Eye hears about a haiku happenstance, a Quaker Christmas on the BBC, and offers a well-loved phrase for contemplative colouring…
by Elinor Smallman
Vast Ocean of Light Vast Ocean of light, whose rayes surround The Universe, who know’st nor ebb, nor shore, Who lend’st the Sun his sparkling drop, to store With overflowing…
Appreciating life A visit to a friend prompted Brenda Claxton, of Bath Meeting, and her husband Ted to take to heart an uplifting suggestion. Brenda shared with Eye that: ‘Each…
Completely loopy Some familiar names appear in unexpected pages, as Melvyn Freake, of Wanstead Meeting, recently told Eye. However, the Bryant and May that appear in the thriller…
Parties in Peterborough Peterborough Meeting marked its eightieth anniversary with an array of community activities over the weekend of 8-9 October. Local Friend Jo Weedon gave Eye…
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