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Short. Weird but nice. OCD person. A seedling in a derelict shed in an abandoned turnip field. Church | Equality | Christian Culture | TEA. Currently following the #spycops inquiry and you should too!

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It's not 2 choices.
It's one choice, or 2 options.

03.08.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A pin badge which reads Stand by your trans, in pink, white and blue, pinned to my pale blue jumper.

A pin badge which reads Stand by your trans, in pink, white and blue, pinned to my pale blue jumper.

A black and white photo of a steam engine, above that some black text saying steam engines, on a green background.

A black and white photo of a steam engine, above that some black text saying steam engines, on a green background.

Some nice conversations after church prompted by the new badge (left). Things got a little confusing when chatting to a woman whose husband was lending me his newly written book (pt of front cover right). "Oh I thought it said stand by your trains".
"Let's do both! Trans rights and steam trains!"

03.08.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, but this is beautiful.
Happy Sunday.

03.08.2025 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Buy the giant post-its!
They're reduced and everything!
It's a sign from the Lord!

02.08.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A friend told me of her visit with mates to see Fifty Shades. Screening full of middle aged Essex women, empty prosecco bottles rolling down the aisles etc.
Apparently there's a warning at the beginning of "strong sex scenes".
Essex woman: We'll be the judge of that, love.

02.08.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kid C has been away sailing all week with his Dad. 2 texts out of the blue Thursday night.
Can I have Β£16 please?
It's for something very important.
Folks you won't believe what he has bought.
48 Creme Eggs.
Better yet, 48 about to to out of date Creme Eggs.

02.08.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Goes beautifully with "responsibly sourced" underneath.

02.08.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Talk to your neighbour! Start train spotting! Consider tennis! Get a dog and go to puppy classes! What of lawn bowls? What of music lessons! Learn to ceilidh dance! Take French! MY GOD LADS IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE FASCISM.

02.08.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 626    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 7

Join a religion! Volunteer in a charity shop! Join a choir, a men’s shed, a counselling group, a hillwalking club, an online DnD game! The Rotary! The Masonic lodge! Your local residents society! A soup kitchen! A community garden! A swimming club! Do phone calls for Age Concern!

02.08.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 233    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

Terribly sorry that the chaps are lonely again, have they tried volunteering? Only, there’s an awful lot needs done.

02.08.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 738    πŸ” 140    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 7

Cops and Robbers was my favourite book as a small child. I think my Mum bought it and it lived at her parents' house. When my kids were little, she got The Jolly Postman which lived at her house.
They're so lovely.
"We're just having a robbery, dear." is genius.

31.07.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I used to think the Met Office and the met police were the same organisation. It wasn't until I joined the Met Police that I realised we didn't have a department that does the weather.

30.07.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 384    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 7
My right hand holding about 10 cherry tomatoes in my palm. Behind that, the green tomato plants and a wooden fence.

My right hand holding about 10 cherry tomatoes in my palm. Behind that, the green tomato plants and a wooden fence.

First garden tomatoes!

30.07.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Concrete walkway by the sea. Sea and sky both looking quite grey behind it. In the distance is a woman in a black jumper looking out to sea.

Concrete walkway by the sea. Sea and sky both looking quite grey behind it. In the distance is a woman in a black jumper looking out to sea.

Seaside! Photo taken by no 2 of me considering whether it was too cold to swim. (It was not).

30.07.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A photo of the beach, sand covering most of the photo, wooden groynes on the right, the sea coming in, and a blue-grey sky above.

A photo of the beach, sand covering most of the photo, wooden groynes on the right, the sea coming in, and a blue-grey sky above.

Can I interest you in a photo of the seaside?

28.07.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is lovely.

27.07.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I'm so sorry. That's tough.
Solidarity (and I hope a job comes up soon).

27.07.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My father in law's Mum had The Look, and my daughter definitely has it!

27.07.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Glorious!

27.07.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As I get slightly older, I am working hard on my Paddington hard stare.
I hope it will be a useful gift to the world.

27.07.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

*100,000 people attend Trans+ Pride*
Labour: let's ignore them
*a handful of racist thugs riot*
Labour: we need to give them what they want immediately

27.07.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 727    πŸ” 213    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

Sigh.
There is nothing like supporting the young adult offspring who is simultaneously looking for a flat, and a job, and finishing a dissertation, to make one want to (metaphorically) burn several systems to the ground.

27.07.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Second potato harvest was better.

27.07.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love this. 😍

27.07.2025 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
β€˜Terrible racket’: bishop in dressing gown shuts down London choir concert Jonathan Baker complained over noise β€˜in my house’, telling stunned singers night is β€˜over’

'I'm the Bishop of Fulham. It's what I do. '
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

26.07.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5
Towers of food on the table - cereal boxes, Pringle tubes, tins of rice pudding and chocolate custard.

Towers of food on the table - cereal boxes, Pringle tubes, tins of rice pudding and chocolate custard.

I've got your camping food, I said to Kid C, can you put it tidily on the table?

26.07.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

That's true, but Bp North is different.

25.07.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yayyyyyy! Congratulations!

25.07.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Church of England must pay for its churches in poor areas They do not lack β€˜missional imagination’: they lack the money that is often given to wealthier parishes, says Adam Spiers

I remember being really shocked by the missional imagination comment. (Which on reflection, reminds me of some of Bp North's previous comments on safeguarding).
This is a great article.
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

25.07.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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