R's rue

 Three blogs in one day !  I’ve just got home and heard the sadness of the death of Betty Boothroyd  She was a bloody one off  For those that don’t know she was the speaker of the House of Commons, MP , a Yorkshire woman and former tiller girl. That one sentence sums her up nicely . A class act from Going Gently https://ift.tt/GLFXj7i

Recently, when I undertook two long walks north of Huddersfield, I got chatting to a man in the car park at Scammoden. He told me that on the moorland above Deanhead Reservoir  he had just visited a long-abandoned farm - now in ruins. He became animated about it and asked me, "When you visit a ruin are you like me? You close your eyes and you think of the folk who lived or worked there? It's like they are there with you." I beamed with delight to have encountered a like-minded soul and told him that I felt just the same. I have taken many photos of ruins because for whatever reason I am drawn to them. They sing to me and I know that this is also true for my blogging friend Meike in Ludwigsburg, Germany to whom I dedicated this blogpost. It showcases  just six of the ruins I have visited in recent years. You may recognise one or two of them if you have been coming here for any length of time. At the top is an isolated ruin on Bradwell Moor in Derbyshire. I suspect tha...

Kindness has a power all of its own when it is witnessed In an Istanbul football match yesterday the crowds donated thousands of teddy bears to lift the spirits of the babies and young children caught up in the recent earthquake . And the.act of giving lifts the human spirit from Going Gently https://ift.tt/edqN7PK

 I forgot it was half term today. So no college and no late night home journey.👏🏻 I gave the dogs an extra long walk this afternoon then came to Chester where I treated myself to a beef pitta, coffee strong enough to blow your tits off and a film.  The film is Women Talking . Sarah Polley’s version of Miriam Toews’ novel which tells the true story of a group of Mennonite Women in an isolated Bolivian community, is a serious watch. A grim and talky piece with a stella cast, has the women beaten, sexually abused and degraded by their men folk. Taking what time they have together, the women young and old have to decide whether to fight the abuse from within the community, acquiesce to it, or escape to form a new life , albeit one which is excommunicated from their community . The parallels with Weinstein’s Hollywood are only too clear. Claire Foy shines with anger as Salome as does Rooney Mara and the powerhouse Jessie Buckley and their scenes are compelling t...

 Control Don’t have it Want it But God Says no It brings You to much Power Too much anxiety To rest You must trust And let go Of what you’ve  Thought Believed And held dear Eye update. No change. Letting God take it. Pray that I can accept His guidance, His love and what I can’t see. He does.  from R's rue https://ift.tt/KX6i3yZ

 It was around four when I heard Albert “ Chatter”  It’s a funny sound and a rare one in this house as I can only liken it to a very small person shaking a very tiny set of maracas.  Cats usually chatter at birds that they can’t reach or ambush and Albert is no different  But the chatter was in the middle of the night  And the only birds around at that time are a pair of barn owls that swoop silently across the valley from Marion Mawr. Albert was sat in the window seat looking down into the lane with wide yellow eyes. I got up and wrapped the quilt cover around my shoulders and joined him. He moved over without averting his gaze. He was watching a pair of badgers in the lane who were trotting after each other somewhat playfully. February is the mating season for badgers. Living in the country has its upsides and downsides. But how many people can say that they have watched badgers courting outside their windows at night?  Not very many.  ...