A weekend away walking and wild swimming.

Perhaps the saddest lesson we continue to be faced with from Good Friday is this:

The crowds will continue to choose Barabbas over Jesus.

We continue to choose the lie of redemptive violence over Jesus’ way of love, peacemaking, & justice.

How is it going over there?

Pleased to see Zelensky receive such a warm welcome in the UK.

And no one seems the least bit bothered by his attire. Fancy that!

The sermon at my church in the UK was on Daniel 3. When the speaker got to the part about the statue, his slide was the text of the second commandment split screen with the image of a gold Trump statue from the Gaza video. I almost choked! 😆

UK Prime Minister Starmer hugs Zelensky as he welcomes him to 10 Downing Street.

This is how you welcome the leader of the free world.

A Norwegian company refuses to refuel US naval ships, Vermonters trolled vance on his ski trip, government leaders from around the world spoke up for Zelensky, he received a warm welcome in UK and has been invited to meet with the King.

There is reason to hope.

The meeting in the Oval Office on Friday was an absolute disaster. But seeing the backlash against it gives me hope for the future:

I really don’t want to visit America at the moment, but if I had to go anywhere in the States, it would be Vermont.

I really want to know if musk’s demand for a list of 5 accomplishments from every federal employee extends to members of Congress. I mean, they are employees of the federal government!

Teen girls in London - a West End show & a visit to Portobello Road Market. Depending on their interests: British Museum is amazing, Westminster Abbey is beautiful, Tower of London if they’re into British history, Camden is very funky, Covent Garden is fun, if they like art - National Gallery, V&A.

They learned something from their first term.

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a grift is a good guy with principles.

So this time they're firing all the good guys with principles.

I’m sure there are plenty of MAGA folks who will keep him in business. I haven’t found anyone who voted for trump who is willing to repudiate any of his or musk’s actions.

I’m embarrassed to say how long it took for me to realise 🫂 is two people hugging, not a box of tissues.

a man and a woman are looking at something in front of a sign that says " the greater boston chamber of commerce " ALT: a man and a woman are looking at something in front of a sign that says " the greater boston chamber of commerce "

I’m just rewatching that!

But I think this one is my official favourite.

I found that, with 4 kids, there was always 1 that didn’t like what I made.

Enjoy! Let me know if you make it down to York and I’ll treat you to a cuppa. 😀

Are you in Whitby, Yorkshire?! That’s only about an hour from me.

I’m so tired of him as well.

Any legal experts out there?

What would happen to Garland or Smith if they released the special counsel report without permission? Jail time? Disbarment?

I don’t know about them, but I think I’d be willing to risk it to get the truth out there.

Then again, MAGA wouldn’t believe any of it anyway.

I don’t know how I would have survived that flight without them. I’ve always felt bad that I couldn’t properly thank them for their help.

If you were a flight attendant on a LGW-CLT flight in mid-2003 and helped look after an adorable baby, thank you so much! I still remember your kindness.

Once the meal had been served, the flight attendants were absolutely amazing. The boys kept themselves occupied with their movies. And the flight attendants took my daughter and passed her between them for the length of the flight until they had to serve the meal before landing.

I had no pain relief on hand and asked a flight attendant for some Paracetamol. They had to call a doctor in Texas to clear it, but eventually they gave me some, though it really didn’t help much. I was in agony. Vomiting and diarrhoea. It was horrendous.

What was your worst flight experience?

For me… I was about 6 weeks pregnant and travelling internationally on my own (no hubby) with two sons (7 & 5) and daughter (1). When I got on the plane I had a bit of a headache, which quickly escalated to a full-blown migraine.

I don’t know how I’m going to make it through 4 years of this nonsense.

I think I’m good. A solid 50% of my diet is cheese. 💪

I'm tired of christian nationalists demanding the Ten Commandments in classrooms while not living Christ's Beatitudes in their hearts.

South Koreans showing us how to protect democracy.

This should have happened to Trump within a week of 1/6.

Remember that one time when like 70 million Germans didn’t think they were in a cult?