Eyes stinging, body aching, brain slightly fuzzing, I've climbed into bed. A collage of conversations, pictures, emotions, sights, sounds and colours swirl around as they begin to form into memories. There is an absolute sense of joy and satisfaction of a job well done, as well as hopes, dreams and aspirations for the future. There [...]
I wasn't going to blog throughout the mission because, let's be honest, I should be engaging with people rather than typing on my phone, especially over the next few days! But as I'm lying in bed listening to the wind blow outside, I just can't help but get butterflies whenever I say to myself 'it's [...]
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 [...]
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 