Did you know that this well-known proverb, originates from the book of Proverbs chapter 26 verse 17 “Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.” Last weekend my son came to stay as our other son was over briefly from Australia. It also…

Way back in the 1960’s my mum invested her hard-earned money in a Kenwood Chefette food mixer and this amazing little piece of kit revolutionised our lives. Mum insisted that the margarine and sugar were properly creamed when mixing a sponge cake and prior to the arrival of the food mixer, that required effort and…

Recently a very dear friend of mine died. Her daughter gave me a couple of her cookery books to look at and see whether I wanted to keep them or pass them on to someone else. Inside one of them I found a bookmark with a very touching verse on it. It said: “A Friend…

My granddaughter recently discovered Stickle bricks at Humpty Dumpty club, and, as it’s not a toy she has at home, we were sitting at a table exploring what we could make and sorting the pieces into sizes and colours. As we played, the little one was keeping an eye on what was going on around…

Nothing in the photograph today is unique. Grass, a river, a field, and trees. Let me explain why that scene is so important in my memory. Recently I attended the 75th birthday celebration of my prep school, Brandeston Hall. We had a thanksgiving service, tea on the terrace, tours of the old place and some…

Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Today’s contributor is Dr Leigh Goodwin (Assistant director of mission for Assemblies of God, at the time of writing) www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/pray/daily-bible-reading (published 6th June 2023) “Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.” – Psalm 130:1. Something to think about This reading goes right…

When the leaves have fallen, the last of the roses have died eventually on the odd bush, the potted geraniums have gone to slime because we forgot to remove them before the frost, and the bulbs are still nestled snuggly under the compost, all may seem dead and there is not much joy to be…