Author Archives: Elizabeth Lovick

We only know her as Julian of Norwich.  She was born in 1343 and when she was 30, she had a grave illness.  She was not expected to live, and was given the Last Rites, but she did survive and went on to write the first book in English by a female author.  When sheContinue reading “Mother Julian”

I had intended to put this on my Northern Lace blog, but that is playing up, so it is here! In Switzerland, and I think in Germany too, Easter is a bigger festival than Christmas.  For a couple of weeks before and after Easter shops have rabbit scenes, Easter egg decorations, and Easter trees. AContinue reading “My Easter Tree”

The Victorians more or less invented the custom of giving cards.  Most Easter cards were sweet and pretty. However, quite a few I have come across are either odd or downright creepy.  Painting eyes was obviously a problem. As was getting the proportions of children right. Then there were the vicious animals. But worst ofContinue reading “Victorian Easter Cards”

I don’t know how this winter has been for you, but for me 2021 carried on where 2020 left off! On 1st January Brexit happened.  No problem.  I had looked everything up, and I didn’t need to change anything.  Just before Christmas I had contacted Business Gateway to check. What I didn’t know (like aContinue reading “Sorry for Radio Silence!”

It was at KSBC that I spent my teenage years.  It was a typical village church, about 3 miles from where I lived. The church had a tradition of singing.  The was the Male Voice Choir and the Ladies’ Choir who both went out to other churches in the area, and the Mixed Choir whoContinue reading “Kings Stanley Baptist Church Male Voice Choir”

Over Christmas last year Magnus was still down after Eilidh’s death.  I was on the lookout for a female, wheaten if possible.  I was scouring the net, including Facebook. On 1st January 2020, Kath posted a pic of newborn pups, including one wheaten girl, to a bitch called Susie, with some of Kath’s bloodlines, withContinue reading “Inga at One”

This is a true story. I know because I was involved. In the last days of apartheid in South African, no black man allowed to complete a degree. So missionaries arranged for one young man to spend three months in Germany finishing his theological training. They arranged that he would spend the Christmas holidays withContinue reading “The Christmas Stranger”

One American custom many UK knitters have embraced is the idea of prayer shawls.  The idea is that they are made for a specific person, and you think about, and pray for, that person as you knit.  The finished shawl gives the recipient a special hug every time it is worn. A few years agoContinue reading “Prayer Shawls and Other Things”

Every Scottie I have ever owned (9 of them) has been a maths major in geometry.  This is a very useful skill when hunting prey. Most dogs (and other animals for that matter) note where their prey is, and run straight  towards it.  After a couple of paces, the dog realises the prey has moved,Continue reading “Scotties and Maths!”