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faithful rabbits
Yesterday, waiting in Manchester Piccadilly station, I was people watching. A woman hurried past me with a child in a pushchair. The child was completely relaxed in sleep, one arm flung wide, the other hand retaining a flimsy hold on the plush rabbit which sat on his knee. The rabbit - in as great a peril of being separated from its child as we all ( Read more... ) -
Silent Retreat
I was on retreat early this year. Talking to the volunteers about it made me realise I hadn't blogged the experience.
My retreat was an eight day silent retreat. I turned up to Loyola Hall on Thursday night and left on the Saturday morning ( Read more... ) -
facebook amusement
Arrived home feeling sad and in need of the chuckle I got out of Facebook. My latest Facebook application invite was for "Spark" which seems, if I have got this right, to be an application where you look at your friend's friends and say if you find them attractive from their photos. The question is "would you date ...friend's name here..?" that's ( Read more... ) -
Beer and Knitting
So I'm implementing Operation Get Off the Sofa and Meet Some People ( Read more... ) -
Christmas in feburary
I just watched the Doctor Who Christmas Episode. Oh my. The lovely Mr Tennant not only wore a tux but he wore the glasses and loosened the bow tie, it's Christmas day in my house!
"I am the Doctor ( Read more... ) -
after eight days of silence
I intended to blog about the silence but I havent had time. I found a blog belonging to Malcolm, who I used to work with, on facebook and a poem he posted spoke to me about the whole retreat experience.
For a New Beginning (John O'Donohue ( Read more... ) -
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Home for Xmas. The neighbours have Wifi Thank you God. -
Happy music wanted
So I realised something last week. All my music is sad. I don’t mean that it isn’t cool, I mean it's sad - wistful wallowing sad ( Read more... ) -
charity writing
I put the telly on to watch nice Ewan Macgregor camping in the jungle. As I was fiddling about getting ready to tape Heroes for Liam who is in Chester making the church take action on poverty there was an advert for a sponsored silence for Children in Need and I heard Wogan say "do something different and make a difference".
I beg his pardon. " ( Read more... )
