by An-Magriet McKerrell | Jan 21, 2025 | Uncategorised
On Wednesday morning I got a message from one of my carers. Eddie Whatsapp’d me a picture of three beautiful kids in brand spanking new school uniforms. He attached a note saying, ‘Thank you for my job. Because of it, I can send my children to school looking like...
by An-Magriet McKerrell | Jan 14, 2025 | Uncategorised
So my new year’s resolution is to not have any… again, and if anyone suggests some to me or tells me about their own resolutions, I will patiently nod and wonder why people think that the start of January will enable them to do, what, let’s be honest, they have...
by An-Magriet McKerrell | Dec 3, 2024 | Uncategorised
I’m sitting in the new Spencer Fleischer Memorial Sanctuary as I’m typing the last blog of 2024. There is a wonderful sense of peace and beauty here, and I think if I have to describe this year, it might be those two words: peace and beauty. My generation loves to put...
by An-Magriet McKerrell | Nov 26, 2024 | Uncategorised
It’s that time of the year again, it’s the second last blog of 2024 and as always, we get a chance to look back and reflect, with gratitude, humility, sorrow and awe. Exactly one year and two weeks ago, Dr Jodi and I signed a contract to partner together and start a...
by An-Magriet McKerrell | Nov 19, 2024 | Uncategorised
Usually, I try really hard to hold off the kitch-Christmas-crazy until the first of December, but this year, I bought 6 mince pies for a meeting and because too many people showed up, the pies weren’t served. Like any respectable woman of German descent, I obviously...