This day is not even thought about in England unless you happen to be a couple of Americans abroad. Which we are! I thought some nature would suffice for fireworks. The Coots were showing off with their babies, are they Cootlings or Cootets, or just plain, Coot?! The goslings have grown up and save for…

We attended a fabulous folk, rock concert at St. George’s, our parish church in Beckenham.  It was a fund raiser for a new lighting system.  About 300 people were there, most were fans.  Hubs and I represented the few willing supporters of anything our local church puts on, who had never heard of the live…

My hairdresser friend from upstairs invited me to go on a walk along the river front.  That’s the Thames River front in case you’re wondering. If it was pouring with rain, as it had been doing for weeks now, we decided we would not go.  We are not completely mad! Happily the day dawned dry,…

In my house or should I say, our house, money is a delicate subject.  Being British it is one of the taboos of conversation, in fact it should never be a subject of, or even brought up in, polite company. Consequently we all assume a lot about money and prefer to carry on and not…

I have been researching some potential guests for my show and have happened upon a group of women who are furthering the Kingdom of God on earth.  My efforts pale against theirs and so I am becoming guilty of comparison. “What is God doing?”  is a question from Henry Blackaby’s book, Experiencing God,  that Tricia…

My brother told me this story that sums up busy parenting and goes hand in hand with locking my keys in my car while it’s still running and desperarately needing the, “are you sure?” option (that usually makes me scream!) when I’ve allowed my finger too much freedom and sent an email to the wrong…

I was staying with my parents between lives.  I didn’t stay long because, well you know, having left home for so many years returning to the homestead is difficult and they really were stuck happily in their empty nester rut having also bid a fond farewell to my brother not so long ago! I lasted…

We of British stock have an alluring air of mystery about us. Hubs read me a notice one day at the station warning litterers they would be fined and their, “Name and address could be asked of them.” He was tickled by this suggested breach of privacy! “What’s so private about an address and phone…

With four teens slap bang in the middle of the electronic age we couldn’t help but be affected by the internet at home.  Because of the freedom of speech amendment in America we householders and watch-dog parents had to purchase all kinds of parental control programmes to protect our children from being exposed to unwholesome…

  I have always had a very positive view of my fully clothed body.  The odd moments I catch myself naked in a mirror I am surprised by how tall and lean I am even without the camouflaging effect of skinny jeans and close fitting t-shirts.  These accidental mirror encounters make me feel better about…