2014-08-07 19:06
Having lived in the same house in Farnham for 25 years, 2013 was the year of the "Big Move". No mean feat and not one I want to attempt again. So....now relatively settled in a lovely house… Read More
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2013-06-17 17:12
Monday: (day 1) 20 June 2011
The day started as usual. I took Lucy to school as my husband, George, wasn’t feeling too good. I left him in bed. When I got home he got up and watched s… Read More
2013-06-16 22:25
As my own father died in 1998, Father's Day hasn't been of any great significance to me although the children had always bought their dad a present and we always took him out....generally fo… Read More
2013-06-16 22:24
2011-09-23 18:23
The Autumn Equinox is the point of balance in the waning year. It is the late harvest - of fruit and berries in the hedgerows. It is the time to thank the mother Goddess for bounty and abund… Read More
2011-08-23 22:13
(I wrote this for the vicar to read out at my husband's funeral on 28th July 2011)
George was born Michael Straker, son of Barbara Straker, twin brother of Peter Straker, on the 23rd of Dec… Read More
2011-06-21 23:05
The Summer Solstice is the time of the longest daylight when the Sun reaches the apex of its yearly cycle. This triumph of its power is also the start of its decline, as the year changes fro… Read More
2011-03-21 18:59
Equinoxes occur twice a year when the is sun crossing directly over the Earth’s equator (into the other hemisphere) and a solstice, also twice a year, is when the Sun reaches its most… Read More
2011-03-20 22:36
The Spring Equinox is the point of balance of the waxing year when night and day are of equal length and there is tension between the relectiveness of the dark winter period and the activity… Read More
2011-03-20 00:32
We’ve all heard so much about the biggest and closest moon this weekend but what does this really mean?The 2011 full moon in March is on the same day as perigee which is the moon&rsquo&hell…Read More
2011-02-02 20:41
Groundhog Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 2 in the United States and Canada on which folklore tells if a groundhog emerges from its burrow and fails to see its shadow because… Read More
2011-01-25 19:51
I never really meant to collect orchids - it just sort of happened. I have been bought several as presents over the years and have bought a few myself, but only if they have been severely re… Read More
2011-01-06 11:29
Today was another of our regular trips to the vet with one of our cats. She's not ill, this is a weight watchers visit. Not being a very energetic cat and slightly prone to greediness, ToTo… Read More
2011-01-04 00:35
When I was young, this time of the year was one of the lowest in the calendar for me. My most favourite time, Christmas, was over and finished. All the excitement and build-up was all gone… Read More
2010-11-09 18:59
The Buddhist Kathina Festival is a time when the relationship between the monastic and lay parts of the community is celebrated. 2,500 years ago, the Lord Buddha made his monks and nuns mat… Read More
2010-10-25 20:03
It's very sad that we learn of the passing of Jonathan Dee last week as a result of a brain haemorrhage. A regular contributor to radio and television programmes, he was also the writer of o… Read More
2010-10-25 20:03
It's very sad that we learn of the passing of Jonathan Dee last week as a result of a brain haemorrhage. A regular contributor to radio and television programmes, he was also the writer of o… Read More
2010-10-20 17:55
Music. What is music...pleasing harmonious sounds by one or more voices or instruments? Yes, of course it is but it's so much more than that. A certain piece of music can instantly transport… Read More
2010-10-05 17:05
For almost as long as I can remember I have been on some sort of diet. After my first child was born I found I needed to lose weight which was hardly surprising considering my daily afternoo… Read More
2010-09-29 11:55
The past couple of days I have been delivering leaflets door to door on a large housing estate in the next town. Well, not actually leaflets, they are money off vouchers for beauty treatment… Read More
2010-09-24 18:40
A magical step back in time to the golden era of motor racing.The cars and motorcycles making up each starting grid at the Goodwood Revival are carefully selected from the most authentic his… Read More
2010-09-15 12:07
My daughter has a top front tooth that has gradually become more and more twisted over the past few years. We thought it might sort itself out when her "baby" teeth fell out and the permane… Read More
2010-09-13 10:14
Recently, I have been thinking that it's increasingly difficult to separate fiction from reality. I don't mean fiction and non-fiction as in books but in actual, real (?) life. I find that l… Read More
2010-09-08 22:27
To me, September means....back to school, the beginning of Autumn (meteorogically), apples and blackberries, thinking about Christmas (sorry) and waiting to see the Christmas paraphernalia a… Read More
2010-09-08 22:10
So….August is here already. For some reason I’ve really noticed the shortening of the days recently. Since the Summer Solstice (six weeks ago) there is now more than an hours&rs&hell…Read More
2010-08-20 12:37
On our recent holiday to Scotland we came back through Wales and visited Aberfan. For those who are too young to remember, on Friday 21st October 1966 the collapse of a colliery spoil tip k… Read More
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