Mthr Rosemary Hill

After a few days of PhD work I’m out out! Not been on a night out in ages! The Cover Lovers are a cracking band! #SupportLocalMusic

Having spent the evening doing thematic coding it’s time for a late night dog walk. Dust settling time.

We have been asked by Llantrisant Pride to host their Spirituality Space in in September. We’d love this to be ecumenical/ interfaith. If you are part of an LGBT inclusive faith group and would like to join us on the day or send signposting flyers etc please contact:

RosemaryHill@cinw.org.uk

Book case full of academic texts

Time to get another book case #PhDlife

Reminder there’s no open table communion this week.

Our next meet will be in September and we’ll be having a bingo social!
All OTEC events are alcohol free & we do our best to include allergy friendly treats!

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@churchinwales.bsky.social

Is this group suggesting that if you support trans rights you should be excluded from public roles? Hmmmm slippery slope there. First they came for trans people…
#NoLGBwithoutTQIAPlus

A scanner and a green notebook

Digitising and coding is well underway!

#PhDLife #Autoethnography

Sun rise over rural west wales. Do Not Worry 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink,[a] or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to your span of life?[b] 28 And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ 32 For it is the gentiles who seek all these things, and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God[c] and his[d] righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

Insomnia and night-sweats do have their uses.
I love the dawn chorus. The way the birds start singing just before the sun rises in excitement and anticipation.

Mathew 6.25-34 springs to mind

#Perimenopause

how it feels to be asked about your research

Poetry buffs - Are there any modern/queer/marginalised poets using the Miltonic sonnet form?
(Same as Petrarchan- 14 lines abbaabbacdecde - but includes enjambement and focuses on internal/political/personal not romance/love) it’s been a long time since I studied poetry need some pointers :)

Had a few weeks where I’ve not been able to work as my mind just needed a break. However, I’m back at it. First exit transcription done and reading target for the day nearly complete. Learning thematic analysis is making my brain hurt. #PhDlife

Today’s jobs, transcripts and reading.
#PhDLife

Sanctuary. Getting over the wall for study and refreshment at my dear friend’s farm. From my window I can see sheep and pigs. This brings me so much joy!

UK billionaire wealth has more than doubled since 2010.

Workers’ wages have barely risen since 2008.

On Newsnight, I called for a tax on extreme wealth - that's the fairer alternative to cuts we need.

Doctors, scientists, police, nurses, the Armed Forces, librarians, teachers.

Anyone notice that Reform UK call the people trying to help other people ‘woke’ all the time?

It's all they've got.

YouTube video by Tim Be Told - Topic I Forgive You

I’m in the process of journaling about the last 10 years as part of my PhD. Been listening to this song a lot. It kind of sums up how I feel about answering the question ‘why did I stay in the church while others leave?’. #autoethnography

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Binge watching new Who with the teens. The way they talk of the special effects is the way I did of the 1960/70’s episodes. I feel so old 😂

We need a maximum working temperature Every summer, temperatures are rising and working in prolonged heat and sun can be dangerous. It can cause a number of health concerns, from dehydration and dizziness to the most serious of illnesses....

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Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Have joined a queer women’s book club to actually try to go out and socialise As a lone parent, your social circle shrinks considerably and then suddenly the kids are grown & leaving home. Determined to actually attend this month. This month’s read. Not come across this author before.
#BookSky

As they announce that Customs and ICE may comb through phones and social media to find “undesirables,” remember this:

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I love the too good to go app.

Big bag of kale, onions, broad beans and bananas for £3. So it’s chicken saag for dinner tomorrow and I’ve just made a bucket of raw chocolate ice cream (banana, peanut butter, honey and cocoa powder)

Powerful poetry by @llinosdafydd.bsky.social

A cairn, staffie, shitzu mix mutt doing the eyes for beef jerky.

He’s an old man but every now and again the puppy pops out. I can’t believe we’ve had him 10 years. Baldrick means so much more than ‘just’ family pet. He’s been a healer, a comfort and a constant through very stormy times.

Baldrick T Dog looking very smart after his hair cut with a belly full of beef jerky. Yes I’m aware that it’s not good for him to have too much. I keep it for when I have to touch his paws.

Baldrick finds groomers very traumatic and leaves him distressed for days. So I’ve had a go myself. Not bad for a first attempt. Will tidy him up in a couple of days but he needs a break. However, with lots of posh beef jerky he sat for his cut and even managed a tail wag and then had a bath.

If Jeff Bezos can afford to rent Venice for a $50 million wedding, he can afford to pay his fair share in taxes.

Solidarity to everyone at the brilliant Lambeth libraries!

Life of a Chickpea The Life of a Chickpea is a seminar series that utilise the creative imagination of students to aspire to actively promote the British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mut...

Looking forward to joining with Bryn Celyn Primary tomorrow for a Dialogue Society event.
#Interfaith #multicultural #chickpea

www.chickpeastory.org

Absolutely cracking lecture on contextual Welsh theology by Rev Dr Manon James!