”

Recently I’ve been reflecting on life-metaphors… Yesterday afternoon I played chess with Roy… with a big pot of tea… at a table in a local hotel… all very civilised. Our skill (or lack of it!) is on a similar level. We managed four games in a couple of hours… Life’s a daily game of chess…Continue reading “Two Metaphors and Reality”

Daughter-Jo and family came round yesterday. Rachel cooked an excellent Sunday roast – beef, Yorkshire pudding and all the vegetables… Son-in-law Allan had requested banoffee pie… It was a lovely time. Twenty-year-old granddaughter-Hannah, home from university, and twelve-year-old grandson-Luca, enjoying school holidays, reminded me of parenting responsibilities… particularly the challenge of intervention… If my childContinue reading “To Intervene, Or Not To Intervene…”

In two weeks it will be Easter; for now it’s still Lent. This morning at church we shall sing this song as we reflect on Jesus’ journey to the cross You chose the cross with ev’ry breath;the perfect life, the perfect death.You chose the cross.A crown of thorns You wore for us,and crowned us withContinue reading “You Chose the Cross (Lost in Wonder)”

Three stories from yesterday: At our ‘Music for Wellbeing’ group we sung the old English folk song ‘Scarborough Fair’ (made famous by Simon and Garfunkel). It’s a story of unrequited love… The young man says that his lover must complete impossible tasks…. sewing a seamless cambric shirt – impossible because cambric’s a light fabric usedContinue reading “The Apparently Impossible…”

Jack and Brandis sat behind us at the football at Norwich last Saturday… On the pitch at half time Jack asks Brandis to marry him… He’s been planning it for months, she has no idea… She says, ‘Yes.’ The West Brom supporters chant, ‘You don’t know what you’re doing!’ Everyone laughs. It’s a familiar footballContinue reading “You Don’t Know What You’re Doing”

Yesterday… …At our Men’s Shed Richard’s made a new seat, he says, with ‘two pallets, a saw, a hand full of nails, a little imagination.’ I think there’s a fair bit of skill too… …I met a friend at Costa. He’s planning to move to Yorkshire… making a fresh start… moving closer to his partner’sContinue reading “Preparing for the Mists of Mystery”

Sometimes we watch the TV comedy panel show ‘Would I Lie To You?’. The regular presenter and team captains are joined by celebrity guests. Players reveal unusual facts, outrageous claims, embarrassing personal tales; the opposing team must determine truth from lies, drawing the viewing audience in with them. Teams score a point for correctly discerningContinue reading “Would I Lie To You?”

Yesterday I was reading Ruth Rice’s ‘Renewable Wellbeing’. After suffering a mental health crisis Ruth set up a café space linked to her church. Hobbies and activities were shared; there was a prayer room attached. In 2017 she set up the charity ‘Renew Wellbeing’ to encourage similar spaces across the country. Their website tells meContinue reading “Never Alone”

On Saturday Son-Pete and I went to Norwich for the football – against West Brom. A young couple, whom we later discovered were called Jack and Brandis, sat behind us. I earwig their conversation… He’s a regular Norwich City supporter… She sounds American… She’s never been to the football before… He’s explaining what happens… It’sContinue reading “Give Me Wisdom”