why my friend never became a bar-tender...

 

 

 

lunches with terry

Lunches with Terry are always delightfully fluid.

This one kicked off in 'Primitivo' before we adjourned for a swift pint in 'The Wellington', beloved of Birmingham's real ale sub-culture.  From there it was but a hop, skip and a jump to the subterranean pleasures of 'The Post Office Vaults' and their amazing menu of international bottled beers.

Our final stop was beneath the Snowhill railway arches and some excellent Indian dark lager at 'The Indian Brewery'.  A superb day out indeed!

christmas afternoon

 

a sense of belonging

The Bowls Club meet on Friday for a celebratory lunch in our newly refurbished Church Hall. Over fifty members attend.

There are many things to celebrate - birthdays, special wedding anniversaries and fifty years service in ministry.  Advancing years are no barrier to fun and their laughter soon fills the room. I go round taking photographs and hear story after story. It is such a privilege to help document this lunch in pictures.

I meet the most senior member of the club, the two friends whose paths first crossed as four year olds in primary school, a couple at the back still obviously deeply in love after fifty years of marriage.  The one thing everyone has in common is the desire to create and be part of a community.

Don't we all feel that need just to belong ...