In the Dark
ruthwickham2018-10-13T14:36:10+08:00I was the only person in the house. So when the power suddenly went out with the first loud crash of thunder, I knew that I just had to sit tight, and there was really
The Pod
ruthwickham2018-10-13T14:28:27+08:00It wasn’t until the second night that I felt secure enough in the pod to fall into a proper deep sleep without trying to keep one eye open. I was still quite new at sleeping
Certainty of Heaven
ruthwickham2018-10-01T13:02:33+08:00What happens when we die? So many people have no idea, and yet they may say they are not worried about it. Nevertheless when a loved one dies they hope that they have gone to
Back Yard Birds
ruthwickham2018-09-25T18:14:01+08:00When we moved in, there was a washing line. The previous owner was tall, and I had to let the lines sag in order to reach them. So we turned it into a bird table.
Fresh Start, New Adventures
ruthwickham2018-09-24T14:43:11+08:00We have both reached that age, when it's time to "retire". (That doesn't mean we have to sit around and do nothing!) Many people, at our age, decide that it's time to travel at last.
Keeping the hate alive
ruthwickham2017-10-20T10:02:40+08:00I was working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the female side of a university. The young ladies had set up stalls in the foyer to raise some money for the troubled folks in
Durian – the Happy Fruit
ruthwickham2017-09-13T11:43:14+08:00People either love or hate Durian fruit. (Opinions tend to vary depending on whether they have actually tasted it, getting the fruit past their nose and into their mouth.) A lot of people absolutely hate that
Places we’ve been: Goreme (Turkey)
ruthwickham2017-09-13T12:09:36+08:00What is there to see in Goreme? For one thing there are lots of "Fairy Chimneys" - these strangely-eroded stone towers. Sometimes you can wander through "Love Valley" because there are so many of these seemingly
Places we’ve been: Brixham
ruthwickham2017-09-13T12:12:02+08:00Brixham is an incredibly picturesque little town in SW Britain. We were living in Torquay, Devon, and Brixham was a short ways further down past Paignton. Great place to go for some fish and chips
Places we’ve been: Taksim
ruthwickham2017-09-13T12:15:00+08:00Istanbul (Turkey) is crammed full - that's the feeling you get. There are tiny streets, and tiny shopfronts . You need to sort of burrow into the shops to find the good stuff because although they are narrow