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Johnny Cash wrote a song about Jesus turning water into wine. He tells a good story, explaining simply how he came to write it. They say that country music is ‘three chords and the truth’… He turned the water into wine He turned the water into wineIn the little Cana town the word went allContinue reading “He Turned the Water Into Wine”

A couple of days ago my blog-friend Wynne, on her excellent blog ‘Surprised by Joy’ wrote about her ‘go-to metaphor for life’: mountain climbing, a subject in which she has both knowledge and expertise. She talks about taking one step at a time, ensuring that you have rest breaks, team work, self-care… with helpful insightContinue reading “Life’s a Fairground”

Kippers are herring, a small oily fish, split from tail to head, gutted, salted, and cold-smoked over smouldering wood. Reflecting on Lowestoft’s traditional herring industry, folks who worked on and remember the fishing fleets, local remaining smoke-houses, led me to ‘kipper-prayers’ this morning: Happy Memories: Mum occasionally gave us kippers for breakfast. I remember ourContinue reading “Prayers From Kippers”

…Chatting to Jack: ‘I love the word ‘Rigmarole’’, he said. We looked up several definitions… It’s a long, complicated, tedious procedure or explanation, set of actions or words, that’s without any apparent purpose. We investigated further. It seems that it comes from the old English ‘Ragman roll’… ‘Roll’ were rolls of parchment, ‘ragman’ were listsContinue reading “Rigmarole, Paddington and Kenaniah”

Yesterday: Our car had its annual service. Car-mechanic-Andy phoned: ‘Your rocker cover gasket’s leaking. I ordered one; they sent the wrong one. I ordered another; they sent another wrong one.’ I don’t know what a rocker cover gasket is. I wouldn’t know the difference between a right one and a wrong one. Eventually Andy obtainedContinue reading “When Things Go Wrong”

Yesterday I visited ‘The Oddfellows’, a small pub in Pakefield… Rejects… In the early 18th century, Trade Guilds that had supported merchants and craftsmen throughout the Middle Ages were declining. Oddfellows, was set up to support craftsmen from an assortment of trades, often folks that didn’t fit in elsewhere – rejects, odd fellows. In particular…Continue reading “Oddfellows”

It’s Neurodiversity Celebration Week. The website says: Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. It aims to transform how neurodivergent individuals are perceived and supported… Musing… Neurodiverse-City… a city where folks with Dyslexia, Autism and ADHD, are recognised, appreciated and celebrated. There’s increasing awareness and understanding, thoseContinue reading “Life in the City”

Last night on ‘Big Night of Musicals’ we watched Michael Ball sing ‘The Impossible Dream’ with ‘The Dementia Choir’. It’s a song of courage and hope, of embracing challenge and hardship, of determination and purpose… In this period of Lent we consider Jesus’ journey, the brave hero with an ‘Impossible Dream’ that he described constantlyContinue reading “The Impossible Dream”

On Sunday we saw ‘The Simon and Garfunkel Story’, enjoying greatest hits… lesser known songs… ‘Homeward Bound…’ It was thought that Paul Simon had written it during his time in England, waiting for a train at Widnes railway station; Simon said it was Warrington: I’m sitting in the railway stationGot a ticket for my destination,OnContinue reading “Not A One Night Stand”

This morning’s headline news is that Heathrow Airport is closed throughout today. A fire at an electrical substation caused local residents to be evacuated from their homes and schools to be shut. More than 1,350 flights are affected with diversions, cancellations and delays. One headline reads ‘Chaos in the Skies’. It made me smile. It’sContinue reading “Chaos in the Skies”