I recently started a new journal. What I really mean is that I bought a moleskin and had high hopes of actually writing in it! Originally it was intended as a gardening journal but as I ended up without my… Continue Reading …

I’ve been re-visiting Huston Smith’s writing on World Religions.He has that perfect balance for me of a fine intellect and a great heart…and this edition has pictures too! Members of the new group ‘Open Spirit’ gathered for our second meeting… Continue Reading …

The only fiery presence in the Vicarage garden was this red admiral butterfly on our Michaelmas daisies To keep on track with my seasonal musings, I had high hopes of writing an entry for Michaelmas Day last Wednesday, until a… Continue Reading …

Tam knows a great deal about being happy (not sure about that T shirt though!) Today we started our new weekly group, called Open Spirit. It always seems very special to take time out from everyday jobs and meet with… Continue Reading …

According to my Ecological Calendar, today at 03.09 was the Fall Equinox. I have made many attempts to understand the seasons, solstices and equinox…mostly using a tilted orange as the earth and two cocktail sticks as the earth’s imaginary axis,… Continue Reading …

I recently re-read Keats ‘to Autumn’ and no matter how many biscuit tins it now graces, the poetry is no less beautiful and seems so particularly true this year. Ian and I have often been out walking in these golden,… Continue Reading …

Time passes and I feel less hurt and angry then when I wrote my last journal entry. Due in part to time and in part to some grace unexpectedly received from attending a traditional church service for the first time… Continue Reading …