Hello, Audrey Hepburn once wisely said,"as you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others".This last eventful month has given us all pause for thought and brought people all over the world together to show support for a fairer life for everyone. As time goes…
Hello, We hope you and your families and friends continue to be safe and healthy and that the news about the Coronavirus pandemic is getting better where you are. Welcome to our third round-up of small steps and suggestions for living life as well as possible. As we all enter another week under the…
Dear Sam, What great Advent Calendar ideas you mentioned in your last post; I'm trying out the reverse calendar, as there are lots of charities here that I know will be grateful for a parcel of food and essentials to give out over Christmas. Of course, the other thing we're busy with during Advent is…
Today's Friday Food for Thought is from Peg Bracken (1918 - 2007), American author of humorous books on cooking, etiquette and travel, such as The I Hate to Cook Book. Did you know? December 6th is celebrated as St Nicholas' Day. St Nicholas was a Christian Bishop who was noted for his generosity in helping…
I thought I was the only one." Today's Friday Food for Thought comes from C.S. Lewis (1898 - 1963), English novelist and academic. His circle of literary friends, known as The Inklings, included J.R.R. Tolkien. They met regularly at the Eagle and Child pub in Oxford, nicknamed the Bird and Baby. Did you know?…
