Serendipity

Friday 18 April 2014

A Very Blessed Easter To You All...

A cold ,very cold ! Good Friday ,and as is the custom in our little Market town on Good Friday ,many of us meet to do,The Silent Walk Of Witness, { me on my buggy }following the cross through the town to the church ,now, if it is fine there is a service on the green in front of the church St Thomas a Beckett ,last year ,we had the sevice in Church ,but today was bright and sunny ,but cold ,did I say it was cold !But we were all wrapped up warm ,well I hope so ,I certainly was ,so the service was out side ,as usual it was inspiring ,and very moving ,We sang hymns and prayed ,and members of the congregation gave an enactment of the last hours of Jesus life .

The brought Jesus into the place, where they jeered and mocked him

They beat him and spat at him

They put him in a purple robe ,because he had been called the King and placed a crown of thorns on his head , as further torment .

And then he was put onto the cross.............

First the children ,then the rest of us put our flowers on to the cross

We dress the cross with flowers;

a symbol of our new life in Christ

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In the words of our Lord

''Love one another''

Jan xx

Tuesday 4 March 2014

Where did the last four months go?

The North wind doth blow ,and we shall have snow , What will the Robin do then poor thing?He'll stay in the barn,to keep himself warm,and hide his head under his wing ,Poor thing.

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So just what have I been doing this winter?

Well staying in the ~~barn~~ bungalow as much as possible,not with my head under my wing though ,well maybe the duvet a couple of times when a chest infection rendered me useless .I have done lots of sewing and knitting ,so brace yourself for a pic fest !!

Maurice retired in November due to Ostio Arthritis ,in his legs and couldn;t drive for a while ,he had a cortizone injection in his knee,that with time was a success ,so we are back to visiting family again .

In aticipation of the birth of my Great Grand son I made a quilt

Here I am with Bella Rose my dear little Great Granddaughter

So pleased to meet you Leo ,born November 5th ,my Dear Grandaughter Charlottes little boy .

Four generations Me ,Sharon Charlotte and Leo

and with Aunty Kate

I crocheted poppys for remembrance

And made loads of minion hats ,for lots of little people and Stuart my Grandson !

I made my sister in law Jackie a cushion for her birthday

And at the end of November it was brother in law Mikes birthday

Some of the material was from a shirt ,that Maurice donated ,hence the message on the back !!

Of course Leo had to have the baby version of the minion hat hee hee .

Getting bigger

With Great Aunty Kate and Great Gran

As you know I am on the editorial team of Arise, the residents news magazine , well just before Christmas we recorded it onto a dvd ,to be given to the residents who are partially sighted or blind ,and it was very well received ,Jan ,Jackie and Chris ,and Chris's husband George who took the picture