Povey Prattle

When in a time of grief Christian hymns do not "cut the mustard", other songs speak to our souls, and help us to weep. e.g.(1) Somewhere along the Road (as sung by Steeleye Span) https://youtu.be/Zk8YB3lMmms e.g.  (2)  All Over The World  as sung by     Francoise Hardy https://youtu.be/rEt_2aYCPKM Francoise Hardy Steeleye Span.

I remember "The Chequers"  as a country pub on the banks of the Bristol Avon river in the outskirts of Bristol, U.K. (There are three  Rivers named Avon in England - the "Stratford Avon, the Hampshire Avon,  and the finest,  which is the Bristol Avon! ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ From Wikipedia] The name "Avon" is a  cognate  of the  Welsh  word  afon   [ˈavɔn]  "river", both being derived from the  Common Brittonic abona , "river". " River Avon ", therefore, literally means "River River" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Chequers is now a very fine restaurant, (still on the banks of the Avon in an  unspoilt rural location within Greater Bristol)  a location which has yet to be "developed" - thank goodness.  I...

The eight siblings of my brother Stephen, together with his wife (Angela), his children (Lee and Nicola), and his grandchildren (Reece, Ebony, Thea, Luna and Ryan) are overwhelmed with grief at his sudden and unexpected death at aged 63. I speak for myself (and most likely for other family members)  when I confess that I cannot control the tears.  It is simply awful when I think about Steve, and know that I will never see him and enjoy him again.  Life never prepared me for the death of a younger brother or for grieving  with his marvelous wife Angela, and their two children and five grandchildren. And yet...  there were moments of happiness when I was in Bristol, U.K. for Steve's funeral.  That happiness rested in those good moments I had with my sibs and their spouses, and especially with two of  my great nieces and one great nephew. (I have nineteen nieces/nephews and twenty one great nieces/nephews). Luna (l) Aurora (r) their Mum is m...

A day late   but not a Dollar short,  (so far). Because of  bad weather in Atlanta this afternoon (June 5th) hundreds of flights in and out of ATL were canceled or delayed. Bad weather in Atlanta, would you believe it? One of the delayed flights was the one I was supposed to take from SRQ to ATL  and then to LHR. It was delayed so much that I would not have made my connection to LHR. Bummer indeed.   (but I bet that at least 100,000 travelers were seriously inconvenienced , including the young Mom and Dad with two very children who were trying to re-schedule flights from Sarasota to Omaha via ATL.   my heart went out to them), As best I know, I will now fly out from SRQ on Wednesday afternoon (6th) on a Delta,to ATL flight, and then  take  a  Virgin American VS 0016/Delta 4357 flight  from ATL to LHR . arrving at LHR at 10:00 a..m. British Summer Time on Thursda...

Bye-bye for now. July 5th ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 13th

Via Sheryl K-H "Words from Langston Hughes (1902-1967) for this holiday weekend". --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let America Be America Again Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.) Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed— Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above. (It never was America to me.) O, let my land be a land where Liberty Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we breathe. (There’s never been equality for me, Nor freedom in this “homeland of the free.”) Say, who are you that mumbles in the dark? And who are you that draws your veil across the s...

1 Jesus is all the world to me:   My life, my joy, my all. He is my strength from day to day;   Without Him I would fall. When I am sad, to Him I go; No other one can cheer me so. When I am sad, He makes me glad;   He’s my Friend. 2 Jesus is all the world to me,   My Friend in trials sore. I go to Him for blessings, and   He gives them o’er and o’er. He sends the sunshine and the rain; He sends the harvest’s golden grain: Sunshine and rain, harvest of grain—   He’s my Friend. 3 Jesus is all the world to me,   And true to Him I’ll be. Oh, how could I this Friend deny   When He’s so true to me? Following Him I know I’m right; He watches o’er me day and night. Following Him by day and night,   He’s my Friend. 4 Jesus is all the world to me,   I want no better friend. I trust Him now; I’ll trust Him when   Life’s fleeting days shall end. Beautifu...