The first breath of Spring, plus following my intuition A day of responding to the first breaths of Spring by us working in the garden, digging, pruning, cutting and somewhat obsessively collecting firewood to save money on the gas bill and because live fires are much more satisfying then staring at a hot radiator. I got a strong impulse to go to the Baptist church in Street which is about 3...
Month: March 2024
Ah, the young people of today – how they behave!!!!
Monday morning, up early to a blue sky with scudding white clouds. I survey my diary for the week. I have a zoom meeting this evening with the Scientific and Medical Network, Wednesday off to Glastonbury to celebrate the spring equinox, my yoga session on Thursday followed by an interesting meeting at the Vineyard church and Friday, a lunch with a friend from Ireland in Bath. To my joy, I have...
Is the Church of England in self – destruct mode and following the WHO?
Everyone to their taste in property - a home for the snails found in our garden during the spring clear up Taking a break from Vineyard Church I am taking a break from the Vineyard Church to see what else is going on. There was an excellent article in the always excellent The Conservative Woman this morning that sticks up for human and indeed Christian standards to the best of its ability. Now I...
Back to normal – the Bath and Kennet Canal (again)
All Quiet on the Western Front It is nice to have a day off after yesterday's tumultuous question in which I asked whether Kate Middleton was dead . I had record viewing numbers and a number of colourful and varied comments about my subject material. This page, yesterday's, will be a continuing story as I hear more evidence which so far is pretty damning . I've also said that if I am wrong and...
24 ways of greeting people – which do you use more often?
There are many variations that English and American speakers use, and each expression means slightly different things. Expressions are also context relevant #1 Good Morning/afternoon/evening The earliest known use of the phrase good morning is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for good morning is from around 1450, in Sege Melayne. good morning is formed within...
How to run meetings… plus developing this site
Developing this website And now some therapy for me and my website, this is the one you are now reading. I'm trying to make this website a model of good practice and accessibility. I have decided to have monthly meetings with my day-to-day service provider. This is beneficial for many reasons or so I have found. As I go along I notice small items that do not work as well as I would like to see....
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