history – Sunlight Through the Shadows

However Far We Travel …..

I’ve been reading recently about the NASA astronauts who returned to earth after an unexpectedly long stay on the International Space Station. What should have been a stay of one week turned into 286 days for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, due to technical problems. Although space, and science generally, aren’t things I’m interested inContinue reading “However Far We Travel …..”

The Bridge of Prayer

I’m fortunate enough to own a beautiful bone china coffee service: it’s almost 100 years old and though it’s too fragile to use, seeing it every day gives me great pleasure. The next oldest item of china I’ve got is a plate decorated with the famous Willow Pattern, which I found abandoned on a kitchenContinue reading “The Bridge of Prayer”