Cats and dogs

by | Oct 3, 2015 | 7 comments

As a change from the deeply-emotional-life-can-be-terrible-why-do-people-have-to-die sort of blog, I’ve decided to take a slightly different tack today. I’ve been blessed to have both cats and dogs share my home at various times in my life. They’re...

Goodbye Mr Noble

by | Sep 19, 2015 | 6 comments

The funeral was yesterday. It was a great send off. The husband of the eldest child did the eulogy and spoke eloquently of Lionel’s great character and personality, and his abiding love for his wife and family. The youngest son spoke about the things that made...

Have a heart…

by | Sep 5, 2015 | 4 comments

I can’t stop thinking about the poor refugees streaming out of the Middle East and Africa, determined to save their lives and the lives of their families. I see photo after photo of crying children, frightened mothers and desperate fathers. I see the incredible...

Spring!

by | Aug 29, 2015 | 2 comments

In two days time it will officially be spring. It’s been trying to get here for the past few weeks. The mock plum trees have been waving their gorgeous pink-blossomed branches at me for some time now. Daffodils have resurfaced after spending time in the...

The swinging pendulum.

by | Aug 22, 2015 | 0 comments

A number of people who have styled themselves as the keeper of morals for the American nation (and possibly for the world) have been outed as members of the Ashley Madison – find someone to have adultery with – site. This time the hacker was definitely on...