Featured image: Overnight in London on 10 May broke up our hop across the pond. Besides a fine cup of tea (a lift in its own right, feet up in our hotel), we enjoyed a super-delicious Indian dinner. A couple from Spain at the table next to us chose the restaurant because of the tantalizing aromas …
MEANDER #1 Saturday 13 May 2017 CORNWALL COGITATION wraps up for the present, replaced by MEANDER. Wrapping up even a brief chunk of time in Carbis Bay/St Ives, Cornwall, UK, as you might guess, is bittersweet. But it's onward. Outward. Upward. Forward. Meander-ward. I use meander as a metaphor in the sense of a turn or winding of …
CORNWALL COGITATION #14 Saturday 6 May 2017 The Revelation to John, the last book of the New Testament, has a fascinating posit on the present. Chapter 21, verse 5: "And the one who was seated on the throne said, 'See, I am making all things new.'" That's present tense. Right now. Today. This hour. God is making all …
Cornwall Cogitation #13 Saturday 29 April 2017 It's a truism, the title is, April expires on Sunday night. Not to worry, we have now and Sunday. May will take care of itself. A historical note: Another April 29, this one in 1380, is the date Catherine of Sienna died. She was a teacher of the Faith. …
Cornwall Cogitation #12 Saturday 22 April 2017 From a mountain of thoughts, a range of views, a mixture of sounds, and moments of quiet comes a vastly condensed word and visual miscellany. Best! John
CORNWALL COGITATION #11 Friday 14 April 2017 On Tuesday, Steve and Marilyn Bowden, neighbours, took us to Lydford Gorge in Dartmoor National Park, near Tavistock, Devon. Lydford Gorge includes areas aptly named Lambhole Wood, White Lady Waterfalls, Tunnel Falls, Pixie Glen, Devil's Cauldron, and more. It is managed by the National Trust. The National Trust …
CORNWALL COGITATION #10 Saturday 8 April 2017 For the April-May edition of New Contact (Tava Noweth in Cornish), the magazine of St Anta and St Uny churches, I wrote: "Dear Church Family, "Thank you, once again, for welcoming us from our home across the pond in Indiana. "This is our seventh long-term stay (three …
CORNWALL COGITATION #9 Saturday 1 April 2017 One question we're frequently asked when people hear our accents: "Are you on holiday?" The alternative would be a question whether we live here. We usually respond that we are both on holiday and "home from home" for three months. This past week we did take a holiday …
Featured photo: Friends Noel and Lynne Brereton, who live just outside of Carbis Bay, are surrounded by fields of daffodils. The farmer has given them permission to pick flowers that will not be harvested for commercial purposes. On Friday morning we helped pick about 300 bundles (10 per bundle) to give out on Mothering Sunday at St Anta …
CORNWALL COGITATION #7 Saturday 18 March 2017 Marty has heard me repeatedly say, "Not only can we do this, we're doing it." I apply the phrase to retirement in general and to retirement adventures in particular. Walking is a significant part of our retirement, even as it was during the last 20 of our gainful employment years. …
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