After recovering from my back issues, I began to appreciate my garden and the surrounding area more than ever. Our home was quaint, with wooden beams in the lounge and a small, narrow garden at the back. Wild grapes thrived along the archway into the garden, and a goldfish pond provided interest for our cat. […]
After marrying, my husband, Gerard, our honeymoon began in the roundhouses of Hermanus in Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk—a cozy and picturesque retreat. Then, we went abroad for a week in Portugal, soaking in the beauty of a different landscape. It was during this time that I truly began to know Gerard, and he me. When we returned […]
At some point, all birds leave the nest, and I was no different. I scoured the newspaper for affordable accommodations and, in time, found a beautiful place to call my first home. Bressingham Hall, Diss was a small mansion owned by Alan Bloom, who was in his late 90s. His estate was quite extensive. There […]
In my twenties, I had several jobs in Diss, but none of them ever truly felt like the right fit. My mum worked for a medical drug studies analysis company, and through her, I landed a job interview. Before long, I joined her in the Quality Control Department. While there, I digitized the company’s paper-based […]
The first job I got after leaving school was to work at the British Red Cross part time. At first, I was hesitant about the name—especially since Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Jesus did not die on a cross and that the veneration of the cross has pagan origins, tracing back to ancient Egypt centuries before […]
For some reason, I feel at home on water – even amid turbulent swells. In my late teens and early twenties, this was my home, a place where I explored nature’s quiet bounty. There’s nothing as peaceful as punting along in a cruiser on the flat of the Norfolk Broads. It’s a relatively overlooked destination, […]
I love all good music – because all good music comes from all good cultures around the world – which includes every country and every community. In my childhood, I developed a love of classical composers such as Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. In my teens, I developed a love of haunting Irish folk music as well […]
I first began to have a few lessons when I was 4 years old – but soon gave it up. When I was 6 years old I began tinkering on the piano and making my own tunes up. At this time, I also began accompanying my mother to collect my older brother from his piano […]
Revelation – It’s Grand Climax at Hand!: This wonderful red-backed book was released by the Society of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1988 and over the next decade we must have repeated a study of it about three times. Each time more and more refinements to the original version were given. But – WOW – what a […]