Category Archives: Church

Blog 99 – 22.11.17. Ordinary, everyday miracles like me….

Posted on Nov 22, 2017 by aintwegotitmade

I have been wondering for some time what my ideal job is. I know what it is, but I don’t think it really exists or anyone gets paid for it. The job involves trawling charity shops for theatre props.

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Blog 97 – 5.10.17. Camino Finale: finding the treasure, and a spanish Fawlty Towers*..

Posted on Oct 18, 2017 by aintwegotitmade

On arrival in Santiago, I looked out for Anna from Freiburg who I’d met a number of times and we agreed by text to meet later, near the Cathedral. I then spend the next 2 hours queuing to show my … Continue reading →

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Blog 84 – 9.7.17 Thank you Tony Adams

Posted on Jul 9, 2017 by aintwegotitmade

I was late for church this morning. Dashed in and sat down to hear the guest speaker suggest that we speak to our neighbour (if we felt able) about any ‘God’ moments we’d had in our lives…

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Achilles Blog 72 – 25.3.15. Now where was I?… ah yes, the Gym…

Posted on Mar 25, 2015 by aintwegotitmade

Well, it’s nearly a year since the accident. I can do pretty much everything I did before…but I’m on notice that my leg and other bits of my body need my continuing attention….. My leg in plaster got me into … Continue reading →

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Achilles Blog 64 -…and breathe…. 6.12.14

Posted on Dec 7, 2014 by aintwegotitmade

Nothing but nothing will stick fabric to a bare concrete wall….at least not for more than a few hours. Leg and I have been shinning up 3m (10ft) ladders re-sticking backdrop with ineffective gaffer tape and praying. And leg has … Continue reading →

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Achilles Blog 61 – 7.11.14. A nice warm feeling inside

Posted on Nov 7, 2014 by aintwegotitmade

Leg is not happy…there is an intermittent ‘pulling’ pain to the heel…and right hip not happy either…. so I decided to see if a soak in the bath would appease them. Especially as a November frostiness has finally arrived. I … Continue reading →

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Achilles Blog 51 – 15.9.14. Motown, the Body and Scotland

Posted on Sep 15, 2014 by aintwegotitmade

OK. On Saturday, I put on a pair of wedges (pic) and managed (with care but reasonable ease) to go up the many stairs of niece B’s house-share without toppling over! I also wore a skirt, fancy blue lacy top, … Continue reading →

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Achilles Blog 36 – 20.7.14. DO NOT LIMP!

Posted on Sep 11, 2014 by aintwegotitmade

What a difference a physio makes… Physio Fiona is sick… so Physio Helen took charge. Helen say DO NOT LIMP!! Waaa?……it seems my limp is muscle memory… the wrong way!!! I can walk without a limp if I choose to; … Continue reading →

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Achilles Blog 18 – 8.6.14. Disappeared legs

Posted on Sep 11, 2014 by aintwegotitmade

Local vicar, Sandy, is more clever than he thinks…. we were discussing my apparent weight loss… however, it seems I have not lost any weight (according to the scales). Sandy hit on the fact that I have lost muscle – … Continue reading →

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Achilles Blog 11 – 26.5.14. Darling buds of May

Posted on Sep 2, 2014 by aintwegotitmade

Love May. Everything bursting out of the ground fast… especially Jay’s peonies (see pic). It’s definitely my favourite month… anywhere in the world. Here… it’s reliably unreliable.. sun yesterday, showers today. Mark (from Sainsbury’s fish counter – huge blue eyes … Continue reading →

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