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Rest a while
The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, ‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place…
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Don McCullin at Tate Liverpool
Back in October in that odd and relatively short period of time for us in the North West between lockdowns and tier restrictions I visited Tate Liverpool to view the exhibition of over 200 photographs by Don McCullin: Liverpool, the north and international conflict, captured over the last 60 years. I’ve written a review of…
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a baking journey
I’ve enjoyed baking since childhood. One of my earliest memories is sitting at my own special table in our kitchen while my mum was baking. It was actually a metal tray with fold down legs, so that gives some indication of how young (and small) I was! I would have some ingredients to be mixing…
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walking with my camera
The Guardian article by Anna Deacon on the ‘joy of small things: daily walks with my camera’ really resonates with me. It’s well worth a read. In it she shares an enthusiasm for taking the opportunity to have time-out in nature, for a walk, and to take photos along the way; allowing yourself to notice…
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creating a new space
I’ve often thought about starting a blog, but it seems odd to me that I want to put words out to anyone who might want to read them because I’m quite a private person, so it has been put off for years. So why create this space, and now? One reason is that I want…