It’s been a chilly week: each morning I have walked outside and across to the railway station in sub-zero(*) temperatures. The sun is just rising as I walk outside, and I am wrapped up quite well: a big thank you to the reader who knitted me a scarf: it has come in very handy.
It [...]
In 2003, my last trip to Germany (I hope to return soon: I do love Germany and Austria), I visited a restaurant in Berlin that had been around since the 17th century, if my memory serves me correctly [though I've forgotten its name]. Fast-forward to 2006, where friends of mine, currently in London on [...]
Much like Miss Lisa, today was a day when I would’ve liked to be out and about — I could see the beautiful blue sky and could imagine the pleasant weather — but I had plenty to do and had to put my head down for most of the day.
However, just as I was on [...]
World Cup: oh well, it was fun while it lasted. And Wimbledon got off to a rainy start.
I generally take a shower in the morning, as soon as I get out of bed. Discussions with friends, most of whom are non-Anglos, has caused me to wonder if this is an Anglo thing: most [...]
Oh, and of course many, many, many thanks to Deeleea for organising this!
I’m playing WISE 2006!: this year we are exchanging second-hand books across the globe.
If you’d like to play too click on the image to get details of what it’s all about and email wiblogxchange@gmail.com with your details so you too can be WISE.
Matins Gospel: Mark 16:1-8
Liturgy Epistle: Romans 2:10-16
Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 4:18-23
Today, as we celebrated the Second Sunday after Pentecost, we remembered Christ’s calling of the first apostles. Our deacon gave a very good sermon on the call to each of us to live lives that reflect our calling in Christ, and gave practical examples on [...]
10am — and there’s still plenty of fog around. Lifting very slowly.
There is something about fog — not sure exactly what it is — that I love. It gives me a sense of the mysterious: what might be lurking behind. The views I take for granted are shrouded in a mist. [...]
Optometrist appointment at 11:00 yesterday: examination finished and new frames chosen and payed for by 11:50. Told they would be ready in 7 – 10 working days.
Call at 16:30 today from shop — glasses are ready to be picked up.
That is fast service.
I have an early day at work tomorrow: someone is coming to [...]
Lovely to see the rain: and a reasonable amount of it, hopefully. Almost 90% of NSW is currently drought-declared: up from just over 60% last month.
A quick-and-easy optometrist appointment yesterday: I have some new glasses ordered, and thanks to my Health Fund [which I switched to earlier in the year after my [...]