My days have been so busy since Dad died. Penny, Peter and I are trying to pick up the hours that Dad used to spend with Mum, as well as...

Today I had a lovely visit with my parents, both 91 years old. They were telling me that the previous night Mum had fallen out of bed and...

Here’s a good quote to think on today: “Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.”  H. Jackson...

Today I read Kate’s blog about simplicity on her ShoeLess blog. Got me thinking… Our lawn is covered with beautiful daisies – so simple,...

I’ve been reading an old Calvin and Hobbs book the last couple of days and having quite a few chuckles. 🙂 This one made me laugh out loud.

I was reading through 2 Chronicles 26 the other day and did a little study on the life of King Uzziah. He reigned from 792 to 740 and was...

“Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results.” James Allen I’ve...

Last night we spent a good hour looking at some old home videos. No-one wanted to stop watching, but of course we had to go to bed...

Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.  – A. A. Milne author (1882-1956) I love this quote. It seems to be the...

I sat upstairs in ‘The Snug’ this morning looking out through the wet windows at our rain-drenched land.  And I thought that just as the...

Okay, for those of you who are wondering what my new project is… Last night I lay in bed thinking of what I should use a special blank...

This morning I was searching through old diaries for information for another project I started today. (May do another post about that...

I read two good quotes the other day – and I can’t remember where, sorry! But they’re thought provoking. Good to share with your...

Read a good quote this morning. “Your behaviour is what you believe; all the rest is just talk.” I love the example of Daniel. When...

We had a wild blustery morning today – the perfect start to the first day of autumn. Then the sun came out after lunch and I went outside...

I love old things. Old washing boards, woodstove irons, trivets, cast iron pots, old utensils, ragged lace, delicately painted cups and...

When God called young Jeremiah and appointed him as a prophet to the nations, Jeremiah responded with a  familiar-sounding excuse. “Alas,...

I’m sitting at the table with Kate on the eve of her recital in Hamilton and she’s busy trying to finish a theology essay. I’ve just been...

I’ve just been re-reading a beautiful old book by Charles Spurgeon called Farm sermons that I bought it at an antique shop some years...

I’ve enjoyed reading a book by Linda Dillow called Calm My Anxious Heart. In it she talks of an old translation of Psalm 42v5: “Why...