Tag Archives: peace

Garden of Reflection

Posted on 18 May 2020 by

My good friend and fellow Sapper, John Buckley, has set himself a tough challenge to raise funds to create a garden of peaceful space in Swinton Barracks, Tidworth, the home of 22 and 26 Engineer Regiments. By the end of … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in army, garden | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Happy Thingyan – Myanmar New Year

Posted on 17 April 2020 by

Last week, I delivered a grocery order to a lady who lives near to Chippenham. In our conversation, it transpired that she was originally from Myanmar. She was excited about celebrating her country’s New Year holiday on 17th April. Her … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in thingyan | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Crossing Qalandiya

Posted on 2 September 2016 by

Crossing Qalandiya by Daniela I. Norris and Shireen Anabtawi My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book consists a series of letters between two ordinary, yet remarkable, women. One is Israeli, the other is Palestinian. They met in Geneva and … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Book review | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Writer’s Quote Wednesday – Love Thy Neighbour

Posted on 9 September 2015 by

Every day, I witness unreasonable and inexplicable violence all over the world. There is so much more that I could say on this subject, but I would only bore you all with my personal opinions. I will just continue to … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in quotes | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments