Comments for The Vicar's Wife http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com The inner city, family, faith and food Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:10:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on I love my Henry by Siobhan http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/i-love-my-henry/#comment-694 Siobhan Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:10:24 +0000 http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/?p=1150#comment-694 Very valid point Graham... hadn't considered that possibility! :) Very valid point Graham… hadn’t considered that possibility! :)

]]> Comment on I love my Henry by Graham Richards http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/i-love-my-henry/#comment-693 Graham Richards Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:56:17 +0000 http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/?p=1150#comment-693 Be very careful if buying a Henry & a Hetty, you wouldn't want a cupboard under the stairs full of little vacs all suckling, would you? ;0) Be very careful if buying a Henry & a Hetty, you wouldn’t want a cupboard under the stairs full of little vacs all suckling, would you? ;0)

]]> Comment on I love my Henry by Siobhan http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/i-love-my-henry/#comment-692 Siobhan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:47:39 +0000 http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/?p=1150#comment-692 I have secretly hankered after a Henry but feel I may have to have a pair (Henry and Hetty(the lady vacumn)) and that would just be foolish! I have a very aggressive Dyson which The Curate bought ex-display when he worked for a well known DIY chain pre ordination. It cost... 15 whole pounds!! It has no attachments which is a bit frustrating and no instructions so we have had to learn by trial and error. It's very heavy but an extremely powerful vacumn. I still fancy a Henry/Hetty though... maybe when we have our vicarage! I have secretly hankered after a Henry but feel I may have to have a pair (Henry and Hetty(the lady vacumn)) and that would just be foolish!

I have a very aggressive Dyson which The Curate bought ex-display when he worked for a well known DIY chain pre ordination. It cost… 15 whole pounds!! It has no attachments which is a bit frustrating and no instructions so we have had to learn by trial and error. It’s very heavy but an extremely powerful vacumn.

I still fancy a Henry/Hetty though… maybe when we have our vicarage!

]]> Comment on I love my Henry by peterB http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/i-love-my-henry/#comment-691 peterB Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:54:49 +0000 http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/?p=1150#comment-691 My mum uses a Hoover so old I think Abraham bought it for Hagar to make speed up the tent-work. It is called Edger (the hoover) and still works verry well, but makes a noise that used to absolutely terrify me. At home we have Dyson the Dragon (wedding present) which is pretty good. These things work better once they're named. My mum uses a Hoover so old I think Abraham bought it for Hagar to make speed up the tent-work.

It is called Edger (the hoover) and still works verry well, but makes a noise that used to absolutely terrify me.

At home we have Dyson the Dragon (wedding present) which is pretty good.

These things work better once they’re named.

]]> Comment on I love my Henry by Graham Richards http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/i-love-my-henry/#comment-690 Graham Richards Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:02:02 +0000 http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/?p=1150#comment-690 Totally agree, Henry makes hoovering a pleasure! I had a Dyson before and although it looks amazing, seeing the dust swirling inside, Henry gets the job done! It's such a simple design too, so very little to break or go wrong. He also gets to all the places the Dyson could never reach. I love the way he follows you around too with his cheery smile. If you thought it was sad for a vicar's wife to be going on about a hoover, how much more for me, a bloke to do the same? Totally agree, Henry makes hoovering a pleasure! I had a Dyson before and although it looks amazing, seeing the dust swirling inside, Henry gets the job done! It’s such a simple design too, so very little to break or go wrong. He also gets to all the places the Dyson could never reach.

I love the way he follows you around too with his cheery smile.

If you thought it was sad for a vicar’s wife to be going on about a hoover, how much more for me, a bloke to do the same?

]]> Comment on I love my Henry by fibrefairy http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/i-love-my-henry/#comment-689 fibrefairy Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:57:07 +0000 http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/?p=1150#comment-689 it's not sad to be enthusiastic about vacuum cleaners - MIn'es an elegant young man called Felix and was very sad to say a 40th birthday present from my parents!! ( & shh even more expensive than Henry,) He's a very 1950's Stepford wives sort of accessory... which I am SO not !! which makes him a lot of fun even if I don't work him as hard as I should!! Anyway - beanbags... got a sewing machine?** best way to get a strong inner lining is to make your own, strong cheap fabric from the market or ikea, and sew double seams everywhere, then seal them with glue ( hot glue gun is ideal) Cut a rough pattern to match the outer layer you have. **or a parishioner with one?! it’s not sad to be enthusiastic about vacuum cleaners – MIn’es an elegant young man called Felix and was very sad to say a 40th birthday present from my parents!! ( & shh even more expensive than Henry,) He’s a very 1950’s Stepford wives sort of accessory… which I am SO not !! which makes him a lot of fun even if I don’t work him as hard as I should!!

Anyway – beanbags… got a sewing machine?** best way to get a strong inner lining is to make your own, strong cheap fabric from the market or ikea, and sew double seams everywhere, then seal them with glue ( hot glue gun is ideal) Cut a rough pattern to match the outer layer you have.

**or a parishioner with one?!

]]> Comment on Kids’ Bibles Review – The Big Picture Story Bible by thevicarswife http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/kids-bibles-review-the-big-picture-story-bible/#comment-688 thevicarswife Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:26:20 +0000 http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/?p=1123#comment-688 Hi Alex. Graeme Goldsworthy does indeed get a namecheck in the front of The Big Picture Story Bible. The Jesus Storybook Bible is great and I'll certainly be reviewing that one too. Hi Alex. Graeme Goldsworthy does indeed get a namecheck in the front of The Big Picture Story Bible. The Jesus Storybook Bible is great and I’ll certainly be reviewing that one too.

]]> Comment on Kids’ Bibles Review – The Big Picture Story Bible by Alex http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/kids-bibles-review-the-big-picture-story-bible/#comment-687 Alex Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:11:04 +0000 http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/?p=1123#comment-687 I agree with your choice of book! We give and recommend it to folk all the time—not just for the benefit of the kids but for the parent's benefit also. It has been described as Goldsworthy for Kids (I think Goldy gets a credit in the opening pages, doesn't he?), ie, it gives a wonderful Biblical Theology overview (or as you said 'the big picture of God’s work in the whole of the bible') that sinks into adult's minds as they read it. We've also suggested in to someone, hopefully not patronisingly, whose first language was not English because it gets the message across so well. Will you be suggesting 'The Jesus Storybook Bible' also...that's a good 'un. I agree with your choice of book! We give and recommend it to folk all the time—not just for the benefit of the kids but for the parent’s benefit also. It has been described as Goldsworthy for Kids (I think Goldy gets a credit in the opening pages, doesn’t he?), ie, it gives a wonderful Biblical Theology overview (or as you said ‘the big picture of God’s work in the whole of the bible’) that sinks into adult’s minds as they read it.

We’ve also suggested in to someone, hopefully not patronisingly, whose first language was not English because it gets the message across so well.

Will you be suggesting ‘The Jesus Storybook Bible’ also…that’s a good ‘un.

]]> Comment on Kids’ Bibles Review – The Big Picture Story Bible by thevicarswife http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/kids-bibles-review-the-big-picture-story-bible/#comment-686 thevicarswife Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:21:36 +0000 http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/?p=1123#comment-686 Welcome to the Vicarage Bible Stories. I've left your post up, as some of my readers may find it helpful, tho the Vicarage doesn't really take advertising. Most of my readers are from the UK, though, so I suspect it won't generate all that much business, unless you have some very good postage rates. Welcome to the Vicarage Bible Stories. I’ve left your post up, as some of my readers may find it helpful, tho the Vicarage doesn’t really take advertising. Most of my readers are from the UK, though, so I suspect it won’t generate all that much business, unless you have some very good postage rates.

]]> Comment on Kids’ Bibles Review – The Big Picture Story Bible by Bible Stories for Kids http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/kids-bibles-review-the-big-picture-story-bible/#comment-684 Bible Stories for Kids Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:30:07 +0000 http://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/?p=1123#comment-684 It is good to see that their are others out there who also have Bible study with their kids. I thought that it was only my family who regurlarly had Bible time. Fortunately for me my kids don't want to go to bed if they haven't had their Bible reading. We have work through a number of Bible stories for kids and find it sometimes difficult to get our hands on a new good Bible stories book to replace the one we had worked through. Your post has been help to fill the gap. Thanks for the informative post. It is good to see that their are others out there who also have Bible study with their kids. I thought that it was only my family who regurlarly had Bible time.

Fortunately for me my kids don’t want to go to bed if they haven’t had their Bible reading.

We have work through a number of Bible stories for kids and find it sometimes difficult to get our hands on a new good Bible stories book to replace the one we had worked through. Your post has been help to fill the gap.

Thanks for the informative post.

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