Category Archives: technical bits

Christmas Cranachan (at New Year)

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

This New Year I’ve gone back to an old recipe from our early married years that contains the vital ingredient of my university years – malt whisky. Cranachan is actually a traditional (I assume Scottish) harvest-time pudding, usually made with … Continue reading →

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Only looking in – Twitter, T-mobile, the BBC and the Olympics

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

The chalet bungalow we holidayed in, on the edge of a cliff near Mumbles, provided my smart-phone with very poor and sporadic connections. For example to post this photo to my friends and family to say we’d started our holiday, … Continue reading →

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To post, or not to post, a sermon? #cnmac11

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

One of the challenges I received through the Christian New Media Conference last month was from Bishop Alan. Bishop Alan suggested it wasn’t necessarily wise or useful to post sermons online. He also said that if we do, we should … Continue reading →

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Blogging in the ghetto after #cnmac11

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

There were many great things about the Christian New Media Conference last weekend. It will take me weeks to sift through the various things that challenged me, or got me asking questions about my use of social media. I could … Continue reading →

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Counting #myblessings – what price a phonecall?

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

I try, one day a week, to have a day without turning on my computer. This week, that day was yesterday (Monday 14th) which is why no blog post about Counting my Blessings with Mothers’ Union. So now I’m trying … Continue reading →

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Googlemap error in Hartley Wintney

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

Today my son is playing in a music competition in Hartley Wintney, and whilst checking the location of exactly which school in the village the competition is taking place in, I discovered that Googlemaps have marked the position of St … Continue reading →

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A few thoughts… on the passing of a family treasure

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

A few may have noticed that my blogging became rather sporadic before Christmas. It was due in part to a family bereavement, when my husband’s Gran died aged 97. Various things, like clearing Gran’s flat, took a greater priority than … Continue reading →

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Who is buying our children’s childhood

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

With today’s news that MU Chief Executive Reg Bailey will head up the government review regarding the issue, by continuing to take the well balanced view that he’s come to be respected for in Mothers’ Union, I’ve started to reflect … Continue reading →

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Free blog facilities to help Mothers’ Union develop and debate

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

I’m chuffed today to find Mothers’ Union Diocese of Winchester featured as the first ‘Website of the Month’ by Corbin Featherstone of Mothers’ Union enterprises. When I started http://www.muwinchester.org.uk nearly two years ago, I had become convinced by friends that WordPress, … Continue reading →

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Technical updates

Posted on June 6, 2010 by

I’ve spent part of the evening trying to improve my use of technology, so that I Tweet to Facebook, and my blog creates and update on my Twitter, thus I have less work to do to keep people in touch … Continue reading →

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