Posted in Uncategorized, tagged a la carte, Anglican Communion, ordination of women on June 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was listening to the Today programme this morning and heard a discussion on the European Union. I missed the beginning but I think the gist of it was that some countries might vote on something that not everyone can agree with. What was proposed was an A la Carte European Union.
Immediately that made me [...]
Posted in Blog, Uncategorized, tagged Add new tag, Hair colour, Purple on June 16, 2008 | 16 Comments »
As some of you will know I have had purple hair for some time now. Well, since I was in my 20s actually. First it was a plum colour because that was all you could get but for the past few years it has been real purple and I loved it. However, not everyone did. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged going back, sermon on June 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »
This morning I was invited to preach at my old stomping ground at St P’s Linlithgow and St C’s Bathgate for the Feast of St Columba. It was lovely to see old faces - old faces looking so young! - and some new faces too. What was most startling was seeing how the children had [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Joke, Living Will on May 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Last night, my best friend and I were sitting in the living room and I said to her, “I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.”
She got up, unplugged the Computer, and threw out my wine.
She’s such [...]
Posted in Film, Uncategorized, tagged Films, food, jobs, meme, places, TV on May 29, 2008 | 12 Comments »
OK, I have a pile of work to do, my desk is hidden beneath a mountain of paperwork, and here I am playing at memes. Not going to bother naming anyone to do it next - but have a go if you like procrastinating…
4 jobs I’ve had
Bank clerk
Auxilliary nurse in Special Baby Care unit
Self employed [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Family on May 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Dad is back in the Home for the Bewildered and firmly ensconced in the smoking room. Turns out to have been bad dehydration. Clearly he’s not getting enough to drink - or not being prompted to drink it. If only he was closer to this side of town…
But we can all relax again, safe in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dad, Family, hospital, memory on May 27, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Spent yesterday in hospital with my dad. He was in for a routine procedure in the morning and they happened to notice that his kidneys were failing. The careworker who was with him went off duty at 2pm so we got the call to go in and sit with him because they were keeping him [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Email, Virgin on May 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Virgin seem to be playing up just now and I am experiencing email trouble. So if you think I am being rude and not replying it may be hanging about up there for some time. And if you have sent me something and I haven’t replied when I should have done, then it might be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Care Homes on May 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Went to visit H in her new home at Castlegreen Care Home. This home has just opened and it certainly is state of the art. Huge rooms, enormous en-suites, jacuzzis, and entertainment galore. In fact I arrived just in time for the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and had to accompany H to a lovely sunny [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anglican Church, church sign, Florence, Siena on May 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Many years ago I stayed in Firenze (that’s Florence to you!) at the Anglican Church with Fr Alex and friends. What a glorious time we had too. Chianti with every meal and enough empties to make a zillion lamps. Our Lady’s birthday (and mine) celebrated in style with lanterns in the streets. Climbing on to [...]
