young

I am feeling very young today. Like I am Jennifer Garner in that rubbish movie 13 Going On 30. It’s like I woke up and wondered, whose is this flat I am sleeping in? Whose are these work clothes? Are these people really emailing me? Who are these grown up friends who are calling me?…

beautiful weekend

I told my dad this morning on the phone that I had had such a good weekend, and he said that made no sense because I am still only half way through it. Fine then. The first half of my weekend has been sooo good. May today be as wonderful, please. Met up with some…

what are you eating?

I told you last week about my friend Toby who has been challenging us at The Well each week with a new environmental challenge, encouraging us to take a closer look at what impact our lifestyle is having on the world we are stewards of. For me this is fundamentally a human issue. What state…

’til i only dwell in you

If to distant lands I scatter If I sail to farthest seas Would you find and firm and gather ’til I only dwell in Thee? If I flee from greenest pastures Would you leave to look for me? Forfeit glory to come after ‘Til I only dwell in Thee If my heart has one ambition…

parcel of joy* (*books)

When I “left” my job in July (the internship at least, now I’m back on that scarily-adult-like permanent contract) my wonderful boss gave me an amazon.com voucher. Three months and a 10 euro tax charge later, I am the excited possesor of FIVE new books! The only difficult question now is what to start first……

this week my attention has been mostly held by…

Mbeki’s resignation and Zuma’s acquittal. Oh South Africa, what is happening to you? Environmental challenges – we’re trying to be greener at JP and Toby is blogging about it Church. What should it be looking like today? (the stuff at Small Ritual is worth a look) Mini banana Whoopie Pies, Lemon Squares and Apple &…