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Fish!
Welcome to our new house. When we bought our house I had no idea that its existing inhabitants would be so much trouble and cost so much. “And here is the pond,” said Steve, the then owner. “We thought at … Continue reading
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Tagged apples, carp, fidget pie, fish, gardens, pie, pond, pond cleaning, puff pastry, sludge, vegetarian
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The Kindness of Strangers…..
And how a Saboteur saved my Husband’s life We’ve just come back from a month’s holiday zig-zagging across America to see as many of my relatives as possible, and it was a time wrapped in beauty, new vision and … Continue reading
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Tagged acts of kindness, America, carb-free, justice, main dish, strangers, travel, welcome, World War II
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Doors — more humiliation
Doors – and More Humiliation! One thing about building a community is its individual welcome, and DOORS are part of that welcome. I love the wreaths that my Indiana sister puts on her front door, that change according to … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Hall, chicken, doors, fish, India, meat, sauce, spareribs, tofu, tomato, vegan, vegetarian, wedding shower, welcome
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Come for Coffee and Dessert
Fifty years of marriage! This year we celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary and ooooh my! What I have learned living in Britain! How naïve and stupid I was when a bride! Having lived most of my life in countries where … Continue reading
God Bless the Red Cross
I wasn’t expecting his reaction and it hit me like a blow to the head. During the Arab-Israeli war, we were hastened unceremoniously from Egypt, (where I’d been teaching at a mission school), onto a German freighter, one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab-Israeli war, Family casserole, recipe, Red Cross, refugees, Vegetarian casserole
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A Community of Displaced People
Alexandria, Egypt. Summer, 1966, during the Six Day War. 4.am. We arose silently, dressed, gathered our meagre belongings and went outside. The police, also silent, led us into their waiting cars, the engines idling softly, ready to move.. Then quietly, … Continue reading
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Tagged aubergines, displaced people, eggplants, Egypt, Recipes, rice, Six Day War, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian, volunteer support
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Protected: A Community of Walkers
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Tagged dessert, gluten free, health walks, mental health mates, Persian turnips, quick, simple, vegetables, vegetarian, walking
Hot Cross Buns — and an Unexpected Visitor
Getting ready Well, it certainly wasn’t what I thought would happen. I had offered to help my daughter Joy with her annual Hot Cross Bun Bash on the Good Friday before Easter. This involved a 6.30 a.m. start making the … Continue reading
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Tagged church, commuinity eating, Good Friday, hot cross buns, marmalade, yeast
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March
March Storm. On a recent morning walk, a passenger jet prepared to land on my head. It didn’t. And it wasn’t. It was only the wild wild wind thrashing the trees– spraying the raindrops into showers of rainbows … Continue reading
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Tagged crumble, dessert, dried fruit, fresh fruit, Herefordshire, spring, storm, vegan, vegetarian, wind
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Keeping A Journal
Me: [Ending a telephone conversation]: It will be so good to see you. I thought I’d make fish pie.” Prospective visitor: “Yes. You made that the last time we came.” Me: I did? PV: Uh-huh. It was good. (vaguely) It … Continue reading
