Books from My Reading List

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This post began three years ago, as 'My Reading Choices for 2018'! Now into 2021, it is just a little bit overdue. Not the books, thankfully. I didn't borrow them from a library. Reading Capacity 2018 was, I'm delighted to say, a good reading year in my MEsphere. Compared to other folks reading capacity, it … Continue reading Books from My Reading List

A Day in the Life of Bedrest

Doodle of a tray with a glass, plate and some food items

Relapses I often know how crummy (ie. Payback, Setback or Relapse written in order of likely duration) the MEcfs is becoming when I have vivid dreams involving rapidly rising water and blocked routes. No not blocked drains and not a dripping tap, or a glass of refreshing sparkling. I'm talking about floods. Perhaps that is … Continue reading A Day in the Life of Bedrest

We Begin To Smile Again

A purple top hat with a wand and stars

There is Hope I doodled this last night, as the country waited and prepared with the sense of anticipation. Here in the UK, measures continue to gradually lift. Easing of Restrictions I'm not a one for magic or magic tricks. But today in the UK stage two of easing restrictions begins. We are no longer … Continue reading We Begin To Smile Again

A Nation’s Sadness

Buckingham Palace in bloom

Whether a Royalist or not, (I'm somewhere in the middle I think) yesterday without doubt will have touched the heart of the UK Nation. The husband of Her Majesty the Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, passed away peacefully at 99-years-old. As so many famillies have experienced bereavement over the most horrible past eighteen months, and … Continue reading A Nation’s Sadness

Landscapes And Water

A doodle of a glacial mountain with greenery. By hopeadoodledo

I am so enjoying doodling. You noticed! Hehehe! It's just so relaxing. A great way to unwind and distract the mind. Ooh that rhymes. I had tried to emulate some styles I have seen on Instagram and admire, which are very much shades off mocca, neutrals and pinks. But after drawing our goldfish, you can … Continue reading Landscapes And Water

Christ is Risen

A doodle of pink tulips amongst green grass by hopeadoodledo

He is Risen Indeed Hallelujah! John 20:17-18 NIV 17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” 18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen … Continue reading Christ is Risen

A Beacon of Faith

Trigger Warning: Bereavement, Funerals and Covid19 The beginning few weeks of 2021 have been very heavy on our hearts. And I have been extremely hesitant about writing this post. It may seem a little strange with my having recently written about the Covid19 vaccination roll out here in the UK. But life really is a … Continue reading A Beacon of Faith

Easter and Holy Week

A stunning red sunset

Holy Week The first Holy Week or Easter Week I remember as actually Holy Week, rather than 'I hope I get an Easter Egg at the weekend' was in my late 20s. After I had been baptised. I should note here that eggs are part of the celebration, but not the only part. Photo by … Continue reading Easter and Holy Week