General Chat

Good morning all

I haven’t ventured outside but it looks a beautiful day. At the moment of course we can only enjoy it in our gardens but I feel very blessed to have a small garden. It must be so hard to be cooped up in a small flat with young children and no garden. My thoughts are often with people in that situation.

There are some positive things coming from Covid-19. I have found time to spring clean the downstairs of the house and have managed to collect quite a lot of items for the charity shop, all in good condition and some new. There are so many deserving causes but we often give our unwanted items to the Salvation Army shop. They are not right in the shopping area like the other charities but in a side road so are not so visible. They are always pleased to receive goods. I admire much of the work they do.

Another positive is the community spirit that’s come to light. Like many areas we have a Community Network of volunteers delivering food and medicines and generally helping those who can’t manage and there are lots of instances of kindness. Yesterday a friend was 80. She was supposed to be in Canada visiting her frail, older brother for possibly the last time and is naturally upset not to be able to go. Mid morning her husband got her out into the front garden where she discovered several of her neighbours in their gardens, glasses raised to toast her health and she was told that, weather permitting, she and her OH should take their chairs and tea tray into the front garden at 2 pm as they were having a communal tea party, albeit from a distance. I thought that was very neighbourly and kind and hope this spirit continues when the crisis is over.

I have rambled on a bit today. Thinking of all who are lonely or depressed at this time.

Stay positive and stay safe.

Hello all

Hard to believe that it is the 1st of May today.

Have a happy Friday and stay safe everybody.

Good morning :-)


Stay positive....

Stay positive

Support your local business.

It’s been interesting to see how many folk (self included) have been depending on local shops during this crisis. We have grown so used to visiting the supermarkets that we are in danger of forgetting what we have on our doorsteps and the people who are trying to make a living from selling local produce.

There has been a large return to the milkman and farm shop etc. Now we have to remember to continue to support them once the crisis is over.

Lord, we thank you for our local shops and for the people who are so willing to go out of their way to provide the things we need. Help us to appreciate them in the future. Amen.


Cx :-)

My thoughts go to all the children who are having
to go through lockdown.
Stressful enough for grown ups so I applaud the children
at this unusual time for coping as best they can
<3

Good morning :-)


I enjoy some of the old film on Talking Pictures too......so dated but quite watchable :-D

Hello David, nice to see you round and about again.



Staying positive

It’s good to hear how people are looking after their neighbours during these strange times; a community spirit seems to have been revived. I know of many of you will be keeping an eye on friends and neighbours and making sure that they are okay.

For those who are able to go out, the act of checking in on someone (keeping six feet apart, of course) will not only make them feel good, it will make the visitor feel good and reminds them that there are others for whom this predicament is even more stressful.

Lord, we thank you for those who are working so hard to help and support others. Amen.

Cx :-)

My R knee which has been arthritic for years and a source of pain is now
reluctant to bend. My L knee is as you know wrecked :-(
Still smiling though :-D

Thank you kandj <3 <3

All things considered we're OK Feeling our age but OK :-)

If anyone can get Film 4 they are showing a Carry on film each day. My Oh and i have been watching one of an evening. Its good to laugh at the old jokes. I think Talking Pictures had the Wrong Box on the other day and some of the Ealing comedies have been on both this and BBC2. It was nice to relax after working all day, even if it is only upstairs.

Hope everyone is feeling better for a little rain - the gardens needed it our waterbut was empy. It threw it down yesterday and at lunchtime today.

Hello all

Cold and wet here so no gardening today but I hope to wrap up and do the prayer walk between showers.

Cynthia, Amen to your prayer for today.

Emma, I'm joining you in sending love to Vera.

Vera, grandson has the most terrible migraines so you have my sympathy. I hope they've calmed down.

Tabitha, I only have the freeview tv channels too

David, I hope that you and Ellen are looking after one another and are keeping well during lockdown.

Sending Happy Wednesday blessings to everyone.

Vera <3 take care

Good morning :-)


Oh poor Vera.......it sounds as though that bad head has wiped you out you poor thing. Glad you are feeling much better though <3


Keep positive!

We need to try and keep happy and busy. Maybe watch a funny film or read an amusing book that will take our minds off current events, even if only for a short time. For those who have them, gardens are a good way of keeping busy – for those who are indoors, jigsaws and puzzles are good distractions and help to keep our minds occupied. Now is the time to rekindle interest in an existing hobby or begin a new one.

Lord, we thank you for the gift of humour in our lives. Help us to appreciate laughter and to keep busy and positive in these difficult times. Amen.

Cx :-)

Thank you Tabitha. We only have freeview but we can get several Sony channels on that so I will check it out.

Lovely news for once. A new birth is always something very precious :-)

Touched by an Angel was a CBS programme it ran from 1994 to 2003 and was on ITV -

Its on the SONY channel at the moment - I know I can get it on Sky not sure about freeview etc. I am reliably informed you can also get it on NETFLICKs and AMAZON PRIME as box sets.

It was filmed in and around Salt Lake City, all the stories had a meaning, some better than others. Its a lovely quiet programme to sit and watch and sometimes ponder over.

Take care all keep safe

I just heard on the radio that Boris is now the proud father of a little boy this morning.

Some good news for a change.

Here I am Kandj. Just like that bad penny I keep turning up ;-). I had a migraine that knocked me back for a few days and I am limiting my screen time a bit as I don’t want it back now it has eased, but I have read the posts.

I hope you and Ellen are keeping well David.

Some lovely memories on here lately with songs and poems. I don’t know the programme “Touched by an Angel” Tabitha. What channel is it on please? I love the Maya Angelou poem. I see a bit more meaning there each time I read it. She is a favourite of mine.

I woke up this morning with a tune going round my head and it has been buzzing around inside my brain all day. I knew it was a hymn tune and knew it was well known. I should have been able to say what it was immediately but I just couldn’t put my finger on it. It’s been really irritating me all day and a few minutes ago it popped into my head. It was “Glorious things of Thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God”. What put that into my head? It’s not even a particular favourite of mine.

In spite of the dreadful times we are living through at the moment there is a lot to be thankful for and one of those things is modern technology. I haven’t seen my son and family since last October but we can stay in touch and we recently had a lovely long FaceTime call. He was able to show me what they had done in their garden and his middle daughter showed me how she had been decorating her bedroom. It was such a blessing to have “family time” even if it was from a distance.

Stay safe and count your blessings.

Hello all

Good to have David back but we seem to have lost Vera?? I do hope all is well with her and her family.

We are all facing new challenges globally now.

"Where there is no struggle, there is no strength"
(Oprah Winfrey).

Keep well and stay safe everyone.

Good morning :-)


I don't remember that series Tabitha but it obviously meant a lot to you. xx

David, we hope you are well too. x


A bit chilly today......brrrr


Staying positive in these strange times.


Sometimes you hear people say ‘stop looking back, move on’. However, there are times when looking back is helpful – we can gain hope from our past experiences. Many of us have endured other unforeseen major life disrupters like 9/11, major hurricanes, or the financial meltdown of 2008. We made it through and we are stronger because of it. We will get through this, we just need to remind ourselves of our resilience on a regular basis.


Lord, we thank you for those past experiences which have given us the strength to face the future. Help us to build our future on trust in you and in your Word. Amen

Cx :-)

Hello all

Well done Cynthia, unlike you I enjoy gardening although I have to limit my time or my aches and pains aren't good.

Tabitha, I can't say that I have ever seen Touched by an Angel on tv, but it was clearly a God-incidence for you to switch on and watch this when you did.

Maya Angelou has written a beautiful poem........

Touched By An Angel

We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.

Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear,
from our souls.

We are weary from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
and suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be,
Yet it is only love
that sets us free.

(Maya Angelou)

Wow...... how profound it that??!!

Hello all

Well done Cynthia, unlike you I enjoy gardening although I have to limit my time or my aches and pains aren't good.

Tabitha, I can't say that I have ever seen Touched by an Angel on tv, but it was clearly a God-incidence for you to switch on and watch this when you did.

Maya Angelou has written a beautiful poem........

Touched By An Angel

We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.

Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear,
from our souls.

We are weary from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
and suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be,
Yet it is only love
that sets us free.

(Maya Angelou)

Wow...... how profound it that??!!

I'm hoping you are well <3

Sorry forgot to add this yesterday - Just a little thought sharing.

I had a very strange nights sleep (Saturday into Sunday morning) and woke thinking of days gone past & Sunday mornings when the family were still here.

I was in a very thoughtful frame of mind & turned on the TV for some reason just before 7am, straight into an episode of "Touched by an Angel". I always loved this show so sat & watched.. It was in 2 parts & got so engrossed was still there at 9am when OH found me in floods of tears. It evoked a lot of happy memories & how thankful I was to have seen it. I feel I was meant to see it yesterday, it was there at exactly the right time for me.

It was the last ever episode of the series - Season 9 Episode 22 Part 1 and 2 Its called "I will walk with you " I believe you can see both episodes on You Tube.

I found it so very moving & it reaffirmed my beliefs all over again - I wont say any more as it will ruin the storyline if you haven't seen it..

If anyone else remembers it , I would love to hear your thoughts. -

Looking at the 2 thoughts for the day you both placed on Sunday - It looks like the TV station had us all in mind yesterday. In these very troubled times we need thoughts like these, or shows like Touched by an Angel to show us we are all loved & cared for at al times.


Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrews 13:2