Every single evening
As I'm lying here in bed,
This tiny little Prayer
Keeps running through my head.
God bless all my family
Wherever they may be,
Keep them warm
And safe from harm
For they're so close to… Continue reading
Jill was born in Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire, in the Grantham area. She attended Sedgebrook School until she was 11 years of age. Her Parents are Ray and Gladys (Gladys, nee Davey; originally of Leverton) Maplethorpe, who, along with other members of the Maplethorpe… Continue reading
When I think of England over the ocean far
It brings back memories of who we are. Of strong minded folk with an opinion to say Who liked to share a joke in a dry kind of way. School days… Continue readingIn silent whispers
I hear echoes from a distant lane And in my mind I'm a child again. For on the breeze of voices is a place I once knew In a village of my youth where I grew. I… Continue readingA Lincolnshire lass I was born
In the wee hours before dawn. To start life in a county Where its land is its bounty. In acres so diverse, from cabbages to peas While wheat and barley grow in a coastal… Continue readingUpon a hill in Canada I sit
Flickering in thought like a candle lit.
Days of my childhood in the UK
When we visited Great Grandparents, on a Sunday.
Travelling by car past the old Boston Stump
And Dad making… Continue reading
On green pastures where violets grow
We walk together after the winter's snow.
All around us nature resides
As we trek along together side by side.
A hawk brings delight to our eyes
As we watch as it circles in… Continue reading
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