tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145971.post111315956131562339..comments2024-01-30T19:47:17.119+00:00Comments on URBANarmy: Ashburnham...Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06923211288631648610noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145971.post-1114205774707018452005-04-22T21:36:00.000+00:002005-04-22T21:36:00.000+00:00Mary - East Head sounds fantastic, I hope the weat...Mary - East Head sounds fantastic, I hope the weather holds as we go next week!<BR/><BR/>ThanksGordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923211288631648610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145971.post-1114200296689625462005-04-22T20:04:00.000+00:002005-04-22T20:04:00.000+00:00Very belatedly - and probably too late: I grew up...Very belatedly - and probably too late: I grew up in Sussex too, in Chichester at the other end from Ashburnham (which therefore feels more like Kent to me!). We used to spend lots of time at East Head, beyond West Wittering, where the Solent meets Chichester Harbour and the light is like nowhere else. They have fenced off the sand dunes to protect them - almost too late - but it's still a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145971.post-1113422181203891962005-04-13T19:56:00.000+00:002005-04-13T19:56:00.000+00:00Sussex is lovely Kathryn - in fact I'm going with ...Sussex is lovely Kathryn - in fact I'm going with our two girls camping in West Sussex in a couple of weeks - do you recommend any spots good for a 5 and 9 year old?Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923211288631648610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145971.post-1113394343122629652005-04-13T12:12:00.000+00:002005-04-13T12:12:00.000+00:00Thanks everyone for you comments, Chris that was m...Thanks everyone for you comments, Chris that was my twin brother!!Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923211288631648610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145971.post-1113256609623753752005-04-11T21:56:00.000+00:002005-04-11T21:56:00.000+00:00Gordon, what are you expecting/do you expect from ...Gordon, what are you expecting/do you expect from a retreat?LucyRainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757584544877373155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145971.post-1113249243059362332005-04-11T19:54:00.000+00:002005-04-11T19:54:00.000+00:00Am cracking up laughing here. Retreats are hard w...Am cracking up laughing here. Retreats are hard work - and it certainly often takes a few days to get into them. I remember being surprised at first that spending a day sitting around listening to God left me exhausted. Then I tried being the spiritual director and guiding someone on one, and I found a whole new level of exhaustion. It's 'listening' time, not 'doing' time. May it be a richEleanor Burne-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09167677121859556722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145971.post-1113245839867960702005-04-11T18:57:00.000+00:002005-04-11T18:57:00.000+00:00Amazing how you managed to lead class today while ...Amazing how you managed to lead class today while you were on retreat!<BR/><BR/>Glad you went to the retreat late Gordon, class was good - lots to think about. Hope you enjoy the rest of the retreat and return to Poplar feeling refreshed and recharged.Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547791135933673076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145971.post-1113212041911629742005-04-11T09:34:00.000+00:002005-04-11T09:34:00.000+00:00Oh...I grew up in Sussex, and one of my favourite ...Oh...I grew up in Sussex, and one of my favourite childhood memories was making a den in the woods at Ashburnham with my Dad, and sitting inside under cover hearing the rain and feeling safe. <BR/>Hope that if nowt else, you enjoy a time of feeling safe and loved by your Father.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145971.post-1113164152398143262005-04-10T20:15:00.000+00:002005-04-10T20:15:00.000+00:00You picked a great place for a retreat. The photo...You picked a great place for a retreat. The photo brings back great memories. Hope you are able to be "good at it".Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16918823631645127207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145971.post-1113162767805526032005-04-10T19:52:00.000+00:002005-04-10T19:52:00.000+00:00Peace be with you over these few days.Peace be with you over these few days.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754203880377183559noreply@blogger.com