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Liza Cooke
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Sister | wife | mother | grandmother | friend | spiritual director. Life is rich!
https://davidandlizacooke.wordpress.com/
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I've arrived safely! The Blue Bird departed so I came in search of the Blue Sky 💙
Oh how my inner child delights in this! #snow #chichester
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today I'm remembering my uncle who died in war and my father who survived and died hoping for an end to war. #veteransday2025 #remembranceday2025
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Back home in the UK after a long but excellent journey with BA and Qatar Airways. Thankful to have been able to visit our daughter and kids in beautiful NZ but wall of exhaustion hitting again this evening. The joys of international travel! #jetlag #travel
October 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Even the moon feels different on the other side of the world! #southernhemisphere #nightsky ##newzealand
October 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Lovely walk in local woods yesterday with my lepidopterist husband and daughter. Lots of butterflies: Peacock, Red Admiral, Fritillary, Large White, Brimstone, Comma, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper and Small Heath- Plus a couple we didn't manage to identify! #butterflies #nature #woodland
August 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Just released the butterflies my lepidopterist husband was given for Father's Day ❤️ #butterflies
July 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Proper 💧🌧💧at last 🥰 #weather
July 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
These beauties, reduced to clear at the supermarket, are making my heart sing 😍 #flowers #joy
June 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Thinking too much about the Trinity results in me tying myself in theological knots. I've learned it's far better for me to meditate on things like this stunning sonnet!
June 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Reposted by Liza Cooke
We saw his light break through the cloud of glory
Whilst we were rooted still in time and place
As earth became a part of Heaven’s story
And heaven opened to his human face.

malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2025/05/29/a...
A Sonnet for Ascension Day
Here is a sonnet for Ascension Day, the glorious finale of the Easter Season. In the mystery of the Ascension we reflect on the way in which, one sense Christ ‘leaves&#82…
malcolmguite.wordpress.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I have good news and bad news....good news the smoke alarms here are working well, bad news lunch menu will now need to be changed 😆
May 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The beauty of nature restores my soul #woodland #trees #birdsong
May 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
My garden is very grateful for last night's rain 😍 #flowers
May 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This year is bittersweet as I reflect on the events of that first Easter and life at the moment. But this I know, Love is indeed stronger than death. Happy Easter to you all! #easter2025 ##lovechangeseverything
April 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Watching a nature programme on TV. Blimey O'Riley, this world is such a terrifying yet beautiful place! #nature
April 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Had the first British asparagus of the season tonight. It was lush 😋😍 #seasonal #vegetables
March 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I just knocked my Pyrex measuring jug onto the floor. Glass, big and small everywhere. Thankful for my husband's hyperfocus at this point in time 😆 #hyperfocus #clumsy
March 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Finally replaced my defunct CD player. OMG the sound quality of this new one is AMAZING. Good old Neil Diamond is once again reverberating around the house 😂😂 #music #joy
March 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A weekend retreat at Douai Abbey. The beauty of nature, the stillness of prayer and an expected encounter....#retreat #peaceful
March 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I just watched a nature programme about Australia. Fascinating and stunningly beautiful but quite frankly there should be a horror category on nature programmes 😮 😆 #reptiles #insects #thingswithteeth
March 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Happy Valentines Day to you all and to all those you love, be they family, friend or more. Love does indeed change everything and therein lies my hope. #valentines #lovechangeseverything
February 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Recent health checks have required a change in how/ what I cook. Today's challenge is substituting shop bought all butter pastry with filo... wish me luck! #pastry #cooking
February 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The moon and several celestial friends have all come out to play this evening 🥰 #nightsky
February 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
For several different reasons I'm struggling today with attitudes towards disability. Then out of the blue my daughter sent me this video of my severely disabled grandson communicating using his eye gaze aid. Inclusion and investment are worth every penny! #disability
January 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Today is grandsons day. Youngest is mesmerised by what he calls "big boy diggers" at work in their garden. Sadly all the huge Ash trees are diseased and need to come down. #trees
January 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM