Cornwall Cogitation #9, Sunday 03.04.16--A 30-something-year-old man on the circular path outside Truro, called out, "Do you walk here often?" "Yes," I said, meaning we'd walked this way a respectable number of times in the last three years. "Did you see the place back there that's cleaned up?" Again I said, "Yes." The man said he was happy that …
Coffee, Stop Press, Easter, Great-Aunt Mary
Cornwall Cogitation #8, Sunday 27.03.2016--Café moulu avec value garantie (coffee with value, guaranteed aroma). We used up our package of cafetiere-ready Café Noire. Not to worry, we had a Fairtrade Cafédirect at the ready. Here's a mug raised to you! A week of endings James Martin's cooking show, "Saturday KItchen Live," ended on Saturday, after five and a …
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I’ll put the kettle on
Cornwall Cogitation #6, Palm Sunday 20.03.2016--What better way to end a walk than to have a cup of tea. We put the kettle on, mate, to relax, savor the moment, collect ourselves. There are other reasons to put the kettle on, you'll soon see. Tea to the rescue. Friends told us of a meeting last year where …
Rain, sun, high wind & a calm pace
Cogitation #5, Sunday 13 March, 2016--My pace the week of March 7-13, steady, relaxed, engaged, had many elements to calm any over-stimulated tourist. As if in slow motion, I marveled time and again how sea, fields, hills, lanes, sky and moors are knitted together in the carefree abundance and beauty of God's good world . . . on the …
Mothering Sunday, eat chocolate, feast on foliage and flowers
Cornwall Cogitation #4, 06 March 2016--Mothering Sunday saw more than 200 adults and children packed into St Anta & All Saints. A children's choir sang an animated "If I were a butterfly." At the end of the service all women received a bouquet of daffodils. Flowers and foliage grace gardens and countryside. I've tried …
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‘Reflective,’ word for the week
Cornwall Cogitation#3, 28.02.16--We're enjoying a slower pace, a more observant mien (whatever that means) and a relaxed yet energetic pace somewhat timed to weather patterns, both sunny and rainy. "Reflective" captures the tenor of the week now history. We do stay up on the main news stories; they're just not the stuff I want to rehash here. I may from time …
You come, you see, you’re captivated, you conquer
Cornwall Cogitation#2, 21.2.2016--Put on your walking shoes and rain jacket and step out into the windy noon. Mind that sensation in your soles. They're saying, "Mmm, Mmm, what a lovely tactile feeling of feet on the ground, a bracing pace, a proper rhythm, mindfulness, thanks for putting us to work, we're off with alacrity." Something like that. You head uphill toward …
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Cornwall Cogitation’s back, 2016
Cornwall Cogitation#1, 14.2.16--Ahoy There! That's our flat in Carbis Bay, next door to St Ives, Cornwall, the far south west of the UK. Three nights here and Ahoy There! feels like "home from home." We've picked up the walking errands routine, noticed progress on construction in the area, had fine meals out and good fixin's …
The Writer’s Litany
February 7, 2016--Years ago I came across this litany, credited to Source Unknown. If you want a thought that's happy Boil it down Make it short and crisp and snappy Boil it down When your brain its coin has minted Down the page your pen has sprinted If you want your effort printed Boil it …
Snow
23 January 2016--If I were a snow goose, I'd be looking for open water beyond my ken. The St. Joe is frozen, covered in a thin layer of snow. It's a beautiful sight, now blanketed in darkness. The news of expected epic snowfalls in the eastern part of the country this weekend brings to mind a stream …
It's About Now 