Coffee morning in our local church This was one of those days when we had no obligatory commitments, so first of all off to coffee at All Saints Church in Paulton. A couple were complaining that their car had left them down due to what the RAC man described as wet belt. It's started to a halt on a hill and they had to get help. This was a Citroen that had done only 40,000 miles. Their RAC chap...
Month: December 2023
Spending Christmas on your own
Salt in the wound It really is rubbing salt into the wound when for one reason or another you find yourself on your own, knowing that in the vicinity the majority of other people are getting tipsy, having their Christmas lunch, meeting family and friends, no doubt enjoying generous measures of mulled wine. We can forget that it is also a time for family arguments, but that's another story. If...
Sad sight – celebrating Christmas
HELLO MY ATTACHED ONE Hi dear, I'm a good woman with a cheerful smile on my face who's at the moment trying to find a loving relationship. All i am able to possibly write regarding myself personally for now is that I adore sport & needless to say out-of-doors journeys so much, remember to look at my pix down below and I will be anticipating your answer....
Community Cinema – Quilting – Methodist hospitality
Reel People Films - Kilmersdon One of the things I don't like about going to modern cinemas is that you have to sit through 20 minutes of percussive advertising for films that you have no intention of seeing and which are inevitably delivering information with machine gun power. Also, there is a habit among the audience of bringing in giant cardboard containers of popcorn which are noisily...
There are good people around – Keanu Reeves
Someone owes me money I woke up this morning to a difficult mental situation. Someone had not paid me money that was due when they normally pay straight away and I was concerned that I had upset them in some way or fallen short of their expectations. I phoned up the person concerned and asked how they were in general and we made some arrangements to modify the way we worked together. I said at...
Can you spare 60 seconds? – plus – Jesus’ real message.
A lovely way to start the day. A whole 60 seconds of video about LOVE (not lurve) is Jesus’ message misunderstood? As some of you know, I have regular conversations with my friend John who is one of the few people who are on my wavelength and he has been so over the decades. We meet on Skype and between us we generate enough alchemy for me to improve my understanding of what is important, and...
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