Author Archives: judithlouise

An Age-free Community

Posted on February 29, 2020 by judithlouise

A strange meeting  Although there was no one in sight in this vast empty 360- degree landscape, the footsteps were spookily audible. The air was clear, scented with wild herbs, a breath-taking change from Tehran’s pollution below. And silent! Blissfully … Continue reading →

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All of our operators are busy

Posted on January 31, 2020 by judithlouise

All of our operators are busy right now…. (A telephone conversation I wish I could have.) Hello automated voice? I….yes I KNOW I’m 20th in line, you told me that 12 seconds ago. And I’ve heard about your website address. … Continue reading →

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Greeting Cards

Posted on December 31, 2019 by judithlouise

Receiving   “Faithful friends that are dear to us, gather near to us once more…” goes the cheesy Christmas song we crooned last night at the winter sing-along.  I love receiving cards and letters and news and emails, and telephone … Continue reading →

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Fish!

Posted on November 30, 2019 by judithlouise

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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The Kindness of Strangers…..

Posted on October 31, 2019 by judithlouise

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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Doors — more humiliation

Posted on September 30, 2019 by judithlouise

  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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Come for Coffee and Dessert

Posted on August 31, 2019 by judithlouise

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 →

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God Bless the Red Cross

Posted on August 1, 2019 by judithlouise

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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A Community of Displaced People

Posted on June 30, 2019 by judithlouise

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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Protected: A Community of Walkers

Posted on May 31, 2019 by judithlouise

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