It’s been such a long time since I’ve written on Playpen…naughty! But sometimes life gets in the way of these things – which is probably just the way it should be. But lately, a few people have been nagging me urging me to get back in the blogging saddle and catch them up on our [...]
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I was leading our Sweetchurch Service on Sunday, and I began by reading a prayer entitled ‘Welcome to the Sabbath’. I’ve had so many comments about it that I thought I’d post it up for you all to see: I know it seems a bit weird to be ‘welcoming the Sabbath’ on a Wednesday, but most [...]
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Yesterday M&M had a whole Sunday off work…and we did NOTHING. Nowt. Nada. Bliss. Now, this is a rare occurrence in the Sweetie Household. Indeed, Sunday (as I’ve probably mentioned about, hmmmm, a billion times before) is often the most stressful & tiring day of the week. The Day of NO Rest! Over Christmas, I [...]
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Sweetmumma is good at many things: making stuff out of junk, cooking a mean toad-in-the-hole, writing stories in which PeanutM&M is the star, eating large quantities of cake etc etc… Ah, when will I learn? Since we came back from holiday, life has been more than usually hectic. Partly circumstances. Partly organisation. The only reason [...]
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It seems like ages since I last wrote anything (1 whole week – the longest I’ve left between blogs ever – naughty me!), and frankly, the balmy weather isn’t much of a motivator. So, I’ve chained myself to the PC until I finish this entry at which point I shall reward myself with freezer pops [...]
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So, today is a pretty momentous occasion for our family. It is…The Vote. In our Sweetchurch, big decisions are made by ALL the members of the community. A most excellent idea, of course (viva Democracy and all that), but one which demands meetings, ballots and thinking! Tonight we have one such meeting. And the subject [...]
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