Another Place
ANOTHER PLACE IN THE SAME LAND I wrote ‘Another Place in the Same Land’ in 2019 and made it available on Livetheflow. Five or six years later, I am burdened to revisit this and complete the thoughts I began to develop. I want to express them with greater precision. My thoughts on advocating a positive…
A New Zealand Return 2020
1. MORE OF AUCKLAND AND THE NORTH ISLAND It was on 29th November 2017 after a wonderful five-week visit, that I looked down on the coast of New Zealand and thought: “I’ll never go there again.” However, over two years later, Matt took a job offer in Auckland completely out of the blue. We had a…
NZ North Island 2017
THE NORTH ISLAND In autumn 2017, Jenni and I decided to go for a one-off, major retirement holiday adventure. Something that we would be very unlikely to repeat. It was this holiday that started Livetheflow so that we could share our journey with family and friends. In the first of these two posts, we have reproduced the text…
Travel Thoughts… And Questions
This page shares thoughts I have had over the years and raises issues, some of which are now receiving widespread attention. You may or may not be interested! 1 WALKS AND BOXES Many years ago, I was introduced to Trail Walking by a friend. I joined her in walking most of The Severn Way. I…
The Severn – A River Muse
I wrote these word several decades ago to explore the parallels between our personal life journey and that of the River Severn THE JOURNEY On Plynlimon’s sun-soaked summer heightsSeeping from marsh and peat, vulnerable,A humble birth exposed to heather and to sky. Nothing of the passion and pain of human dawn,No hint of the barren blasted…
Mindful Reading
MINDFUL READING On ‘Exploring Faith’ I have already encouraged people to find out more by reading one of the four gospels and to discover where that takes them. This ‘Mindful Reading’ page exists to share a way of reading the bible that has been very important to me, especially with those who have been Christians…
Dubai In 60 Hours
DUBAI IN 60 HOURS Our stopover in Dubai en route to New Zealand, for a couple of days was to spend time with Jenni’s brother and see the sights. Is there a bigger contrast possible for a pensioner from the wet, pot-holed, back lanes of Shropshire? Before I left for Dubai, I found a picture…
Exploring Faith
EXPLORING FAITH In the 2020s in the UK, we have reached the point where it is obvious that many elements of our collective life are not working. Yet we are still prosperous compared to those experiencing the horror stories of war and natural disaster across the world. Whilst many find making ends meet tough, others…
