This morning I rose early as is my wont and after a couple of coffees decided to tune in to Trans World Radio which is an international American-based evangelical station with an outreach station in the United Kingdom. At 8 o'clock this morning a group of English commentators were discussing the problem with 'noise' in society and how it distracts us from thinking and focusing our minds where...
Every day I read the conservative woman which is an internet publication edited by Kathy Gyngell. Every Sunday she writes a week in review. This week so epitomizes what is going on in the UK and indeed elsewhere that I thought I would reproduce it in full for publicity purposes and at the same time encouraging you to subscribe (see link below) I have taken the liberty of adding illustrations....
Following on yesterday's chance meeting we met with the knife sharpener outside a local facility, Midsomer Quilting. He charges five pounds a pop. He is very good at what he does, he's even a trainer for other aspiring sharpeners and drives around the south west of England and parks in various per-arranged places. When I got home I tried out the garden shears that he had sharpened and I found...
The habit of having fish and chips on Fridays has been woven into me all my life so we decided to go to Farrington shopping centre or farm centre. We had 2 huge fish and chips portions together with one chip portion. The fish were delicious and not completely saturated with batter. In the restaurant was a sign which I found amusing, Illustrated. We then went into the farm shop to buy some milk...
Ref: link here Today I have just about caught up with my daily diary entries and my covid site entries. This morning I watched a remarkable film 1:22:27 about the French survivors of the 2004 Tsunami. For many, the effect of escaping death while others lost their lives will leave an indelible impression on them for the rest of their lives. Some of these survivors decided to stay on and help...
Saturday - I returned on Thursday and this paragraph is written on Saturday 20th April. I find the first day back after a holiday, long or short, it's horrible because I don't know where I am. I feel I'm between two universes and that's on a good day. However today Saturday dawned bright and sunny so we are doing our usual boring household tasks such as cleaning, washing, tidying, doing the...
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