Pancakes are one of my favourite foods. They are also the first food that I learned to make without looking up the recipe! This is because of a handy tip I learned from my Mum. All you need to do is remember three ingredients: eggs, flour, milk, and the numbers 1, 3 and 5. 1 [...]
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 [...]
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 