Fern cones

Last night we had 'Home Church' which is still just at 'us' stage but still a surprisingly amazing experience... Wow!
This morning after Meg serving us all breakfast at 7am we went for a walk in the redwood forest, the original trees were brought over from America by a guy called Charles Acker for his Country Estate in Leighton about 5 miles from us. He built a dove cote a huge scale... yes the whole cute red building, we had fun and collected a basket full of fern cones for Christmas decorations.

Star Awards

Quick update... life is wonderful and busy but not stressed.
One of my various projects at work has been spending the last 8 months planning an awards ceremony to celebrate the positives in the lives of the 170 ish kids in care (foster kids and children's homes) and young people who have recently left care. I had a great time and I got to present it too!
The second picture is of me with my fabulous glasses with Lembit, a politician and a celebrity and a friend of ours. Seeing the delight, joy & pride as these young people got their awards was a tremendous privilage and an inspiration.