Somewhere along the line I heard that in ministry there are four “B’s” that are central to ministry. They are: Births, Baptisms, Brides and Burials. Whilst I am not an ordained member of the clergy, three of those four events—burials, births and brides—are present in my current life. First, I will touch on the …
Children of the 1950’s to the 1970’s are familiar with vinyl records that were played at 33 or 45 rounds-per-minute on turn-tables with diamond-tipped needles on the end of an arm. If the record player got shaken, or the arm bumped, the needle skipped and skidded across the records, sometimes scratching them, but not …
Christmas 2001 As befitting a farmer’s granddaughter, and a “Wannabe Lady Farmer”, I chose to wear my dungarees today as I sat out on the balcony working on my “Farmer’s Tan” and organising my “Balcony Garden in Boxes.” I was out in the glaring sun, mixing water with fertilizer, pouring it into dried out …
Longer, warmer days Bright, warm, first caressing, then burning—we are blessed with Spring-time sun. It’s been with us now the last week, along with burgeoning leaves, exploding blossoms, greening grass, and flowering bushes. We are now seeing folk attired in sleeveless shirts, shorts, and sandaled feet. The temperatures have been around …
Family 2004–My Midnight Man’s 50th Birthday In the photo: Back row L to R: MMM’s Brother-In-Law, “Mr. D.”; MMM’s Oldest Sister–“Seamstress Supreme”, Oldest Daughter, “Lacy Chantilley”, youngest daughter “Floss”, Nephew–“DJ Dave”; Middle daughter “Wally” Middle Row: “Wally’s” Daughter, “Tinkie”, Me, My Midnight Man. Bottom Row: “Lacy’s” oldest son, “Bell-Man” “Lacy’s” third son, “Beau”, “Wally’s” …
I love libraries. I have since I was a teen-ager. One of my dreams is to find a book I’ve written on a library bookshelf. The last few weeks I’ve been borrowing books that have to do with sewing. I’m learning all kinds of little things. For example, I should always change the needle …
Today is 3rd April, and it’s actually Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom. One of the scripture readings for today’s worship service was from Luke, chapter one. The Arch Angel, Gabriel, visits Mary with message of grace and favour: she is to be the mother to Jesus. Her reply is, “Be it unto me …
Today turned into a very good day. I didn’t sleep too well last night…my mind just kept on creating all kinds of interesting things…mainly to do with learning new tricks on my sewing machine. But I got up about 9:00 a.m. and prepared to meet with my Vicar, and a panel from the Parish to …
This time of year, everything changes quickly. The view from my studio window reveals how quickly those changes take place. Here is the view of the tree right outside. I thought I’d share the view with you.
It’s the first day of: the month of April; the first day of the 2nd quarter of 2011; the only day of the month that I can write the first blog of the month. The alarm went off at 7:00 a.m., as it does everyday. I got up to take my medicine. As I …