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Candles

These are in my fireplace in the living room.  According to a recent visitor, they are very artistic.  When I first moved into this flat, I used to put lilies there (lilies are my favourite flowers, if you’re ever tempted … Continue reading →

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Grace Weekend away

Every year, Grace goes away for the weekend.  It’s partly social, a chance to be together without the pressure of service planning, it’s also a chance for us to reflect on the past year, to think about the things we … Continue reading →

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OXO

Thursday night at the OXO Tower Bar, unplanned but fun, Christelle and I met for a catch up and she works near the OXO.  We thought that we’d go for one and enjoy the view for a bit… I drank … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Beautiful Things

I love my flat. One of the reasons that I love my flat, is that it’s full of things I love. Things I’ve been given, that have meaning for lots of different reasons.  I’ve been thinking about those things recently … Continue reading →

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Oliver

As I’m sure everyone who knows me is aware, I love being an aunt. Oliver is a great kid and I am amazed that Ben and Laura trust me to watch him when they are doing stuff but always delighted … Continue reading →

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10K or die

Last year, I ran a 10k.  Other than the weekly personal training, I didn’t really train for it. I did it in 1hr 22mins. My mother ran it in 1hr 19mins (for those of you that don’t know the feeling … Continue reading →

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Easter Morning..

Yes this is very late…For Easter morning we (the people in Grace still in London and well enough to get up at ridiculous o’clock in the morning) went to Hampstead Heath to watch the sunrise for Easter. This wasn’t very … Continue reading →

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God’s Not Fair

This month’s Grace happens on Saturday 14th May and I’m curating! Gulp. The pictures are by a friend of Jonny’s who has drawn a set of beautiful illustrations based on Job called Rage and Despair.  Curating has been / is … Continue reading →

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Rocket Pesto

My new favourite food, really easy to make and versatile…I found it in the Vicar’s Wife Cook Book by Elisa Beynon and of course have adapted it slightly 70g parmesan 50g pine nuts 100ml olive oil 2/3 cloves of garlic … Continue reading →

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Week in pictures

Monday

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