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New Year Reading

My online reading community has a Magic Square challenge each year – reading books in 25 different categories. I make it more difficult ,,,

Back in Europe

My virtual journey, Around the World in 80 Books, has crossed the Dardanelles to Istanbul. Heading for the Danube, then mostly north-west back to England.

At the midpoint of my virtual journey I am a long way from home. Here’s the extract from my trail on goodreads.com. You can follow my journey through the Americas here. 40: ANTARCTICA: Antarctica**** Pete Wilkinson, From Deptford to Antarctica: The Long Way Home. What an appropriate title for my half-way point in this journey ATW!Continue reading “Half Way Round the World”

Crossing the Atlantic

In my virtual journey “Around the World in 80 Books”, I am leaving South Africa and crossing to Brazil. You can see the African part of the journey here.

Around the World in 80 Books- Progress

I have now “visited” 25 countries, and have copied the record onto pages in the Books section of this site. So far there are two pages, England to Malta (complete) and Africa (in progress).

ATW80 progress report

I am working my way through Africa: the north coast and some bordering countries from Tunisia to Egypt, then down to the Horn of Africa and across to South Sudan. By the time I reach South Africa I shall have read books from about 20 countries in Africa, roughly half the total. To keep theContinue reading “ATW80 progress report”

Virtual traveller

While travel is impossible, I have started a virtual world tour – reading 80 books. You can see the details on the Goodreads web site here.

Spirituality for the Perplexed

Philip Sheldrake distinguishes four types of spirituality : ascetical, mystical, practical and prophetic. In Psalm 95 at Morning Prayer, modern liturgies sometimes stop at the words “O, that today you would listen to his voice!” In the ascetic tradition, this is a matter of discipline, focussing on God through religious practice. In the mystical tradition, listeningContinue reading “Spirituality for the Perplexed”