![]() ![]() Only to find the inner door locked.Ī lady came in, I asked about the church. That only left the west door, under the tower, to try. But a sign suggested there were two more possible ways in, so walked round, checked the north door, and that was locked too. I parked the car opposite, and didged traffic to get over the main road, I went to the first door only to find it locked. I had checked Google, and it said the church would be open from 10:00. Jools said she had been sitting all week, so would not come with me to go churchcrawling, so I go on me tood, driving up the M20 to Maidstone, to revisit All Saints church, where I had not been for over 12 years. We like them for breakfast at weekends, its a hard habit to break.īack home to unload and makaid breakfast fruit and yogurt followed by warmed croissants. ![]() Good news is that Tesco was fully stocked with fresh produce, including rapsberries from Spain. ![]() I went to Tesco by myself, with a list as long as a long thing, while Jools stayed behind and fed the hungry washing machine two loads of dirty laundry. So it looked like someone had paused time.Ĭleo is perpetual motion, however, and coming downstairs revealed her to be always on the move until her food is placed just where she wants it. Still too early for birds, but there wasn't a breath of wind either, nor any cars to be seen moving. We woke at half six, I went to the bathroom and looked out the window. Life goes on, of course, but I will miss Günter, and sad for the fact we will not raise beers in a friendly toast to each other. I am lucky in that I have met many online friends in real life, sometimes here in Kent, but also in the US too, so know they are more than screen names and photos, but real people with lives, who are pretty much as wonderful as thei online presence would have you believe. Did they just get fed up, or something more terminal? One day they are there, and then they're not. Online, people come and go, mostly without fanfare or announcement. We had visited his and his wife in Bonn, and he had come to stay with us too, we share interests in railways, photography and beer. Sadly, Günter passed away on New Year's Day, and his family posted this last shot to let the world know. The lastest shot on his photostream was of a fresh grave. He used to leave funny one sentence comments that almost always brought a smile. Last week, I noticed that a friend of mine on Flickr, Günter, had not commented on any shots for a few weeks. In fact, I have lost several friends, former colleagues from The Mob, something that will accelerate as the years pass. I suppose we are now reaching the point where I need one too. Go to and enter list number 522953.Our family friend, John, has what he calls his funeral suit. Surely, this is the best reason to start your Christmas shopping early this year? Whatever you pick, you will know that there?s a child in a refuge somewhere who will have a present to open on Christmas morning ? thanks to you. You can go as small as a counting block for £2.99, to as big as a pair of roller blades for £40. The charity have a gift list at John Lewis for the appeal so it could not be simpler. As Refuge say, 'The Christmas gift initiative is vital to ensure that refuges became places of joy on a day that has the potential to very bleak and hard.' "Every year, Refuge try to ensure that every woman and child in their refuges receive a minimum of two to three presents each to unwrap on Christmas day. ![]()
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