Snow, snow, snow!
Scenes from my journey on the A66 today across the Pennines….. Oh yes, and not forgetting this one! The Pennines in winter, definitely in the category of the road less traveled! Continue reading Snow, snow, snow!
Month: January 2015
Spring’s a-coming!
Sedbergh snowdrops…. My first snowdrops, in fact my first spring in the UK for many many years! Continue reading Spring’s a-coming!
Ko apologizes for ‘throwaway’ timepiece statement – Taipei Times
And the Taiwan version of the ‘watch gaffe’ story: Ko apologizes for ‘throwaway’ timepiece statement – Taipei Times. Continue reading Ko apologizes for ‘throwaway’ timepiece statement – Taipei Times
BBC News – UK minister apologises for Taiwan watch gaffe
Culture, ah yes, culture…. The UK version of the ‘watch gaffe’ story… BBC News – UK minister apologises for Taiwan watch gaffe. Continue reading BBC News – UK minister apologises for Taiwan watch gaffe
CMS Link Visit to Barnet Parish Church
Oozing with history and character ~ Barnet Parish Church is just such a stunning building, and right in pole position on Barnet High Street. The church has been supporting CMS for many years, and my own connection goes back to the days of the former rector, Rev. Hall Speers and his family, who a long long time ago were USPG missionaries in Madagascar. Some years ago, I joined with them and some of the congregation on New Year’s Eve on top of the Barnet Church tower to watch the fireworks ~ amazing! Today I met the new rector, Chris for … Continue reading CMS Link Visit to Barnet Parish Church
Yep, I really love London!
Ah, London ~ yes, I love it! Met up with one of my lovely former pupils today, Eshita ~ who I taught at Isamilo School, Mwanza, Tanzania, many years ago when she was just 5…. and now she’s doing all sorts of wonderful things along the line of job coaching and training support for students with learning disabilities in London. She herself is partially sighted and a great inspiration for her students – and for me too! We spent the day in central London on a Walk 4 Life Walk covering the ‘Real West End’, Soho, Chinatown and Covent Garden, all free … Continue reading Yep, I really love London!
CMS Conference ~ sooooooo happy!
Just spent 4 fun days at King’s Park Conference Centre in Northampton enjoying the centre’s yummy food and great facilities with a whole load of wonderful CMS people ~ mission partners on home leave, new ones preparing to go overseas, people on the CMS Pioneer Mission Leadership Training programme, CMS directors and staff, and lots of friends and associates. Amazing people, ALL of ’em! Lots of worship, Bible stuff, talks, discussions, sharing, prayer, meals, games and of course ALL so much fun! Thanks to everyone who organized, led, prayed, discussed, talked, shared, danced, sang, played, cooked, cleaned, entertained, laughed, and of … Continue reading CMS Conference ~ sooooooo happy!
CMS Link Visit to All Saints with St. Peter, Luton
Just had such a really great weekend! All Saints Church in Bury Park, Luton has been supporting me for years and years and years ~ and the connection goes back to their former vicar, Rev. Sam Prasadam, who had been CMS Area Secretary in the NE of England before moving to Luton in the late 1980’s. We also had a connection at the same time through Sam between my home church in Heighington, Co. Durham and All Saints, Luton, a north-south, rural-urban link ~ involving exchange visits and prayer ~ all sorts of lasting friendships were made. So I’ve known … Continue reading CMS Link Visit to All Saints with St. Peter, Luton
Ilam, Staffordshire Peak District
Ilam, a tiny little village in the Peak District, but oh so picturesque…. It’s also the home of Dovedale House, the Youth Retreat Centre of the Diocese of Lichfield. The diocese has a really good companion diocese relationship with the Diocese of West Malaysia, and hosts volunteers from Malaysia under the St. Chad’s Volunteers Scheme. So off I went southeast across the country via Ilam to call in at Dovedale House and say hello to their St. Chad’s Volunteer, Christopher, whose parents led a mission to St. John’s University and Advent Church, Taiwan a few years ago, and we all became … Continue reading Ilam, Staffordshire Peak District
Catherine Lee 