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I have enjoyed a slower pace of life; I even washed my car myself the other day –
DATES FOR can’t recall the last time I did that. I have enjoyed the beautiful weather, making
good use of paths that are now drying out in my exercise time. This area of Dorset
YOUR DIARY is certainly one of beauty, it has been a delight to notice how the trees and
hedges have come to life, to notice a few bluebells and then, only a few days
later, see a carpet of them. The birds are singing louder, or maybe that’s because
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they are not competing with traffic and aeroplanes, the natural world just seems
calmer as if it is breathing a huge sigh of relief.
Key: FG-Floral Group, AL-Autumn Leaves, TA– Twinning, WI-Women’s
I have also started to attend to the
Institute, PiP-Pop in Place, GC-Gardening Club
Vicarage garden, my excuse for leaving
things as they are for the birds over
18th Salt and Pepper Club winter is no longer a valid one. I must
say that whilst it is quite large, it appears
23rd Communibus - Ottery Nursery, Exeter to be the easiest of the borrowed
gardens we’ve been stewards of so far.
25th PiP Summer Show 6.00pm It doesn’t have the ‘wild’ areas that
we’ve had before, overrun with
26th PiP Summer Show 7.00pm brambles, cow parsley and the
dreaded bind weed. At the moment
there is no sign of frog spawn in the
27th PiP Summer Show 2.00pm
pond, but I have seen signs of at least
one frog who manages to keep out of
July Zinnie’s way. Having fallen in the pond
last August, when only 7 months old, on
7th Communibus - Portland Bill a visit to her new home, Zinnie is wary of
water, she does enjoy leaping over it and she is becoming attracted to the weed
7th FG: Irene Hickson: Chelsea Gold in it, which sometimes sticks to her beard giving an impression of the monster from
the deep lagoon! Hopefully, if there is anything else living in it, she will leave well
8th AL: A speaker from Natural England alone.
Because of these strange times I have had to embrace social media a bit more
16th Salt and Pepper Club than I did before. I had only recently joined the village Facebook page and, as a
rule, I wouldn’t normally post on it, but I can now post pictures and words, thank
22nd Communibus - New Forest Lavender you to those who have liked my posts or made encouraging comments. It’s not a
natural thing for me and I’ve never even tried twitter or Instagram! The telephone
has been vital for keeping in touch with parishioners and I know that many in the
August congregations are using this method to keep in touch with those who are more
isolated than usual.
11th Communibus - Groves Nursery and West Bay
Thanks to Rev Jenny Alidina and her husband Naj we’ve managed to have
streamed worship since Mothering Sunday in the Benefice via Zoom. It’s been
12th AL: Home Grown Entertainments, bring a pencil and a poem
encouraging to see that each week participants have increased as we’ve been
able to meet together for Sunday worship, Holy Week Night Prayers, Good Friday
20th Salt and Pepper Club
morning Messy Church and in the afternoon an Hour Reflection at the Cross. The
streamed worship will continue on a Sunday for the foreseeable future, if you’d like
25th Communibus - Sidmouth
details please email me. (see centre spread for photos of these events. Ed.)

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