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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Pruning for a Rich Harvest

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One of my recent blog entries was about the topic of ‘Shedding Branches’ which spoke of drastic action on my part. I likened the procedure ...
Friday, March 27, 2009

Change

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Change is inevitable; nothing can stop the process. Even in the womb before we are born subtle changes take place until after nine months w...
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Thursday, February 26, 2009

'Great Expectations'

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‘Great Expectations’ is one of those novels that one is supposed to have read when at school, but if I did read it I cannot recollect doing ...
Monday, February 02, 2009

Personal View of Evolution

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The Darwin ‘Big Idea’ Exhibition at the Natural History Museum commemorating the findings of Charles Darwin when he sailed on HMS Beagle fro...
Friday, January 23, 2009

Total Commitment and Single-mindedness

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Jesus said, “Whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:33) A disciple is one who follows and learns ...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Pragmatism

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Pragmatism is the conscious or unconscious philosophy that most of us adopt for our survival. We tend to look at what is practical and what...
Thursday, December 04, 2008

Shedding Branches

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Yes, it’s true. I’m going to simplify my life by shedding a few branches. Over the years one collects all manner of junk until there is so...
Monday, November 10, 2008

Editing Posts

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I'm having problems editing my posts.
Friday, October 17, 2008

using the Mobile Phone

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This was an abortive attempt at copying and pasting a document from the QuickOffice application on my mobile phone. There must be a way, bu...
Monday, October 06, 2008

Access by mobile phone

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This is my first attempt at posting to my blog by using a mobile phone. I shall be pleased if it works because I only need to carry the pho...
Friday, September 05, 2008

Jogging Along

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It's quite a while since my last entry on 24th July 08 and I just want to keep in touch to maintain use of the blog. To obtain a CD with...
Friday, July 25, 2008

‘Faith’s’ Cruise CD’

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I have written up the account of ‘Faith’s’ Cruise to the Scilly Isles from the River Crouch in Essex UK. Al Law joined me in his Paradox at...
Saturday, June 21, 2008

Signing Out

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This blog forms a page of the Smallsailboats web site which has now become an archive, but I’ll occasionally make an entry here, particularl...
Thursday, June 05, 2008

The Cruise - Part 21

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The Cruise – Part 21 Wednesday 4th June I spent the major part of the day driving to Plymouth with the road trailer to collect the boat from...
Tuesday, June 03, 2008

The Cruise - Part 20

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The Cruise – Part 20 Sunday 25th May (Continued) After lunch the weather remarkably improved, which meant Al and I could walk the paths of t...
Sunday, May 25, 2008

The Cruise - Part 19

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The Cruise – Part 19 Friday 23rd May Another sunny day with the wind from the east – ideal for coming to the Islands, but no good for return...
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Thursday, May 22, 2008

The Cruise - Part 18

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The Cruise – Part 18 Tuesday 20th May Al lent me detailed charts of the Islands. I had been relying on the diagrams in Reeds Nautical Alman...
Monday, May 19, 2008

The Cruise - Part 17

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The Cruise – Part 17 Sunday 18th May Having eaten breakfast we set off at 0830 under full sail for the island of Tresco. The drizzle wasn...
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Sunday, May 18, 2008

The Cruise - Part 16

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The Cruise – Part 16 Post script for Monday, 12th May. John and Josephine Perry, distinguished members of the Dinghy Cruising Association, v...
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Monday, May 12, 2008

The Cruise - Part 15

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The Cruise – Part 15 Saturday 10th May I had a really peaceful sleep last night with boat tucked in behind Plymouth Yacht Haven and I woke t...
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