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A few early wild daffodils in the woods
Trees above seem dead and dun; fragile …
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A biography
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] The baby born in stable stall and grown to be a carpenter, respected by his siblings all and parents,...
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Memory Medley
My parents bought the cabinet about 60 years ago to house an encyclopaedia. (I’m not sure how much those tomes were used, but in the days long before...
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Supernatural but knowable
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] on Psalm 33 To praise God is right, and joyfully sing. His all-scanning sight knows who hope in him – don’t...
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Undervalued potato?
Nutritious fruit (tomatoes, bananas, apples …) and valued veg: tubers and tap roots – like the humble spud, edible leaves (cabbage …) seeds (peas and...
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But the more you think, the
Posted on Thu, 17 Jun 2021
But the more you think, the more you seem to remember of all that has filled those years! Congratulations if it is that anniversary! Rhiannon
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How big is this patch then?
Posted on Thu, 17 Jun 2021
How big is this patch then? It sounds like a very exotic little verge now. Have you a garden as well? Rhiannon
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They are certainly so
Posted on Tue, 15 Jun 2021
They are certainly so beautiful, and the 'pink snow' of town avenues.
The huge displays in Japan seem to be very impressive, and understandably I suppose the tree and its flowers gets a special place in Buddhism and Shintoism.
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My 'Mamgu' wom I wrote about
Posted on Tue, 15 Jun 2021
My 'Mamgu' who I wrote about again recently, lived at Maesteg, and my mother grew up there. I wonder if you will have more about his time in China. I read something that seemed to implicate him in one of the 'opium wars' - ??? Must be difficult...
Read full commentPosted in Maria's Diary 24
Lovely description of your
Posted on Sun, 13 Jun 2021
Lovely description of your walk in the woods, plants and watched hedgehog. Encouraging others to note such detail and appreciate at this time of year. As you say such a wonderful home we've been given, we admire the power and lights around the...
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Thank you. A warning that
Posted on Sun, 13 Jun 2021
Thank you. A warning that saves from danger and points to a good present must be kind! Like calling a child from rushing into the road, and from getting lost, to the way back home! Rhiannon
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A lot of ineteresting detail
Posted on Fri, 11 Jun 2021
A lot of ineteresting detail amongst the mundane of reporting, and that is what makes reading the ordinary accounts of the time worthwhile, and you realise these are real people not just statistics.
They had tresured their time with...
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You describe well the
Posted on Mon, 07 Jun 2021
You describe well the mingling of memories, some clear, some much more vague, coalescing over the years of time as we get older, but various threads emerging! Rhiannon
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Such vafied, responsible work
Posted on Tue, 01 Jun 2021
Such vafied, responsible work he was given. He must have been considered a good investigator and reporter on these matters.
You headed the entry 15 June. But he died 20 June. Did you mean for her to be writing on 25 June? Rhiannon
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What a journey! And
Posted on Fri, 28 May 2021
What a journey! And interesting about her asking for baptism as an adult to delaclare commitment. And to have that encouragement from, and information about,Florence Nightingale.
You must have trawled through many sources! Rhiannon
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