THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT; THIS IS OUR LATEST...(with thanks to Green Day for allowing me to quote them on that)...

Good morning one and all. I hope you all enjoyed Easter; feel refreshed, blessed, peaceful etc...Perchance one should explain, for the benefit of those confused people out there (and if one is anonymous, one must surely be suffering either an identity crisis - who am I?! - or either a lack of bravery to identify oneself...ahem, if you can't own up to who you are, you probably shouldn't air your views...if you want to be 'contraversial', wait till you can stand on the picket line and get your face in the newspaper as a proud protester, please)...

...my previous post. Well, I am sorry. I did not mean to confuse. I was in fact taking the Mark a little, for that day Matt had informed me of a mistake he made when reading the first words of my blog on Simon's ("I was late to work today because of an orga..."). As this was in fact a perfectly innocent exploration of the merits and perils of pesticide-free fruit delivery, rather than anything more outrageous, and I had been totally unaware of the confusion this might cause, I must confess that it made me giggle to think of the ways one can misinterpret things by not looking fully at the bigger picture.

In every fairytale, there is a villian. On behalf of the Exmouth princess posse, I felt it was my turn to be naughty (I think the others are still waiting patiently for theirs, you're all angels and I love you!), and intentionally write a tantalising first sentence - like a cliffhanger ending on Neighbours, perhaps ;o)...

For anyone nameless whom I offended by such knavery, please forgive me.

..."And what can we learn from this experience, children?"

"Ephesians 5
1Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
3But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. 4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. 5For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person–such a man is an idolater–has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.[a] 6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient. 7Therefore do not be partners with them.
8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10and find out what pleases the Lord. 11Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, 14for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
15Be very careful, then, how you live–not as unwise but as wise, 16making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. 18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. 19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."

As my old youth worker (whom I saw yesterday, hurray) would say, "I stand corrected". If I ever find my anonymous friend, I shall speak to them in 'psalms, hymns and spiritual songs'. And since I don't know who you are (and am not all that bothered, and like singing songs), perhaps my life (and the life of those around me) will become a musical...

Let's just hope our melodies aren't always...chained ('the Unstrung' - go and hear them) xxxx