Weather permitting, the people of Great Britain and around the British Commonwealth will be spilling out into the streets this weekend to celebrate seventy years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. You don’t have to be a staunch royalist to appreciate all that she has done over the last seventy years and still continues…

I have recently been sorting and clearing out some of my many books. My late husband was an incorrigible collector of books but he never got rid of any. Do any of you know someone like that?!  During this process I have discovered some treasures and I hope to share some with you over the…

I was reading an article in my regular Christian magazine this week and came across this article. “Did you know that the Australian regent honeyeater bird needs to learn to sing again?  Apparently it is on the verge of extinction which means that the few male birds that remain don’t have contact with older males from…

Her Majesty The Queen was born the year before my late father. For a couple of years before he died, Father was constantly speculating about whether this weekend would ever come. Whoever you are and whatever your views on royalty generally and the British Royal Family particularly, today no one can deny the human achievement…

Another Thought for the Day of the hymns which are special to me and I hope will be of interest to you all.  It is ‘Dear Lord and Father of Mankind’. This hymn has been special for a number of reasons.  The first being that I just love the sentiments and the tune which seems…