There is part of the Lord’s Prayer that asks God the father for daily bread. It is reminiscent of the Old Testament story of God providing mana from heaven to feed his people in the wilderness. This week I read Exodus and one of the things that stood out to me and challenged me was…
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This week we said goodbye to ‘hello fresh’, for those who’ve been following for a while, you will know that for the last year and half (basically, since lockdown all began) we have been trying to learn how to cook. So we subscribed to a meal plan subscription service which gives us 5 meals to…
Read more Sunday Summary (19th September 2021) – Learning to drive, cook and read whatever I want to read!
What we’ve been cooking?! For those of you who have been following the blog for a while, we’ve been using a service called HelloFresh basically since COVID-19 began. We finally decided, five or so years into marriage that the time had come for us to learn how to cook. And a year on from then,…
Read more Sunday Summary (29th August 2021) – Leonidas never had a Naanizza!
One of the ideals of fitness that I’ve held onto is the ability to lift weights and run long distances. To have good strength as well as endurance. My issue is that I really struggle to get motivated with the cardio aspect of this goal…(and dieting!..but that’s not the focus here!) For probably around 10…
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“The secret to success is taking an interest in life.” I read this quote recently as part of a personal growth programme I’ve signed up to. And I really do agree with it. I think a lot is written about the importance of self-discipline, perseverance and a good work ethic. These things are great and…
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Wife is cooking Sunday meal right now, so I’ve got no excuses for not getting a Sunday summary blog out this week! Who I’ve seen?! Over Easter went round my parents for a fire pit and some pulled-pork burgers! Was really great to see them, we’ve not really connected in person since before Christmas. So…
Read more Sunday Summary 11th April 2021 – No excuses!
One of the ways I remember what I got up to each week is by looking at my phone’s photos. Turns out this week I didn’t take many. So lets start backwards with today and see how far back I can go? What I watched – This Sunday wife and I sat down for a…
Read more Sunday Summary – 21st March 2021
Time for another weekly round up. My brother and I have birthdays 8 days apart, and so we managed to get in a family gathering before the UK started their second national lockdown. That means whisky round a fire pit, a lot of laughs and pulled pork burgers! I was at work Monday and Tuesday…
Read more Sunday Summary 8th November 2020 – I’m 26 now!
This week has been pretty sociable, it feels like we’re getting closer to something resembling “normal” but it is still such a far way off! Whisky with a Friend – A couple of weeks ago I invited a friend to come and chill, sit in the garden and drink whisky. He was up for it…
Read more Sunday Summary – 16th August “All these people!”