This blog is dedicated to the person who I've never spent so much time with before... my lockdown buddy, my isolation partner, my husband. You might recall that back in January I worked out that we had four nights in together over a four week period, including days off. I was outraged and cross with [...]
When it comes to clergy interviews, appointments and moves, a lot happens quietly and confidentially, and rightly so. This means that as my blog is a place where I process things, I can't always share when I want to. I wrote this the week before Nathan went for his interview for St Giles, and I'm [...]
A couple of weeks ago, the following conversation took place in our house. Me: 'Do you know how long we have been married this month, Nathan?' Nathan: 'Er... 2 years?' Me: 'Yep'. Nathan: 'Wow, 2 years. Has it really only been two years?!' Me: 'I know. It feels like about 10!' It was our wedding [...]
One grey afternoon in January after a long morning at church, the following conversation happened in our house. Me: I've been thinking about our holiday next week. Nathan (cautiously): right... Me: How about we don't go to Oxford? How about we just get a nice cottage not too far away instead? Nathan: What? We agreed [...]
Rev Poppy 