A writer has two worlds, Henry David Thoreau said, Nature and the Post Office.Today, of course it is ?? and the internet, for that is where all the news of moment comes to us. … [Continue reading]
In which God loves parties
We are having a big children's party next Saturday, and a family garden party on the 19th June. I always have a moment of panic before a party. What if....everyone forgets; no one comes; our cooking fails, there's not enough food. What if it's a … [Continue reading]
Elijah
ElijahNow Elijah the Tishbite, said to Ahab,"As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives,Whom I serve,There will be neither dew nor rain in the next few yearsExcept at my word." 1 Kings 17The Lord exalts his prophets to the court of princes,He tells him … [Continue reading]
John Gardner in The Art of Fiction on one’s innate ability to solve technical problems
Life by the inch is a cinch. Life by the yard is hard. John Gardner says, in The Art of Fiction that almost anyone, even a novice writer, can solve a small literary problem, for instance in presenting a character or scene. It's the … [Continue reading]
John Gardner in” The Art of Fiction” on one’s innate ability to solve technical problems
Life by the inch is a cinch. Life by the yard is hard. John Gardner says, in The Art of Fiction that almost anyone, even a novice writer, can solve a small literary problem, for instance in presenting a character or scene. It's the entire novel … [Continue reading]
Radiating Christ by Cardinal Newman
Dear Jesus, help me to spread Your fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with Your spirit and life. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life may only be a radiance of Yours. Shine through me and be so in me that every soul … [Continue reading]
Lovely Day, i’nit?
Whereas other cultures greet each other with the time of day, the amusing English greet each other with a comment on the State of the Day. It is a beautiful day today in Garsington, Oxfordshire--sunny, blue skies, but not hot, and, as I walked … [Continue reading]
In which public policy can teach people to recycle
I have long been a fan of Flylady, who recommends one does not get caught up in the guilt of recycling until one has one's act together, i.e. is flying. Well, the South Oxfordshire County Council was having none of this and limited us to one … [Continue reading]
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