Monthly Archives: May 2009

If it is Tuesday it must be singing

I belong to a local singing group.  We meet for 8 weeks every school term and there are four of those.  We meet from 7.30 until 8.45pm on a Tuesday night.  The only requirement for joining this group is that … Continue reading

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Lol

There was only one piece of snail mail today that looked interesting.  I opened the letter to find it was from a women’s clothing store telling me I needed to prepare for the cooler days ahead by buying clothes from … Continue reading

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Across time and space

I sat next to an 86 year old woman at our local genealogy group last night and learnt that she had emigrated from the UK in 1949 as a young woman in her twenties.  She had travelled light thinking she … Continue reading

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A walk from home

The community I live in has a large number of interconnected walkways.  Many of these take the walker well away from busy roads which is a bonus. One of my favourite sections of walkway tracks along the base of a hill.  There … Continue reading

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Our sense of belonging

Since I became a  grandmother recently I have been thinking a lot about why all members of the baby’s extended family have spent a lot of time gazing at old and new photos. The new photos are of the baby … Continue reading

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Who me?

I came across a quote recently from Joel Osteen.  He said ” If someone else has something and you don’t, you don’t need it.  Instead of looking at others to see what you don’t have, look into yourself and see … Continue reading

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