Lockdown and Covid didn't really affect me. I was retired and could work around it. But it did affect my family and many others like them. This teacher found a genius way to deal with it, well done to her and her pupils! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Impressed with Wills and Kate - as future King and Queen, they can have anything they want. But they choose a very modest, by Royal standards, 'cottage' and will pay for refurbishments themselves. What a good example they set.
Finding it hard to believe that the first cartoon was only 117 years ago. I fondly believed that cartoons have been around since cave painting days....
Given the news that Ozzy's baby granddaughter is called Maple, I wonder if there will be a flourishing of new baby girls called Maple in the coming months....
I can remember being told 'Don't worry if it goes wrong, they have a special pill to take'. Picture small, b+w and fuzzy, but oh the relief when they landed ok!
Ova is playing Ova at the moment - Linda and Amanda, but I really can't tell the difference between them. So may the best one win, whichever they are #Wimbledon
I'm the same height as Sonay Kartal. But have never thought of myself as 'short'. Guess it's because I don't play much tennis! Good luck to her today, hope she wins #Wimbledon
Those who were insufficiently 'faithful and cooperative' were ostracised. Always important to question, question and question again! www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Just seen this, it reminds me of the rowers on the ship of fools boat
Wimbledon - so many British players, so little time...
These days, my computer typing skills are really rather good. But when I try to do handwriting, oh my.... A pity really.
Went to museum, read all about how children had to work in difficult and dangerous occupations, and how families only got the occasional day trip never a proper holiday. And wondered why people today feel so unhappy, dissatisfied, hard done by. We are actually so lucky compared with many others.
Being able to type in the dark is such a useful skill. Thank you Mavis Beacon!
£39bn for new builds - I just hope they aren't build very fast all at once badly (as happened in the 60s and 70s) or just storing up trouble for the future....
Apparently, the term in America, for people who move closer to their grandchildren, is 'Baby Chasers'!
Given that my starting word was ZEBRA, I didn't do badly to get today's Wordle in 3.
is it a u3a choir? if not, it doesn't make sense!
ditto with the ones who do home visits to my family
Of course Anna Lapwood is wonderful and marvellous and a brilliant ambassador for the organ, etc. But I wish people wouldn't stop there, and realise that there are lots of brilliant organists out there just waiting to be discovered - please use her stardom as a launching pad not just as a one-off.
Painting featuring a sunset over a beach reflecting on the sand, with purple clouds and blue sky
Sarah Jane Brown, contemporary Welsh land and seascape painter #WomensArt
I wonder why?!
I would far rather my parents were looked after by people who really want to do that sort of care work, regardless of country of origin, than by someone who doesn't. And so would they! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pope Duck IV (which, coming from Stoke, where everyone is ‘duck’, seems hugely appropriate)
Just finished the latest batch of gorgeous Divine chocolate, sent by the Church Times - a prize for winning their caption competition.
Mr. C has just spotted this funny - so frighteningly true!! "I know how it will end, one of my children will unplug my life support to charge their phone."
great for choir members to do the same from time to time
do you still sing it, or is it all said these days?
or, given the time of posting, should be 'forth into the dusk'
