JACQUI’S MEDITATION   Top Shelf Our friends have ordered a new lounge suite and were discussing the delivery with the salesperson. They were asked if they would like a standard or a deluxe delivery – a more expensive option. The difference between the 2 deliveries is that for the standard delivery fee, the packaged lounge… Read more

JACQUI’S MEDITATION    Bugs There was talk on the garden show last week about fruit trees and how to avoid grubs in the produce. After all, how awful is it to bite into an apple and see a grub, or worse still, (as the joke goes) half a grub? Imagine how great it would be… Read more

JACQUI’S MEDITATION Hands We have a very beautiful metal plaque on our wall of praying hands. One day, a non-Christian friend visited and exclaimed that she loved the clapping hands shown in our wall plaque. I was quietly amused but later on realised that she was not that far from the truth of it. After… Read more

JACQUI’S MEDITATION From little things……… We used to have a large elm tree in our front garden but during a storm it split and as a result had to be removed. We replaced it with a different tree, but I am constantly reminded of the elm because there are always tiny little elm tree shoots coming… Read more

JACQUI’S MEDITATION Try a reset How many different passwords do you have or have you managed to use the same one for each application? Sadly, I have not and as a result have a large number of passwords to try and manage. As time has marched on, the requirements regarding the structure of passwords has… Read more

JACQUI’S MEDITATION Shhh We have quite a few casuarina trees close to our place. They are fantastic tall evergreen trees with very fine leaves that look like pine needles. The thing I really love about them is the wonderful sound they make when the wind is whistling or whooshing through the limbs and leaves. Usually,… Read more

JACQUI’S MEDITATION  – Age Assuming that the date printed on this tea towel is a true reflection of the date that it was made – it is, for a tea towel, very old!! Over 50 years of age, well used and used well. It is now very thin and has a few places where it is… Read more

JACQUI’S MEDITATION  THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD How is this for a large family group?(see photo)   I don’t actually know if they are one family, perhaps some are there for gosling sitting for the weekend – who knows? Imagine the challenges that would arise having so many tiny creatures’ dependent upon you. We… Read more

JACQUI’S MEDITATION                               Watch the Pot A watched pot never boils it’s true, but on the flip (and sadder) side, an ignored pot  will ultimately boil dry.Its about finding the balance – the happy spot between too much and not enough. And… Read more

JACQUI’S MEDITATION Loro who? The botanical name for the beautiful plant pictured is ‘Loropetalum’. Its common name is Plum Gorgeous. The common name is so descriptive and relatively easy to remember. Just looking at the plant is a great reminder of its common name. Loropetalum, on the other hand is not a name that    easily… Read more