Watching the 'news' early this morning over my morning cup of coffee I see that we are due for a windy weekend. The image below reminds me of the saying ' red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning'. Our Saturday Christmas market which takes place in Midsomer Norton has been cancelled due to wind threats and I see that from this Friday evening winds will start to get up and reach 35 miles an...
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law, but thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. This is looking at death from the Christian perspective and applies to an individual human soul but we could equally well look from the secular point of view at the death of a relationship or...
The most profound peace of mind is when you are in an environment where your body's foibles and imperfections are left behind, in other words in the state that we would call heaven. There is a homophone to peace and that is 'piece'. When we say we're going to 'give someone a piece of our mind' you mean we are going to say in no uncertain terms what we think of them. It's funny that we talk about...
Most times it is worth making a complaint. However, at a Hotel I stayed at in Dorset the proprietor to this bed and breakfast establishment was clearly not interested in her guests. She made the mistake of placing two couples who did not know each other at a rather small table slightly larger than a whist table. We arrived at the same time as the other couple and both gasped at this lack of...
Our Little holiday has come to an end and I could have easily stayed for another few days but on the other hand it is necessary for Francoise to seek medical advice for her very swollen left knee. I have always considered travel insurance unnecessary particularly when visiting within the United Kingdom but now I'm not so sure. The RAC attend to you when you're cars broken down but what about if...
To call Birmingham a multicultural city is somewhat of an understatement. On Wednesday 27th November we were transported by tour coach and left at a meeting point near the Bullring to be picked up four hours later. This is the season of Christmas markets but I found the large commercial stands selling mostly German drinks and food too boring to photograph and instead it is pleasant to just walk...
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