Hope is like a toddler in the surf, a candle in the draft, a frail child at recess. Hope is held up on the thinnest string: So easily he falls prey to the waves, the wind, the bully’s words. We must guard him, this tender egg. If he hatches he brings a new world, If [...]

It’s been sunny and beautiful here in Newcastle for the past few days.  And I’ve been eating up being outside (and not being on the computer) in the low-70s-warm-sun-cool-breeze weather.  Sorry I’ve been m.i.a. again.  We’ve decided a weekly posting time is in order for us Guinns as we have a pretty horrible track record [...]

Today is a big day in Newcastle.  There is a huge concert, starting at 4pm.  Headlining act is a blast from the past – The Prodigy.  There will be between 5 and 10 thousand people descending on our little town, so it will be wild.  All the churches are getting together to hand out water [...]