Monthly Archives: July 2011

Sunday smile

Go on – have a 20 second smile – courtesy of God’s beautiful creatures.

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200 year banner

This is a photo of the new banner which was worked on by dozens of people from the church and the community. It is to celebrate the church as being at the centre of things, and is fair comment. The … Continue reading

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A long wait

Some time ago I had several rants and raves about a credit card scam that was costing me around £125 and a whole load of stress on the stressometer. At long last it seems to have been sorted out. I … Continue reading

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Pavlova extraordinaire

  You can tell by the expression that HBTW is looking forward to the Best Pavlova I have ever seen. Not to be repeated for a while. But that’s what holidays are all about.

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The Enemy of the Good

  For every half-dozen romcoms, or chicklits or crime novels, I try to read a decent book which is literary or worthy or just plain brilliant. The Enemy of the Good is all of these as well as being thought-provoking … Continue reading

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Back at last

Back home at last – in fact, I’ve been home for a few days. Getting back to normal routines like blogging and watching the news is taking longer to accomplish. The terrible events in Norway and the famine in East … Continue reading

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Puppy Love

Just for fun…..

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Chilling

It’s sometimes difficult to keep up with internet-speak, text-speak, online chatting terms and so forth. But one word I love to hear the grandchildren use so happily is “chilling”. This is not the way they describe a bad experience at … Continue reading

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Travelogue

The good thing about travelling by campervan is that you cart your holiday goods and chattels along with you. Lunch can be a choice of a layby next to a field full of wheat dotted with poppies, or a pub … Continue reading

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Tea Time for the Traditionally Built

In between watching tennis and packing for our holidays I’ve been escaping from reality in Alexander McCall Smith’s latest offering from the No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. These gentle novels about the proprietor Mma Ramotswe and her assistant, Mma Makutsi … Continue reading

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