Hello, Dear Reader, happy Wednesday.  Should you be the kind of person who really enjoys camping, or have a budding Boy or Girl Scout in the family, or even be someone who likes to think they'd enjoy camping - get a load of this


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Chelsea won the Women's FA Cup.  Hope you had a good weekend, Dear Reader.  I've been knitting socks.  Finished the Roses pair, got a move on with the Eclipse pair and am now round the heel and more or less completely up the leg.  Just have to decide on how to finish it.  Now I'm looking for another project.  I'd love to knit a silky, lacy shawl, ( Read more... )

Over the few years I've been writing this blog careful Readers may have noticed a bias - towards Christianity and things related.  I haven't particularly pushed it, but I have written from a Christian point of view.  I am a Christian, it is my life.  I have become somewhat accustomed to attacks on my God, my faith and my beliefs - from casual ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving to Megs, Missy, & other American Readers.  I came across a competition asking "Why did Benjamin Franklin favour (ok then, as it's Thanksgiving, favor) the turkey over the Bald Eagle as America's national bird?"  Answers here.  No further comment.

How to stay in power.  When various people start legal challenges to your ( Read more... )

Big Brother may be watching You

For those who have neither read Orwell's novel, nor seen the film based thereupon (that includes me), I'm sure Wikipedia has extensive entries.  Go do your own research (for a change).  Sorry, I'm a bit cranky this morning.

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