This time last week, we were frantically trying to sort out my smashed study window. We'd got back from the most gorgeous holiday the day before, and we were preparing for church the next morning. Nathan was in his study at the front of the house, and I was in the kitchen, at the back, [...]
Combermere Abbey is a special place for us. We've been four times now and we gave our best friends a voucher for their 30th birthdays. We've stayed at Stone Lodge, the old gatekeepers cottage at the bottom of the drive, three times now, and each time has been significant. It's the cottage in the picture [...]
It's going to be a quick one from me tonight. Church is good. Sleep is bad. A couple of days with our friends was wonderful. The weather is pretty grim. There's an owl in the garden, which Soph loves listening to (see picture). Christmas is rapidly approaching. More soon x
Well, would you believe it? I've officially been at All Saints with St Frideswyde for a year! A year ago today, lots of us squeezed into church and I was licensed and installed. Since then it's been full on, a big learning curve and a HUGE joy. I thought I would be the only one [...]
Rev Poppy 