Like everyone else this weekend, we were really pleased to finally see sunshine and enjoy blue skies. Our camelia plant usually flowers in February but is still in bud, so we are still waiting for spring. The vicar today preached about the Lion, t…

Read More Spring and new life are on their way

Like everyone else this weekend, we were really pleased to finally see sunshine and enjoy blue skies. Our camelia plant usually flowers in February but is still in bud, so we are still waiting for spring. The vicar today preached about the Lion, t…

Read More Spring and new life are on their way

Can’t believe how nice and warm it was today, walking through Bradford it felt amazing, to see kids playing out in the sun, and running in and out of the fountains outside City Hall. I am really looking forward to Easter as I’ve run out of holiday…

Read More Roll on Spring

This week I’ve been thinking alot about how we interact with each other in groups, and how someone is marked out as a stranger or a friend. I like the saying that there is no such thing as a stranger, just a friend you haven’t met yet, but for alo…

Read More Friends and Strangers

Thanks to all my loyal readers for your good wishes and support after my last blog, The whole experience of recognising Kate’s birthday and acknowledging that she is in heaven, and not somewhere to be “found”, has been a huge relief, and I feel qu…

Read More Inspire

I am really quite a lucky person, as I have had two sisters and a brother in my life. My sister Kate lived from Jan 14th 1970- July 1974 and would have been 42 today. My younger brother and sister are alive and well and some of my best friends tod…

Read More Happy Birthday Kate Nightingale

The opportunity for a fresh start is always slightly unlikely in January when its cold outside and we are full of viruses and bugs, and can’t face going back to work. I always think it’s daft time to start a new regime, but the papers and magazine…

Read More Take Courage, It is I. Don’t be Afraid!

At this time of year it’s so easy to get bogged down in the trimmings and preparations and trying to make everything special the whole time, whilst simultaneously socialising and finishing off work in the run-up to the holidays. Usually I get ill …

Read More The work of Christmas

There is great excitement in our house as it’s the 1st December tomorrow and the advent calendar is coming out. I have to say I remember this being one of the best bits of being a kid, even though we never had a chocolate one! We are not planning …

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