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Author: Karen Lawrence

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Read more about the article Walsingham Camino Day Two: Waltham Abbey to Stanstead Abbotts

Walsingham Camino Day Two: Waltham Abbey to Stanstead Abbotts

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:April 27, 2023
  • Post category:Living Gratefully/Pilgrimage/Uncategorized

Tuesday 18th April 2023 Guidebook: 10.5 miles My Garmin: 11.3 miles Day two of my walk to Walsingham takes me from Waltham Abbey to Stanstead Abbotts in Hertfordshire. I need…

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Read more about the article London to Walsingham Camino: London Bridge to Waltham Abbey

London to Walsingham Camino: London Bridge to Waltham Abbey

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:March 24, 2023
  • Post category:Living Gratefully/Pilgrimage/Uncategorized

Sunday 5th March 2023 Guidebook: 17.7 miles My Garmin: 19.5 miles I take the train to Fenchurch Street station to begin my London to Walsingham Camino on a chilly Sunday…

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Read more about the article London to Walsingham Camino: Walsingham? Where’s that?

London to Walsingham Camino: Walsingham? Where’s that?

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:March 17, 2023
  • Post category:Living Gratefully/Pilgrimage

London to Walsingham Camino. I saw the book in the gift shop and knew I wanted to do it. Walsingham is one of my favourite places. A sleepy English village…

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Read more about the article Holding my Grandson in Advent

Holding my Grandson in Advent

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:December 23, 2022
  • Post category:Life and faith/Living Gratefully/Uncategorized

The foetal curl of your spine And your silky, floppy head Warm in my hand. Slate eyes blinking open, unfocused, Onto the blur of the world, You hiccup and yawn…

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Read more about the article The Best Part Of My Day

The Best Part Of My Day

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:June 23, 2022
  • Post category:Living Gratefully/meditation/Uncategorized/writing and creativity

The best part of my day is in the early morning.  I got into the habit of rising early when the children were small.  It was the only time I…

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Read more about the article Not working?  Fully functional.

Not working? Fully functional.

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:June 9, 2022
  • Post category:Life and faith/Living Gratefully/Uncategorized

I visited a nuclear power station last week.  We were on holiday in Suffolk, and the weather was uninspiring.  Being science geeks, we headed to Sizewell B to check out…

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Read more about the article Why I Love Swimming Outdoors

Why I Love Swimming Outdoors

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:May 26, 2022
  • Post category:Living Gratefully

People say I’m crazy, but I love swimming outdoors.  Preferably in a lake, or a river, or the sea.  It might be a bit chilly, or muddy, but nothing beats…

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Read more about the article Knots in Your Life

Knots in Your Life

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:May 20, 2022
  • Post category:Life and faith/meditation/Uncategorized

D’you ever feel like you’ve got knots in your life?  Not nice, tidy functional knots like the ones Boy Scouts tie.  I’m thinking about big, gnarly, lumpy knots. The sort…

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Read more about the article Abortion: An Uncomfortable Subject

Abortion: An Uncomfortable Subject

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:May 12, 2022
  • Post category:culture/Life and faith

Warning: this blog and the poem it includes may upset some people. Abortion has been in the news recently, with plenty of people sharing their opinions on my social media…

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Read more about the article Cunning but not strong: How a neighbourhood fox helped me cope with war anxiety

Cunning but not strong: How a neighbourhood fox helped me cope with war anxiety

  • Post author:Karen Lawrence
  • Post published:March 25, 2022
  • Post category:Life and faith

These are worrying times, aren’t they? Since Putin started rattling his nuclear sabre, I've been struggling with war anxiety. I’ve had some difficult nights, tossing and sweating and waking up…

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