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Singing, Gingerbread House and Rumi

Singing was brilliant this morning! Claire phoned our friend and choir member, Paul, who is walking on a mission for Peace and Reconciliation from Rome to Jerusalem. I have told you about him before and many of you have now sent messages of peace to his website – thank you so very much from me and Paul. If anyone else would like to send a message, please do! Click on the website.
Back to the phone call! We sang a song of love and joy and peace for Paul and for ourselves and many of us had tears in our eyes. Here it is for you to listen to, kindly recorded by another good friend, J. You can hear some Choir-baby sounds at the start!
This delightful Gingerbread house was on the counter at Miss Peapod’s where we all have coffee after singing.
Gingerbread house

Gingerbread house

After singing today, it being the last this year, we all went out for lunch. Here is our beautiful choir leader, Claire, delighted with the Spa Day voucher we have just given to her in gratitude for all she gives us through her music.

Spa Day at St Michael's Falmouth

Spa Day at St Michael’s Falmouth

 On this day in 1273, Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian and Sufi mystic died. Many of his words are so very wise and resonate with me. On this day in 2004, my lovely Dad also died. He, too, was a man of letters, an author and a man of great wisdom and I miss him.
Dance!

Dance!

 

 

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A Plea, Pooch Perfection and Primroses

People from 100 countries read this blog! Can I please ask as many of you  as possible reading today to leave messages of Peace for our friend, Paul, who is nearing the end of his amazing pilgrimage, walking from Rome to Jerusalem in the name of Peace and Reconciliation. (Last year he walked from Canterbury to Rome.) Please click on the link www.peacewalk2015.com to leave your message for peace. Know that Paul treasures every message of peace that he has with him, be it virtual or in the book he is carrying with him. They all add power to the message. Thank you very much to Patty B and to Nia for already doing so.

Paul's information for you

Paul’s information for you

We walked past a shop window today and the only ones in there were two delightful dogs! It was Pooch Perfections, a dog grooming parlour and they did indeed look beautifully groomed!  The little one took particular interest when I stopped to take photos!

Customers

Customers

What are you doing? Who is that with you?

What are you doing? Who is that with you?

There are delicately yellow and very beautiful Primroses in our garden.  It was so warm as we walked back up the hill from town that I had to take my coat off!

Primroses in December

Primroses in December

 

 

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Sunrise and Paul’s Pilgrimage – Update

I love Winter dawns, not just because they are not too early in the morning but also because they are so beautiful.

Winter dawn

Winter dawn

I have told you before about our friend Paul who is walking from Rome to Jerusalem on a Pilgrimage for Peace and Reconciliation.   Today we received this email which I would like to pass on to you just in case you feel that you could visit his website and leave a message of peace, even support the charity that he is collecting for on his way, Children of Peace. I have put links at the end.

Hi All

Well it feels like this is the last part of the journey. I’m just about to get a ferry from Turkey to Cyprus and then in just over a week I hope to be going by boat from Limassol to Haifa. I’ll have roughly a month exploring Israel and Palestine, and spend Christmas there.

I won’t go in to great detail here other than to say that helping the refugees on Kastellorizo was a very moving and exhausting time but very worthwhile. When I left the island there were about 700 refugees, 250 local residents (and 250 military that took no part).

Please look in on my website, Facebook, Twitter and PLEASE leave your Message of Peace, and lastly please donate generously to the charity I’m supporting, Children of Peace. And, finally please pass this on to anyone you know that might be interested.

Love and Peace

Paul

Here are the links

  http://www.peacewalk2015.com/messages/       to write your message of Peace,

http://www.peacewalk2015.com/route/     to follow Paul’s amazing journey,

https://www.justgiving.com/peacewalk2015/    if you feel able to contribute to the Charity, Children of Peace, which is a non-partisan children’s charity dedicated to building trust, friendship and reconciliation between Israeli and Palestinian children, aged 4 – 17, and their communities. Our aim is to develop a shared spirit via arts, education, health and sports programmes; so future generations might live and work peacefully side-by-side. We believe in working for peace. That’s why we don’t take sides.

And here is Paul

Our Friend, Paul

Our Friend, Paul

 

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International Day of Peace

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Our friend Paul, the Peace Pilgrim, who is walking from Rome to Jerusalem has arrived in Macedonia. You can follow his journey and leave your own message of peace by following this link. http://www.peacewalk2015.com/

A Door to Peace by Joseph T Renaldi

The door to world peace is open.
All nations are invited to come in.
A welcome mat is available for every one,
And rogue nations may enter again.

The door to world peace is open
And no nation is turned away,
But if few decide not to enter the fold,
Peace will be shortlived in every way.

Peace keepers fill our hearts with hope,
And attempt to dry our heavy tears,
And open hearts for sound relationships
That will last for many delightful years.

A nation that is closed to others
Grows harder than concrete or stone,
And the people who reside there
Are destined to be isolated and alone.

If you slam the door on some nations,
Peace initiatives will continue to cease,
But if all nations are willing to compromise,
What a difference it can make to seek peace?

Skeptical nations will always wonder
How world peace might have been
When the door was open for them to enter,
But they failed to come in.

 
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Posted by on September 21, 2015 in Peace, poetry, Postaday 2015, Uncategorized

 

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Peace Walking Man, Bagpuss and Escallonia

I have told you about our friend Paul who is walking from Rome to Jerusalem in the cause of Peace (click here for my first post about him). Today this video of an interview in Milan came to us. I thought you might like to meet him, the Peace Walking Man as the Italians call him, in his own words. Please click on the link.

http://m.repubblica.it/mobile/r/repubblicatv/dossier/expo-milano-2015/paul-haines-da-roma-a-gerusalemme-a-piedi-per-la-pace/207580/206681?ref=HRESS-15

2  I was talking to a friend this morning about Bagpuss, the saggy old catpuss, whose TV show was so loved by our children. Only two days ago, I had bought a little Bagpuss that I had been wanting for months! The shop he was in has just changed hands and I thought he may not be replaced so I just had to get him to add to the soft toy collection that is loved by our Little Livewires.

A Bagpuss kitten

A Bagpuss kitten

3   The other day we bought a white Escallonia to brighten up a rather dull corner and today, Mr S planted it. It is evergreen so will still be lovely when the Fuchsia near it has died down for the winter.

Escallonia

Escallonia

 

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