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Alice M Yaxley commented on Martin Plant's blog post 'Some day I will have chickens!'"Hello! I'm in the West Midlands and we are fortunate enough to have a back garden. Got hens this summer, a local 'free-range' farm was culling their flock. I am glad the leaves have started to fall as it solves the hen bedding…"
Martin Plant posted a blog postSome day I will have chickens!
I would say that like most people that live in the South Wales valleys, I live in a three bedroom mid terraced house with a small yard. Unfortunately, my yard IS small and made of concrete!I grew up with a father and grand father that was passionate about vegetables and chrysanthemums. Both would work tirelessly to the one weekend a year where theywould display their best onion sets, leeks, potatoes and flowers at the SouthStapenhill Allotment Association fair. To see who would be judged and…See More
Beth Belch commented on Martin Plant's blog post 'Moving into a plain life'"It is an inner spiritual journey, and the outer plainess is something that comes (or doesn't) later. I certainly support a move towards simplicity, but is not an "all or nothing" proposition. I think that is where a lot of the…"
Martin Plant posted a blog postMoving into a plain life
Over the past year, I have been led to reconsider my life and the way I have been living it. I have to say that it is not easy being a convinced Friend and having to deal with the conflict of being exposed to 25 years worldliness. I sometimes wish I was a birth right Friend with quaker parents to teach and guide me - may I be mistaken??I have began to move slowly into living a plain life. Starting with my clothes. My wardrome still contains designer clothes - I can't give them away yet. I…See More
Martin Plant replied to Brad Ogilvie's discussion 'Is an opulent gay wedding really progress?' in the group Sexuality/ LGBT"Intersting question and discussion.
I think Friends do speak my mind on some of these issues. It is often that the quest for a 'perfect' wedding and the continuous corporate marketing strategis that often leads to one…"
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Sexuality/ LGBT
Issues of gender and sexuality and the controversies over same sex relationships that divide many Friends. Tag: sexuality
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Some day I will have chickens!
I would say that like most people that live in the South Wales valleys, I live in a three bedroom mid terraced house with a small yard. Unfortunately, my yard IS small and made of concrete!
I grew up with a father and grand father that was passionate about vegetables and chrysanthemums. Both would work tirelessly to the one weekend a year where…
ContinuePosted on 10th mo. 7, 2011 at 4:02pm — 1 Comment
Moving into a plain life
Over the past year, I have been led to reconsider my life and the way I have been living it. I have to say that it is not easy being a convinced Friend and having to deal with the conflict of being exposed to 25 years worldliness. I sometimes wish I was a birth right Friend with quaker parents to teach and guide me - may I be mistaken??
I have began to move slowly into living a plain life. Starting with my clothes. My wardrome still contains designer clothes - I can't give them…
ContinuePosted on 10th mo. 5, 2011 at 5:26pm — 2 Comments
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When faced with the fact that…"
Paula Deming replied to Missy's discussion 'Where's the Quaker in Quaker?'"William, thank you for your observations. I have been contemplating what Howard wrote and have felt…"
Jim Wilson posted a blog postRobert Barclay and Quaker Quietism
In the ‘Introduction’ to ‘The Second Period of Quakerism’ by William Braithwaite, Rufus Jones…See More
Ian Barnett replied to Aaron Clark's discussion 'The Differences Between Christians And Quakers'"......that God/Christ/the Spirit is a voice in your conscience, and if you listen for it and to it,…"
William F Rushby replied to Missy's discussion 'Where's the Quaker in Quaker?'"The merging of liberal and Conservative (or Orthodox unprogrammed) Friends was the great vision for…"
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