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An American friend of mine loves Death in Paradise, the BBC TV series! Even though he has moved back to the States he eagerly awaits the new season. If you’ve not watched it before, it is a detective led series based in the Caribbean and always begins with a murder (whodunnit) and various twists as it answers the question how-dunnit! T […]

Sending good wishes and hoping everyone is keeping well. I have decided to take up Beatties idea of  sharing a special memory of Christmas and a Goddard Tradition.

Despite everything that is going on in the world, 2020 turned out to be a very special Christmas for myself and Kev. On December the 19 th we ventured to North Wales to s […]

A few years ago I was vising South East Asia and as part of my itinerary, I visited Ankor Wat in Cambodia. It’s a place that over centuries people have encountered a god, or God; a lot of travellers have it on their bucket list. Personally, I was unimpressed even though it is highly regarded by very many travellers and an essential des […]

2020 has been a year like no other-we all know that only too well. I have been reflecting on so many Covid related events;

Limited Hospital visiting so staff members have done their best to act in their placeZooming and FaceTiming to bring folk together across milesStudents struggling in isolationNew Mums with no chance to meet each o […]

Christmas followed the same pattern each year. My parents, my two brothers , myself and Gran, my maternal grandmother who lived with us and my paternal grandparents plus my Auntie Mabelle and Uncle Edmund who joined the family early because they brought vegetables ready prepared for Mother to cook. So it was to be at this particular Chri […]