In a week's time, I am going to look very different. My hair that I started growing when I was 19 is going to be chopped off for charity! It's going to be super short, pixie style in fact, so one of my jobs for this week is to buy a big, warm, fluffy bobble [...]
To me, one of the worst things about taking down the Christmas decorations is throwing away the cards. As my Dad said in his wedding speech, 'it turns out that Poppy is an absolute hoarder'. I would just love to keep every card! What with all those lovely messages from family and friends, the pretty [...]
At the churches I work in, this year during the carol services, we've been thinking about what Christmas means to us. The clergy and readers have spent a few minutes talking about what Christmas means to them, and after much thought, I came up with this. As it’s my second Christmas ordained, to be honest, [...]
Nearly 2 years ago to the day, Nathan and I had meal with our closest friends in Durham to celebrate our engagement. We booked a table at Pizza Express and we were delighted when six of our friends came to munch some delicious carbs and share a bottle or two. We were even more delighted [...]
Rev Poppy 