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Harry

This is Harry. He, like nearly all dogs I meet has won over my heart. We only met at the beginning of 2020 but have become good friends and are particular fans of walking and running together-he’s not fussy about which! He’s very clever, understanding far more spoken words than I expected, so much so…

Sowing seeds of kindness

I had cause to reflect recently on what makes me who I am. I certainly feel privileged and grateful for the opportunities I’ve had, and for the majority of the choices I’ve made at the many cross-roads in life.  Yes, there are moments I regret, and a few bits of shame securely locked out of…

Keeping Faithful

The world of what I originally discovered as ‘talking books’ is one I have enjoyed for several years. When driving or walking the chance to listen to a book being read, sometimes excellently, is a joy. I vary what I listen to but take especial delight in revisiting the old classics. I have just revisited…

Faith in an unfailing friend.

As a young man, Joseph Scriven had been engaged to a woman he deeply loved. But tragedy struck the night before their wedding when the boat she was in capsized and she drowned. In the hope of forgetting the shock, which he never did, Joseph left his home in Ireland and went to Canada.  There he…