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A king’s labour
My primary allegiance is to the King of kings, but I will honour Charles as king and all those ‘in the wings’ willing to serve … And pray for … Our parliament is … can be foolish …Be glad we’ve no dictator…encourage good debate …not anarchic ferment …
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Above Upper Hill
(20/4/23) Just a little time to go out, and a beautiful day before the rain returns tomorrow. Quick look at map, and find a suggestion – up the hill...
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Removing the Sting!
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] What is the sting of death? Not just the pain, last breath, not just the disappointment, end of time upon...
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That long nose!
Starfish Girl suggested that as I had written on Nose, and she on Trunk, I should try one on the famous nose. This is a revision of an old one …
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2 Super-sensory-sensitive scrubbing towers
One nose two tunnels through which the air flows as it goes …You value your mouth, ears, eyes, but do you despise your humble nose?
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What an experience!
Posted on Fri, 23 Jul 2021
What an experience! Fascinating to read the various accounts. Has she written any more herself about the time? Rhiannon
Read full commentPosted in Maria's Diary 35 The Shipwreck
delightful picture and useful
Posted on Thu, 22 Jul 2021
delightful picture and useful metaphor! Hard to apologise and retract too. Rhiannon
Read full commentPosted in later
I'm always surprised to
Posted on Tue, 20 Jul 2021
I'm always surprised to realise how much travel occurred for many at that time with jobs in India and the Far East, aware of how much more difficult and slow travel was then. And then to realise how easily writing could be lost at sea, with no '...
Read full commentPosted in Maria's Diary 34
Know so much about him, yet
Posted on Fri, 16 Jul 2021
Know so much about him, yet feel I know or understand him hardly at all, because of what he didn't tell or share, and the culture/language barrier!. But an interesting read! Rhiannon
Read full commentPosted in Maria's Diary 33
I like that you seem to be
Posted on Wed, 14 Jul 2021
I like that you seem to be showing that 'coming home' is returning to your loved one(s) and recontacting/reconnencting with eye communication, not just the return to a family house! Rhiannon
Read full commentPosted in Coming Home
As one gets older there are
Posted on Tue, 13 Jul 2021
As one gets older there are bound to be more deaths to face, especially in that era, but they have had to face a lot at once. It is sobering reading. He himself seems a strange mix of confidence in his own judgements, and hurt at other's...
Read full commentPosted in Maria's Diary 32
It sounds as if those pirate
Posted on Fri, 09 Jul 2021
It sounds as if those pirate ships were stirring up trouble, or taking advantage. Sad suspicion and ill feeling and lack of understanding showing up again, and lack of really trusted negotiatiors, and explainers?! All very interesting glimpses of...
Read full commentPosted in Maria's Diary 31
And of Hong Kong in that era
Posted on Tue, 06 Jul 2021
And of Hong Kong in that era too. Is there more information about the orphanage and the other charities to come? I didn't realise that they had such a humidity problem. Rhiannon
Read full commentPosted in Maria's Diary 30
So often a tension between
Posted on Fri, 02 Jul 2021
So often a tension between wanting to promote trade to other countries, but suspicion, lack of trust, difficulties of communication because of language, culture and long isolation, and of course many times neither nationality always behaving well...
Read full commentPosted in Maria's Diary 29
I think we were once there in
Posted on Thu, 01 Jul 2021
I think we were once there in cowslip time - such rich yellow where a lot grow undisturbed. It's good you are able to go walking again in such countryside. Rhiannon
Read full commentPosted in Timeless Wonder
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