words of lyndon

arriving home

2008-02-27T06:49:00.000-08:00

english soil under my feet again. we have been away for 3 weeks on holiday and it is always a shock to be home. there is always a good feeling about being home, everything seems to be just how it was when you left, you know what things go in which cupboards and you find yourself sitting in the same chair looking at the same walls within minutes.

we spent 2 weeks of our time away in fredericton, canada. it is the provincial capital in new brunswick and is where we look to move to in 18 months time. it is an exciting time period of our lives as we look to get stuck in to life here and be completely committed to the mission but also to look ahead and prepare to move.

it would be a nice enough decision to move to canada in itself but after spending some time thinking it over i feel even more privaledged that God has spoken and called us there.

the other week of our holiday was spent in honfleur, france where we drank fine red wine and built bridges. we do not feel that god has called us there but it makes for a lovely break.

the blog is back.

concerning hobbits

2007-11-29T04:41:00.000-08:00

the soundtrack from lord of the rings is simply delightful. it allows you stretch out, close your eyes and drift away into a land that we would all like to visit on a daily basis. what is it about the songs that have this instantanious effect of peace. part of the answer may lie in having watched the film and remembering the thought of the life that the hobbits lived.

another reason might be because of the place it takes us to individually when we close our eyes and listen. the busyness of life disapears for a few short minutes and you forget sometimes that you have to re-open your eyes and continue with the washing up.

the town of lyndon.

2007-10-29T12:20:00.000-07:00

hello.
today is the start of another new week. i finished last week's national curry week off with a curry. i bought a murgh massala which was new for me but instantly made me feel great. i will have that one again.

i thought that i would enlighten you with some history about the town of lyndon.
Lyndon is a town in Caledonia County.

The community was named for Josiah (or Josias) Lyndon Arnold, son of landholder Jonathan Arnold.

The latitude of Lyndon is 44.514N. The longitude is -72.011W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 699 feet.

The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 5,448.

Major ancestry groups reported by Lyndon residents include:

· English - 21%
· French (except Basque) - 12%
· Irish - 12%
· French Canadian - 8%
· Scottish - 6%
· German - 6%
· Italian - 3%
· Scotch-Irish - 3%
· Polish - 2%
· Welsh - 1%
· Swedish - 1%
· Norwegian - 1%
· Canadian - 1%
· Dutch - 1%

good to see the english holding the fort.

quietness

2007-10-12T08:25:00.000-07:00

hello.

quietness in some places and situations can be a most excellent position to be in. the library is often a quiet place so that people can concentrate, to read or work. it can resemble a position of peace. i have not written a blog entry in almost a month, 4 weeks of not even quietness but more silence on the blogging front. maybe this can be seen as a good thing, i havent really thought about an answer but i am hear to now break the quiet and respond to the constant nagging of a blog entry to be written.

life has been busy in recent weeks. amongst the busyness i have been offered a new job, one that will hopefully help me in a career towards becoming a financial advisor or an ifa if you know the lingo. this means that i have 3 weeks left at lloyds and i can then leave with a smile and feel that i have given much to the company in the 2 years i have been there.

i am now in this inbetween period, the kind of feeling you get at half-time at a football match. not really knowing what to do for the short time before the second half. thoughts lie in what could have been in the first half and maybe at what should have been but also there is an excitement, an anticipation for what is to come. a sort of nervousness that bubbles away. anything could happen in the second half you think to yourself. your mind begins to wonder and go far beyond what is probably a reality, but which of course is still a possibility. sometimes you can listen to those around you, so many opinions, everyone has an opinion at a football match. some make good observations, some clearly didnt watch the first half properly. then just as your making some ground the team appears. it has begun.

england play tomorrow twice.
once in the football and once in the rugby.
tonight however i will eat meat and drink beer.

hugo

2007-09-15T13:56:00.000-07:00

hello.

today was lovely weather. me and sally went to seaford. it was nice to relax on the beach with not many people about and then go for a cold magners. day trips aren't done enough, it's finding the time for them i guess and having good weather. seaford wouldnt look too good in the pouring rain. sitting on the beach in the pouring rain would have been even uncooler.

we went into a pet shop during our time there, we have been thinking about getting a hamster but i think we will actually get a mouse. they seem more fun, and more friendly. they sleep less. i would like to call it hugo.

so we have said we will get all the necessary items for hugo when we return from devon next weekend. then we will buy the mouse and all be very happy.

this evening we finished off our good day with a curry. there is no better way to do it. curry and beer. it tasted superb.

goodnight.

circle of pain.

2007-09-11T12:26:00.000-07:00

hello.

the circle of pain that violated my kidney should now be washed down into some swamp by now which means that my kidney named rambo is easing into a smile. the pain is less and i was back at work saving the financial services. how are my readers? do i have any readers is probably a better question?!

my studying has continued well and in a year or so i may well be your financial advisor, advising you on all things financial and maybe even more depending on how wise i am feeling at the time.

it has been sunny the last week or so and september has turned into our summer. today i walked, basking in the sunshine and went to mei mei to eat chicken choi mein. lovely.
mei mei actually means 'tasty'. only one tasty however and not 2 which you might expect from there being 2 mei's. that is todays cantonese lesson, in lesson 2 i will advise you to say...good afternoon, may i order chicken choi mein.

enlarged kidney

2007-09-08T12:43:00.000-07:00

this morning i awoke in much pain. by 4am i was in hospital
having it explained tome that i had an enlarged kidney and that
it would need to be looked at by the surgical team. i was feeling
a little frustrated that i may miss the football butby mid-morning
the 3.25mm kidney stone that was traped had escaped to the bladder
and had realised that the party was over.

i hope tonight i will sleep better and not awake at such an unearthly time but
also that my kidneys would enjoy being the size they are.

emile did a fine job today.

emile.

2007-09-03T12:02:00.000-07:00

emile heskey. born in england on 11th january 1978.

recalled to save the england football team, this saturday is his moment. many times i have been slated for his lack of balance and lack of scoring but my friend emile could soon become the peoples hero and take england into the european championships.

131 career goals.
6 international goals.

i will be standing when he returns to the hallowed turf of wembley.

other than the emile news, my life is good. i am happy and content.

poetry

2007-08-31T15:06:00.000-07:00

how does the meadow
flower its bloom unfold?
because the lovely little
flower is free down
to its root, and in that
freedom bold. (william wordsworth)

paris

2007-08-28T12:33:00.000-07:00

surprise |sə(r)ˈprīz| noun 1 an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing : the announcement was a complete surprise.

i surprised sally on friday night by telling her that i was taking her to paris for our 1st year wedding anniversary and that we were leaving in the morning. she was astonished which made me happy. paris was indeed beautiful, the city of love, some would say. we wined and dined and walked (about 16 million miles) and talked.

our hotel was in the latin quarter which thrives in the evenings, late night music around every corner, we sat and had coffee and a crepe at gone 10pm. men take your women to paris for a surprise. the following day we spent time looking at monet paintings and feeling small while standing beneath the eiffel tower. a brief but breathtaking trip.

i would like to go to rome or barcelone next.

honfleur

2007-08-24T08:27:00.000-07:00

hello.

we are in honfleur in the north west of france. it is beautiful, even more so now that the sun is shining and lighting up the huge garden that lies in front of me. we are very close to the town of honfleur where we will be eating this evening. a website says this about the area..

"One of the most picturesque old fishing ports in France. and beloved by tourists from all over the world. Yet despite its fame and popularity, Honfleur retains its timeless character. In the harbour, you can still buy your fish direct from the men who catch them."

we love it here, however we still cannot say a sentence in french. you could say we're making them work for their tourism. here's to the men who catch the fish that we will eat.

sherbert fountain

2007-08-21T12:19:00.000-07:00

hello.

not only is calvin my hero, sherbert fountains are probably my favourite treat which originates from growing up and having them every weekend. i have just eaten one and yes they still taste superb. the licorice i feel is not as good as it used to be but times change as do sweats. i still also manage to get the sherbert all down me.

today has been a good day, especially since 3.30 when i enjoyed walking home after work. we got indian tonight and so my stomach feels incredibly blessed with such goodness it has been given today.

i will also comment briefly on the feeling i had during work when i looked out the window. it very much felt like february, it looked brisk and fresh outside, quite wintery but not over cold. light scarf weather perhaps with carol singers filling the air waves. anyway it is not february it is august but i do look forward to such a time.

return of the blog

2007-08-20T13:37:00.000-07:00

hello.

after much thought i have decided to return to my blog writing ways. i hope it provides you with some good reading and
gives in an insight into the excellent life i lead. it is a simple life and i am nearly always happy with it. i'm not sure what
changed my mind into re-writing a blog but i guess it just feels good to have a blank page and write about the day. if you ever read calvin and hobbes there is a very good comic strip that represents this very fact, calvin is indeed my hero.

i lost at scrabble tonight. twice. losing to your wife is a humbling experience. always.

earlier in the day i enjoyed chinese for monday lunch club with andy and silvester. the noodles were superb and we will enjoy
that place next week as well when our usual monday will become our unusual tuesday. the wonderful feeling of a bank holiday
and a day off excites me as this weekend me and sally will have been married for 1 year and we will be sunning ourselves in
france from thursday till monday. lovely.

i will leave you now with a picture of the last time in france.