We have just been through a period of celebrating harvest. Despite the driest summer I can remember, and our lawn certainly seems to reflect that, we have had a harvest of figs, peaches, grapes, chilies, beans, potatoes and onions…oh and of course courgettes a plenty! One of the things I’ve noticed in the parched flower…

This morning I had cause to ring my local GP surgery to arrange a home visit for a lady in our village. It was interesting being on the “other side” of the doctor-patient relationship. I rang the patient telephone number and a cheerful recorded voice, (of one of my former colleagues) gave various options for…

This last 11 days have been extraordinary. The headlines every day on the TV have been about the death of the Queen and all the various different ceremonies and rituals that have had to be held, in different places. The King has almost had to be in two places at once, appearing in London for…

One of my favourite things to do first thing in the morning is to lay in bed with a cup of tea and read a good book. It just so happened that on Friday 9th September, (the day after the death of Queen Elizabeth II), the mug that my butler / husband got out of…

My husband and I travelled over to Sutton Hoo a few Wednesdays ago to watch the Red Rose Company perform Shakespeare’s Macbeth at the “Theatre in the Forest”. I was rather like a Circuit outing with a member from Felixstowe, Framlingham, and myself in the audience. (You know who you are!) It was a fantastic…

I was interested to read William Glasse’s TFTD a few weeks back on  the verses from Micah 6:8 “what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” William’s thoughts took me back to the time I spent in court – my first time on jury…

I was recently walking through the back lanes of Fowey, in Cornwall, when I came across this house sign. The house was called “Toad’s place” and there was an illustration above it of Ratty and Mole in a rowing boat. Ratty is rowing while Mole sits back gazing up into the air as a dragonfly…

I was recently reading a passage from Romans (chapter 9: 30-32) “What does all this mean? Even though the Gentiles were not trying to follow God’s standards, they were made right with God. And it was by faith that this took place.But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God…

I recently cycled along the Ipswich Waterfront and came across several large Owl Sculptures. These are part the “The Big Hoot” which is a free fun outdoors art trail around the town of Ipswich. There are 50 Big Hoots along with several Little Hoots. Each one is designed by a local artist, either well known…

I had an interesting conversation the other day about camping. I have to admit, trying to get to sleep whilst laying in a sleeping bag on the hard ground, sharing my tent with a variety of buzzing and biting insects, is not my idea of a relaxing holiday. The first holiday I had with my…