What an eye-opener into the complexities of humankind it can be when sitting in the waiting rooms of the NHS.
After dropping the kids off at school I made my way over to my parent’s home, so that I could assist in taking Mum to the hospital for her weekly appointment.
We arrive at the fracture clinic, [...]
Entries from June 2005
June 8, 2005
What an eye-opener.
June 7, 2005
Cherie Blair Esteems the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Forget the Presidents Men..I’d prefer the Prime Ministers Woman!…Cherie waxes almost lyrically about Our Lady! …shame that she goes on to gripe about what she views to be the weaker areas of the Church; her desire for the advocacy of contraception and female ordination!
“Cherie Blair – successful career woman and political wife – still holds [...]
June 6, 2005
My Big Fat Italian Moment…
Is there an italian equivalent to My Big Fat Greek Wedding?…perhaps one of my other favourites…”I love you to Death”, with Kevin Kline?
So, we are exiting the church after Mass yesterday morning, when from behind us I hear a shout…
“OY !“
I turn to see an italian looking grandma-type waving her walking stick at me….I’m thinking, [...]
June 5, 2005
Don’t you just hate it
when things don’t go your way?
Well, I’ve felt pretty disgruntled with my lot from time to time…I call it “why-me syndrome”…it’s whiney and it’s pathetically self indulgent…but I do it anyway.
Despite my advancing age, and hence, one would think, maturity (but they’d be wrong) I would have hoped to have outgrown this kindergarten coping strategy…but [...]
June 3, 2005
1st Friday
I am newly initiated into the realm of First Fridays, though not to Friday Mass attendance per se as it is my personal preference to confess on Fridays at two or three week intervals.
I especially love those Fridays when I arrive at my parish early enough to pray before our Lord exposed in the Monstrance…when [...]
June 1, 2005
No, I’m not old enough to be your mother!
I didn’t get my birthday wish . Wishing being of a superstitious nature, I’m really not suprised. We took Mum to the hospital and the Consultant isn’t happy. The wound is not healing as well as expected, and even after a month, therea a lot of inflammation, swelling and infection still. We have been taking [...]
