It’s hard to believe that we are so far through this year already. A few years ago at about this time I wanted some compost for a couple of plants. I had half a bag and opened it very cautiously (I’m very much a wimp regarding slugs and I didn’t want to stick my hand…
One Saturday in the Autumn of 2020 there was a “Breakfast in a Bap” event held in Seaton Road Methodist Church. It was held in the garden as we were just coming out of Lockdown. Obviously, people were still very wary of being with others and so we had quite a bit of food left…
The other day I noticed little bits of white poking out from the leaves on my Helleborus. Some of the blooms were almost above the leaves but on separating the leaves there were loads of blooms still making their way slowly skywards. When they all grow a bit more I’m going to have a beautiful…
I recently travelled by bus from Felixstowe to Ipswich to visit one particular shop. I find it very relaxing just to be able to sit and enjoy the journey and not to have to concentrate on driving. Sometimes I watch the countryside and houses going by and sometimes I use the time to think about…
On Tuesday our Open The Book Team visited Colneis and Fairfield schools to participate in their Assemblies. Our story this visit was Noah and the Flood. We have never used as many props and we had help from 7 children in each school as well as 7 team members. About 2 dozen wild animals (soft…
Today is National Holocaust Memorial Day and this brought to mind my late Parents-in Law’s neighbour. Her name was Helen Lewis. She was born to a German-speaking Jewish family in Trutnov in Bohemia (Czech). She married Paul Hermann in 1938. During the second World War they were deported to Terezin in 1942 and to Auschwitz…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Anna Porter The other day I was talking with a friend and discussing the cold weather and both of us were complaining about the wind. She told me about something she had been told when she had moved to Felixstowe many years ago. A lady…
Today is a very special day in my life. It’s my son, Richard’s birthday. He lives in Singapore and we had a wonderful time over the Christmas period when he was home to see us and to visit his friends. Needless to say, his case was quite heavy when he was travelling back as he…
On the first of January as well as entering a new year I entered a new decade in my life. I was blessed to be able to share an Afternoon Tea Party with my family and friends. It was lovely to be able to relax and share some time and some excellent food with friends.…
When my son James was a child, he was severely asthmatic and really could do very little running about. His favourite toy was Lego and he had a lot. He saved all his pocket money to buy new pieces. I thoroughly enjoyed building things with it too and many Sunday afternoons were spent building some…