Steph's Adventures

A few years ago I was introduced to the Epiphany tradition of house blessing. I can't remember who it was I heard about it from, but I r...

Several days ago, someone said to me that they thought it was "too late to say Merry Christmas" ... I, on the other hand, while I ...

Last year, I started keeping a list of the books I had read . The list continues:   No Friend but the Mountains - Behrouz Boochani Birmingha...

I am not sure yet whether there will be a new poem for Christmas 2023. There isn't yet, but if it happens in the next few days, it would...

This week, for the fourth Sunday of Advent, the lectionary invites us to read the story of the annunciation. Last time it came around, three...

Here we are in December again, ushered in with seasonally appropriate freezing temperatures and even a smattering of snow.  Needless to say,...

By the time they are published, annual reports are always distinctly out of date.  But of the many admin jobs I face, putting together the S...

At the church I currently attend, last Sunday (actually, now, the one before because I hadn't got round to finishing this, but my point ...

A couple of weeks ago I went to Dorset for a few days. By the time I got to it, it was a break that I recognised was somewhat overdue. It ma...

In June 2019, an ESOL class from St Chad's Sanctuary performed "Home", a performance that was the catalyst to the creation of ...

The first Thursday in October is National Poetry Day. This year's theme was Refuge so obviously (with thanks to my mum who noticed and p...

Generally, I don't watch many films (or much TV), although in recent months I have done so perhaps more than in the past. When I do, I t...

I do quite a lot of walking. Sometimes purely for pleasure. More often, it is simply my mode of transport to get from A to B. During lockdow...

When people ask me how I am I generally, probably like most people, answer "I'm fine, thanks, you?". If I elaborate it tends t...

Ahead of our bible discussion yesterday, I had been reflecting on this Sunday's gospel reading, Matthew 20, verses 1 - 16. Like most par...

Although the summer weather seems to have only just arrived, this week, dominated by sorting out school uniform, school places and school bu...

Last week, Stories of Hope and Home welcomed its 100th sanctuary-seeking participant (not counting the numerous accompanying children, who c...

I haven't written much on here for a while.  This isn't exactly unusual. Any cursory glance back through my blog will very much show...

My creative energy ebbs and flows, but even when I am not brimming over with ideas, and have to remind myself to pick up a pencil or paintbr...