I’m excited to realise that in a very short time – one of our grandsons will embark upon a new career choice – that will be the beginning of realising a dream. Yet – even as I write that – I am not sure that he has always had this dream – because – “Sometimes…
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‘I Did It’
We have just spent a few amazing days in London – something I have wished to do for a while – and as we had three significant birthdays to celebrate between us this year – that certainly warranted something special. It’s many years since I was there – and the plan was – that we…
‘The Newness Of Life’
I continue to be busy with transplanting my tiny seedlings – and am loving watching them grow – demonstrating the newness of life that we see at this wonderful time of the year. As I walk – I take in the beauty of the blossoms – and the new green that is appearing on the…
‘ Grey Days’
This week – I had what could be called a – ‘grey day’ – with two lots of sad news – one quickly following the other. Now – while both those incidents affected me – I was aware that others were finding it much harder – to navigate the darkness – only being aware of…
‘The Richness Of Life’
This week – I have been celebrating my 80th birthday – and – as I have received so many messages – and declarations of love – I have been conscious of how full and rich my life has been – and – I breathe in that fulness. For – as someone put it here –…
‘Those Bursts Of Sunshine’
So many days recently – have been cold and dismal – the sky hanging like a dull grey blanket – yet – there have been those moments – when the sun has broken through. Maybe it’s only been for a very short time – yet – has allowed me to see a transformed landscape –…
‘The Wind’
The past weekend saw many people suffer – because of Storm Darragh – which brought strong winds and rain to many parts of our country. I am so thankful that we suffered only minimal damage – but I have to say that the sound of that wind was rather scary – and we were so…
‘Stolen Days ‘
During the past weeks – I have enjoyed a few days – of being able to walk in the sunshine – with blue skies overhead . It’s been a very unexpected pleasure at this time of year – feeling like – as my friend put it – ‘stolen moments’ – from the summer past. It…
Inspirational thoughts from everyday life 