While on a recent holiday – some of the most precious moments were centred around music. They were actually the times of the greatest joy and laughter – drawing us closer together as memories surfaced – and allowed us to revive great times shared – as we approached our 58th wedding anniversary. One of the…

I am learning – that so often I need to be willing to adapt to life’s situations. To those things that life throws at me – often so unexpected. It’s simply no use fighting against what happens in my life – I just have to accept the situation and move with it “Life is a…

I guess most of us – as we get older – think back to – ‘the good old days’ – as we fondly like to call them. Days – when I guess – things were so much simpler – than they are today. And yet – even though – “There’s a nostalgia – that comes…

At a recent wedding anniversary celebration – each guest was given an envelope – with a card inside – inscribed with this quote from C S Lewis – “A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart – and can sing it back to you – when you have forgotten the words”. It…

Today – after enjoying wonderful long days of sunshine – we had rain – something – that we have been all too familiar with over recent weeks – so really – not too surprising at all. We are of course – very used to the uncertainty of our weather – and I have come to…

I am becoming more and more aware these days – of the importance of – ‘moments’ – in my life – for truly – “The best things in life – aren’t things – they are moments”. I treasure those moments – the times when I get to enjoy the closeness of special people in my…

There have been a few times this past week – when I have found it difficult not to get frustrated – when I am struggling with the limitations of my body. It’s often hard to ignore both the difficulty of what I am trying to do – and the pain that the effort brings with…

I was so happy this week – as I managed to get out walking again – after the problem I had with my feet. After a couple of weeks of just pottering around the house and garden – it was wonderful to be out among the beauty of the countryside – looking out across the…

Over the past few weeks we have all been bombarded with lots of political propaganda – with the various parties vying for our vote in the general election held this month – hoping that we will choose their party – a choice that I sense has been difficult for many of us to make. This…

What a week it’s been – I was definitely reminded that you never know what will happen from one day to the next. So – the best way I would describe the week is – ‘Then Suddenly’ – for that is how it unfolded. Life has thrown us many sudden changes over the past years…