As I write we are in week 12 of Lockdown, and let`s be honest, these have been a dramatic few weeks. The frontline workers have been truly world class, and we are so thankful to have an awesome NHS, Police, Fire Fighters and lets not forget, supermarket, bin men etc, if I have missed anyone […]
It was the 4th of March, and I was working at school. Some teachers started to talk about a possible closing of the schools, some said that it wouldn’t be possible, that last time the school closed was during the second world war. We left school at 2pm, later that afternoon our prime minister said that […]
Each year, when I was a child, we were taken to an ‘open day’ at the Steelworks where my Dad worked, it was a really enjoyable family day out with rides and other entertainment. Consequently, for me, the words ‘Open Day’ became synonymous with such a fun event. However, on a hot summer Saturday in […]
I have a confession. What this girl really wanted growing up, was to be a boy. Not in an ‘unsure about gender identity’ kind of way, but in a ‘they seem to be having all the fun’ kind of way. I was a girl who liked climbing trees, building dens and racing the boys down […]
My dad died almost 13 years ago. When it comes to Father’s Day there is a tinge of sadness. He was a great dad and I still miss him. Throughout my childhood, I would take delight in making Father’s Day cards, choosing words that showed my appreciation for the dad he was. It was a way of demonstrating […]
Some years ago I was reading an evangelistic magazine in America when an advert from an evangelist caught my eye. He boasted that if he was invited to preach at any church he guaranteed that at least one hundred people would be saved! Probably one of the greatest evangelists that ever walked this earth was […]
I take our dog for regular walks in the surrounding countryside. However, walks over one particular week recently proved something of a challenge, but nothing to do with the restrictions in place due to the pandemic. No, the main difficulty is in my footwear. I have managed to acquire a stone in one of my […]
‘You play good cop and I will play bad cop, hopefully we can drag a confession out of this guy.’ There are probably many, many scenario’s, in many films where the ‘good guy – bad guy’ scene has been played out. It fits a basic construct, cowboys and indians, cops and robbers, good against evil, […]
Our son rang me recently to say he had been greatly moved to find out more about his great grandfather who served in the Royal Lancaster Regiment in the first world war and had been praised for gallant and distinguished service by the Secretary of State for war – Winston Churchill. He had signed up […]
I remember that until I lived in Brazil, back in 2008, I hadn’t actually seen a dead body. Sure, I had been to funerals like so many of us, but unless it was an open casket, I had no experience of this at all. After living in Brazil for just a short time, I did. […]
