Peregrino Spaces
Today’s image: The Gates of Gatesgarth, Lindley, Yorkshire. Gatesgarth, the old family house at Lindley, can be traced back within the direct line for 5 generations before my mother lived there. The Generation Trail. Gatesgarth Owner 01 (name as yet unknown) passed the house and land on to his son-in-law, . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: Road in the mist, Almeria, Spain. Where is this Going? When I was beginning to write more of my own scripts, a seasoned producer gave me some good advice. It’s not what to put in that you’ll struggle with – it’s what to leave out. He was right. . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: An old bell tower in the sunset. Over the past few weeks I’ve been delving into family history. When I started I thought it would be a simple linear flow-chart, a geometric progression of “so-and-so begat so-and-so, and they produced X number of children”. Far from it! I . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: Dining in Hungary. It is the morning after a night out. A last-minute get together with good food, easy talk, and conversations that leapt in their diversity from wry reminiscences to current reality. It did end up being quite a late night. . . . We were six . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: Three Frosted Roses The three daughters of John and Esther. Mary Jane Broadbent Mary Jane was born in April 1839, and died on August 2 1864. She was the eldest daughter, closest in age to William and Butterworth. She never married. Sarah Anne Broadbent Sarah Ann – or . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Ad Rant – aka: Does they think we is stoopid ? ? Requisite: *Cute children with large eyes, mournful expression. *Arid landscape, with a couple of thin, miserable looking animals. *Professional voice-over, preferably sombre male. *Camera: Slow-mo, with lingering close-ups of above mentioned expressions. *Personalisation: Give name to child. *Pitch: . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
I’m starting the chain with John and Esther Broadbent – a quiet, and quietly remarkable couple. Married for nearly fifty years, in that half century of commitment and love they built a business, raised eight children and demonstrably lived out their Christianity. John Broadbent as a Young Man The family . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: Lemon in vortex, Spain. The Whirlpool of Family For one who grew up with no knowledge of family, this journey of discovery – already stretching back over 200 years – is a mixture of the abstract, the quirky and the interesting. Mix into this the non-consequential but still . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
I was working on some worship chorus translations, and came across this video.1 These must be among the best known and deepest striking words of the past decade. Sung here with unashamed hearts and a latent strength, this presentation is for me THE best ever, and still causes goosebumps every . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Yesterday we had church on the beach. We laughed, ate, discussed church, looked into the gifts of the Holy Spirit, swam, relaxed and generally had a family-type day out. Technology is great, and especially the immediacy it gives for recording and publishing images. I can’t help but think in a . . . ➤➤continues➤➤