Monthly Archives: August 2009

Blogging to build community

Posted on August 31, 2009 by

For the seven years I have been involved in communicating on behalf of Mothers’ Union, I have used the following as my inspiration: “Proclaim the mystery of Christ… clearly. Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the … Continue reading →

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I may look forward…

Posted on August 29, 2009 by

Received a letter today from the Warden of Readers that makes it official: “In the view of those responsible for initial Reader Training you have successfully completed the Reader Training Programme and may look forward to being Licensed on 3rd … Continue reading →

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Forget Jericho – our walls go up!

Posted on August 28, 2009 by

Another week of huge accomplishments on the building front. We now have all our ground floor external walls and window spaces, the utility boxes have been moved to their new positions without a hitch, the roof has been taken off … Continue reading →

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In a sense, I was there

Posted on August 23, 2009 by

Well, I wasn’t physically at the Oval today to watch the awesome English… but I can say I was at Lord’s for the other English win in their ASHES series win. I can even post this rather fuzzy piccie from … Continue reading →

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Standing on firm ground

Posted on August 22, 2009 by

Week three of the building work is complete and with it our hard surfaces, and half the shed walls. It’s been a tad noisy at times, but the holiday season has meant we’ve been able to escape by spending time … Continue reading →

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Badger, Badger, Mushroom!

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

Big, beautiful, badgers. Three of them in total! And we saw them two nights running at Dad’s!! Totally wild but addicted to peanuts, one of them came within touching distance of us, and they don’t seem to mind the camera … Continue reading →

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Calm before the storm?

Posted on August 14, 2009 by

Well it’s the end of the second week of building work and today has been total calm as the lads have had to attend a funeral today: their old boxing coach has sadly died. However there’s been plenty of progress … Continue reading →

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History of a hole

Posted on August 7, 2009 by

End of Week 1 of the building works and we have footings… though at present I wouldn’t like to stand on them – if I did, I’d end up encased in concrete! On Wednesday we thought that we had a … Continue reading →

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No going back now!

Posted on August 5, 2009 by

As I write, the builders radio in the garage next to me is “sitting on the dock of the bay” which would be a more peaceful place that where we are. So far this morning we’ve had a disc saw … Continue reading →

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