View from the Potting Shed

I didn’t want the year to end without sharing these thoughts with you. I, like many, woke yesterday to the news on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme that Saddam Hussein had been executed by hanging in Iraq earlier that morning. And just as I had felt a deep pang of sadness when I […]

“Flow” by Olivia Kuser
Last year Mum added me to the mailing list of The Community of the Sisters of the Love of God and a couple of weeks ago their latest newsletter, Fairacres Chronicle, arrived. In it there is a wonderfully thought-provoking article entitled “The Surprising Love of God” by The Archbishop of Canterbury, […]

Update: Sunday 07 January 2007. All these items have been sold now.
I’ve had a busy day clearing out my Big Boy’s Box of Geeky Toys™ and have offered the following on eBay:
Netgear RP614 Web Safe Router

Netgear RP114 Web Safe Router

2-port KVM Switch

A pair of Belkin 1.8m VGA/SVGA Monitor Replacement Cables

Each has a Buy It […]

The other day, while we were in Edinburgh, I popped into the local PC World and bought myself a new keyboard; my first new keyboard in about five years, and it was a long overdue purchase.
I’m a firm believer in choosing input devices that are right for the job. The peripherals I use most […]

Amongst the fine haul of presents that I received at Christmas from friends and family I received these magnetic fridge dominoes from my brother Eddie and his wife Rebecca.
I have quite a collection of fun magnetic toys now, including Fridge Chess, a dress-up Homer Simpson and no fewer than three sets of Magentic Poetry (Christian, […]

“The Word did not become a philosophy, a theory or a concept to be discussed, debated or pondered. But the Word became a person, to be followed, enjoyed and loved!”
May the Father,
who has loved the eternal Son
from before the foundation of the world,
shed that love upon you his children.
May Christ,
who by his incarnation gathered into […]

I honestly think I’ve just experienced a bit of what heaven is like.
Have you smelled the Palmolive Naturals norishing liquid handwash, the one with Almond Milk? If not then do. Honestly, it’s officially The Worlds Loveliest Smell™. It smells like small, fluffy baby angels. Hmmmm…
I just hope now that Palmolive don’t […]