It’s a funny word ‘fishwife’.  Like many terms to describe women, it’s not entirely flattering to be called a ‘fishwife’.  It’s a word that’s come to mean a woman who’s a bit rough, coarse, loud and prone to swearing… When we were holidaying in Sweden recently, as we were walking from Borstahusen (where we were camping at the fabulous Motesplats Borstahusen) to Landskrona, we happened upon … Continue reading Swedish Fishwife

So sums up Robert Browning in his poem about the Pied Piper of Hamelin.  Or Hameln. The Pied Piper theme runs thick through the town in Lower Saxony, Germany – and not surprisingly when your town (and ancestors) is the subject of one of the most famous folklore stories probably ever told.  Films, poems, songs and fairytales have been built around an event that still … Continue reading ‘A pleasanter spot you never spied’

Gill loves her Learning & Development Officer role with the Methodist Church covering the East Central Region.  She was delighted to be a representative at a conference in Chicago in April which brought together youth workers from across the US.  She is nearing the end of her Local Preacher training and should be fully-fledged this time next year!  She also fits in the role of … Continue reading Our 2015 Update…

Gill’s been doing a creative writing workshop – so here’s what she produced from it… On contemplating light and dark, I am confronted. I am confronted by the shadowy cloak that I allow to envelope me; to permeate my thoughts and actions. I hide in the shadows needing, and wanting, to step out into the light. As I edge forward slowly, tentatively, out of that … Continue reading Light and Dark