POST 8/2026 CARBIS BAY UK. . . Our stay in Cornwall wraps up soon, with only a few days left to bid adieu, pack, and tie up loose ends. As Juliet said to Romeo, "Parting is such sweet sorrow. . . ." Bittersweet. Happy and sad. Goodbye. In the week we've seen niece Rachel off …
POST 7/2026 CARBIS BAY UK . . . The words, "Through cloud and sunshine" convey what we are experiencing in our stay in Cornwall. Today we sang that phrase as part of the funeral service for dear friend Margaret, who died 23 April. We chatted with Margaret a week earlier at fellowship time at St …
POST 6/2026, CARBIS BAY CORNWALL UK . . . Holy Week in Christian observance is a big thing. Since Palm Sunday the week has been a walk with Jesus toward his destiny. It's bleak, agonizing, pain-filled, a dark time followers are tempted to sidestep. Priest Gorran, in last Sunday's worship guide, contrasted the exaltation of …
POST 5/2026 CARBIS BAY CORNWALL . . . We're having a brilliant time. I say that hesitatingly, given all that's going on. Still, with unsettled elements and unsettling times, we're upbeat, happy among friends, settled, acting in the audacity of hope. I chuckle at a cartoon from Sunday's Observer, in which a Goldfish says to …
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POST 4/2026 CARBIS BAY, CORNWALL, UK . . . Walks. Friends. Lent. Evensong. Coffee mornings. Concert. Day out. Books. Casual meet-ups. Meals in and out. News. Rain, wind, hail, mud, cold. Now, lo and behold, after a few sunny spells we're breaking out the sunscreen. All of these factors figure significantly in driving home a …
POST 3/2026 CARBIS BAY, CORNWALL, UK: The idiom, "Save for a rainy day," implies setting aside money for an emergency or future time of unexpected need. Sometimes it can mean saving an activity or item to a time when it can be better enjoyed. Rainy days have been ubiquitous in the United Kingdom. One area …
POST 2/2026 CARBIS BAY, CORNWALL UK--Cold temperatures bookend home in the US to "home from home" in the UK. We've traded snow and wind for rain and wind, all nature's elements to be reckoned with, this year in their overabundance. Elements aside, it's good to be here. Arriving in London. The Paddington Bear family also …
POST1/2026 GOSHEN IN--Hopes lie ahead for this new year. One hope for me already has been fulfilled. I just had help to get our tablet computer running with improved memory. How freeing is that? Enough to have me smiling about packing off to Cornwall soon, flight to London and then a five-hour train ride to …
POST 32/2025 GOSHEN IN: Miles later, we're back home. It has been a bit more than a week since we returned from a splendiferous time with friends in California. The time was grand. Walks were wonderful. Food, festive. Events engaging. Travel smooth. The weather was so unlike winter here that we've stayed in more than …
POST 31/2025 GOSHEN IN: Short, sweet, holding. My last post was September 29. The interval will continue for a month or so. Computer matters to deal with. Travel. Reading. Puzzles. Lots to talk about when I get back to a more predictable routine. In the meantime, I'm doing fine. Embracing seasonal change. Trying to change …
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