Bacon, Cheese and Tomato Bye!

Bacon, Cheese and Tomato Bye! Originally uploaded by ukok.
Dearest kindly, wonderful, endearing Visitor,
I’m writing this goodbye letter because I haven’t got the guts to say this to your face…(and I don’t know where you live…and you wouldn’t trust me with your address…and if you did you’d be stupid to give it to me)
…I’ve really [...]

They’re playing Target Practice with London again.

They’re at it again. Lord, hear our prayer for peace in our nation.
God Bless.

Requiescat in Pace, Stephen. J. Richardson.

Steve and Primadonna in1992
Originally uploaded by ukok.
I don’t usually blog anything quite this personal but I thought I’d get both personal and serious for a moment, because today is the anniversary of the day that my daughter’s Daddy passed away. Steve died when our little girl was 8 months old. This [...]

It’s 4:35 AM

..and I just heard that little voice, no, not God whispering to me, and not a mouse, but that voice that all mothers dread. The one that say’s “Mum, I feel sick”…which is when you find your child hovering precariously over you with that, ‘wake up Mum and tell me it’s going to be [...]

Slobin’ around

It’s true. If you consume one whole pack of chocolate covered peanuts in less than an hour (you’ll feel pretty pukey and) the following morning, you will wake up 3 lbs heavier than when you went to bed the previous evening
I blew it and I knew it. (but I still did it anyway)
I’m at [...]

I knew I liked Cardinal Arinze!

Laodicea have blogged Cardinal Arinze, on the ‘Cafeteria problem’…you know the one where some Catholics want a BLT, but without the bacon…and maybe without the tomato too…and come to think about it…they don’t like the look of the lettuce either, so forget that as well…but hey!..it’s still a BLT right ? (they’ll still take the [...]

SSPX Here we come!

What Kind of Catholic Are You?
You scored 91, on a scale of 0 to 100.
Here’s how to interpret your score:
0 – 30 You are a “recovering” Catholic.30 – 50 You are a progressive Catholic.50 – 70 You are a liberal Catholic.70 – 80 You are a neo-traditionalist Catholic.80 – 100 You are a traditionalist [...]

D’arcy what I mean ?

I can’t believe it. It’s taken 37 years of my life to finally get around to reading ‘Pride and Prejudice’…for one such as I, who positively relishes watching period dramas such as ‘Emma’, ‘Jane Eyre’, ‘Little Women’ and ‘Tess of the D’urbervilles’, you might have thought I would have gotten around to reading all the [...]

Mug Shot

Mug Shot Originally uploaded by ukok.
If you ever come over to my place, you better bring your cleaning products with you.

OK, so it finally happened.

After taking my daughter and her friend to High School this morning, I then proceeded on to the Catholic Primary School that my son attends. When he was safely in school, I waited in the car park for about 20 minutes, reading my copy of ‘High Fidelity’…which, incidentally, is wholly innapropriate pre-Mass [...]

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II Originally uploaded by ukok.
Prayer for the Beatification of Pope John Paul II, the process of which will officially begin on June 28 2005;
O Blessed TrinityWe thankyou for having graced the Churchwith Pope John Paul IIand for allowing the tenderness of your Fatherly carethe glory of the cross of Christand the splendour [...]

Stained Glass Window in the Vatican Museum

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Stained Glass Window in the Vatican Museum, originally uploaded by ukok.
Since I finally got my scanner working again, I’ve gone into overdrive with the picture blogging, but when they are as captivating as this, who [...]

I must rant… I must have my poetical say!

Please don’t pick your nose at MassIt really is so rude and crass,And please don’t scratch an orificeWith the hand I’ll shake at the Sign of Peace.
Clean your ears when you get homeAnd let your germs be yours aloneYou’re kind to share, but kinder stillWould be resistance of your will
As the Sanctus bells ring outDon’t [...]

Another me, me meme!

Penni/M2 tagged me! …whose comments box I am unable to post in at present so I’ll take this opportunity to do a Tony the Tiger….”you’re (posts are) GRRRRRRRREEEAAT!”
What I was doing 10 years ago:
Heavily pregnant, I was preparing to give birth to my second child.
5 years ago:
I had divorced the father of my second child [...]

Oh My!

I discovered a most wonderful book this afternoon, perhaps it’s a ladies book more so than a man’s…but I believe that I shall have to share it’s contents, little by little, with my fellow bloggers…
An excerpt of a letter from Percy Bysshe Shelley to his great love, Mary Godwin;
“Mary love ~we must be united. I [...]

What a Howler!

Anne Basso’s blog has a fantastically funny article written by our much beloved John Cleese. Read it and weep, with laughter (unless you happen to be American, in which case you might not find it quite so amusing~ though Anne did :) )
God Bless.

The Names of the Bomb Blast Victims.

Please follow this link, then read and pray for the souls of each of those who were lost to this world as a result of the abhorent bombings that took place on July 7th 2005.
Pray out their names, pray for their souls, and for the comfort and strengthening of the families who mourn the loss [...]

Kenyan’s Massacred on Tuesday 12th July.

“By Wednesday morning 56 people were confirmed dead, including 22 children. At least 10 more died when resident launched a retaliatory mission. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the death total may rise to 100.”
As we quite rightly remember those who died at the hands of the British terrorists one week ago today, let us not forget [...]

Dripping Wet Dog (and I don’t mean me)

BellaOriginally uploaded by ukok.
As you can see, the baby of the family had a bath today, she wasn’t best pleased…and decided to saturate me so that I could join in the fun!

The Enemy Within

Detectives now believe the London bombings were carried out by four British-born men in what were possibly the country’s first suicide attacks. Security sources said it was likely at least three of the men, said to be of Pakistani descent, are dead, after belongings were found at the scenes.
Home grown bombers. Lord, have Mercy!
God [...]

Campaign for Justice Continues

So was it summit or nothin’ ?
CAFOD Critique of the G8 Summit.
God Bless.

Never let it be said….

…that I can not own up to making incorrect assumptions about huge money making organisations.
As I previously metioned, I was rather narked about the sub standard quality of the Amazon goods that I had received in my last 2 orders. Well, I posted off a cyber rant and a nice chappie #1 sent a nice [...]

A Saint of Weight and Worth…

St. Thomas Aquinas (a rather portly Doctor of the Church) penned this beauty of a prayer~
Devoutly I Adore Thee (Adoro te devote)
O Godhead hid, devoutly I adore Thee,Who truly art within the forms before me;To Thee my heart I bow with bended knee,As failing quite in contemplating Thee.
Sight, touch, and taste in Thee are each [...]

Star Wars came to Town!

Joe, Darth Vader and a Storm Trooper
Originally uploaded by ukok.
Wonderboy is pictured here with Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper. Apparantly it took ages to get a photo taken with good ole Darth though, because he needed to go the lavatory for quite a while ~ never happens in the movies, does it.
God Bless

Birmingham Evacuations

20,oo0 Birmingham inhabitants were evacuated from the City Centre as suspect package is left at the cities Travelodge Hotel.
Receiving and acting upon intelligence, the authorities were able to ensure the safety of the those in the city enjoying the nightclub/club/restaurant/pub scene, and many who were working or have their homes in the city centre.
This is [...]