Yesterday’s publication of the IPCC’s report on climate change has left me feeling quite despondent. I expected to feel better – after all, it should feel good to be proved right. But, perhaps, deep down, it would have been nicer to have been proved wrong. It would have been good to have been told thatContinue reading “Acts of Tea and the IPCC”
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Sacred Economics
I came across this film of Charles Eisenstein talking about economics based on gifts rather than earnings – economics not predicated on growth. I thought it was very interesting … Sacred Economics I’m currently reading Bill McKibben’s book ‘Eaarth’. Thus far in (just finished chapter 2), he is also challenging the notion of endlessContinue reading “Sacred Economics”
Listen!
Today is World Listening Day. Sponsored by the World Listening Project and celebrating the birthday (80 today) of Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer, one of the day’s purposes is “to celebrate the practice of listening as it relates to the world around us, environmental awareness, and acoustic ecology” (from http://www.worldlisteningproject.org). Schafer is one ofContinue reading “Listen!”
Pet Service
It was my first ever pet service today. We did the story of Noah’s Ark. It’s tough, because this is a service aimed at little kids and Noah’s Ark is such a dark story that I’m not sure it’s suitable for children. Anyway, I kept it at the level of a nice man who savedContinue reading “Pet Service”
Garden Life
Time for an update on the garden. Everything is doing well, although we could do with some rain soon. Here on the chalk downs, the soil dries out very quickly. I don’t know where the water’s going to come from for the fracking that’s being planned a little further inland, but they can’t haveContinue reading “Garden Life”
Consumption
We need to cut the amount we consume. (I feel a bit hypocritical writing this on my lovely shiny MacBook.) Here’s a link to a short animation about it: Carbonomissions.org.uk
One fence too many
I have this notion of gardening with the garden rather than against it. I am deluding myself. Yesterday, having pruned my dogwoods, I tidied the bed and sowed a load of ‘green manure’ – mostly red clover and some blue flower beginning with p (the seed packet’s in the shed and I’m feeling lazy). TheContinue reading “One fence too many”
Tourists or Pilgrims?
I watched a Ted talk by Satish Kumar, in which he contrasted tourists and pilgrims. He said that tourists always complain, but pilgrims always celebrate. As a race we’ve lived like tourists on the earth, but Kumar’s challenge is to become pilgrims. Having recently been a tourist in every sense of the word, I likeContinue reading “Tourists or Pilgrims?”
Just one cornetto
Mrs Mabbsonsea recently had a Significant Birthday, so a couple of weeks before Easter, we went to Venice. What a fantastic place! As Mrs M would tell you, I had resisted going there for 22 years. Silly me. I wouldn’t mind going again, actually. Here are some photos: A canal (um….) Doge’s Palace with SanContinue reading “Just one cornetto”
Climate Week
Here’s a contribution to Climate Week – yesterday’s sermon. Apologies to those of you who don’t like sermons. At least with a blog sermon, you can argue with the preacher in public. The readings are: Isaiah 55.1-13 and Luke 13.1-9 The readings today hinge on whether or not we can have hope. For the JewishContinue reading “Climate Week”
Alex Mabbs 