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When we went into lockdown in April 2020 I started writing my blog… imagining I was chatting with friends at ‘The Thatch’ (local café) or ‘The Oddfellows (local pub). Initially a few local friends received my blog… then other friends joined… some yesterday! Welcome to my world… of people. I’m now back at the ThatchContinue reading “Welcome To My World“

Yesterday… …Chatting to my friend Jack… He’s not too well physically, but yesterday Jack was positive. Things could get worse… but they weren’t yesterday. …My friend Andy’s upset because he’s unable to see his primary-school-aged child. The child’s mother is being particularly difficult… Things could get worse? She may move away without telling him whereContinue reading “Things Could Get Worse!“

There’s a new world somewhereThey call the promised landAnd I’ll be there somedayIf you could hold my handI still need you there beside meNo matter what I doFor I know I’ll never find another you Musing… The sad death of Judith Durham… my ‘The Seekers Greatest Hits’ CD… the Tom Springfield song ‘I’ll never findContinue reading “I’ll Never Find Another You“

Musing… How do I deal with problems? Confrontation… Yesterday in church Mark talked about Elijah… The Israelites and King Ahab had been following false gods; the prophet Elijah confronts Ahab, 850 false prophets and a crowd of people on Mount Carmel: ‘How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the Lord isContinue reading “Problems… Elijah, Bears, Justin & Judith“

My heart is filled with thankfulnessTo Him who bore my pain;Who plumbed the depths of my disgraceAnd gave me life again;Who crushed my curse of sinfulnessAnd clothed me in His lightAnd wrote His law of righteousnessWith pow’r upon my heart Today’s ‘Sunday Song’ starts with thankfulness… and not just a little bit – a heart-full.Continue reading “My Heart Is Filled With Thankfulness“

Yesterday I met Keith at the Thatch café and Danny at the Hatfield Hotel. Planned encounters – in my diary! I had my weekly beach prayer-walk… a planned encounter with my God. I like planned encounters. On my prayer-walk I had unplanned encounters with David and Stephanie… and Marilyn… I like unplanned encounters too. SometimesContinue reading “Planned & Unplanned Encounters“

Yesterday we went with daughter-Jo and grandchildren to our local ‘Africa Alive’. It used to be a ‘wildlife park’; now it’s a ‘zoological reserve.’ We saw lions, giraffes, zebras, rhinoceroses… I felt obliged, duty-bound, to tell grandad animal jokes… ‘How can you tell a weasel from a stoat? …A weasel’s weasily distinguishable… a stoat’s stotallyContinue reading “Animal Non-sense”

It was good to have our French family with us yesterday. Before they left niece-Sara went for a run along the sea-front. Sara enjoys running and goes running regularly. Running 10K… blue sky and the Lowestoft seaside… I wished I was still fit enough to join her… I met Chris last night. Chris is anContinue reading “Running The Race”

Yesterday evening we had a family gathering – 15 of us. Our local family was joined by some of our French family – Sara, Fred, Camille and our dear sister-in-law Genviève. There was a lot of conversation (in French, English and a bit of Portuguese), food (the obligatory barbecue) and laughter (I may need toContinue reading “Burying Your Underpants”

At church we sing: ‘Up from the ashes hope will arise…’ It sounds like: ‘Up from the ashes soap will arise.’ I smile an irreverent smile. This week there’s been a lot about women’s football… years of not being able to play… fighting for the right to play… battling misogynistic views… 2,567 watched England loseContinue reading “Up From The Ashes…”