Michæl McFarland Campbell – Page 2 – Always telling the story

Three connexions to my paternal grandparents

We all have grandparents. Each and every single one of us has grandparents. Some of us are fortunate to have known all four of them. I know that many have not had that fortune, but I did meet all of my grandparents. I even have some items that I was gifted by them. This afternoon […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 3 months ago

Christianity

Sent by God to tell the Good News

A reflection on the readings for the principal service for the Sunday between 10th and 16th July, Year B. Chosen to Be Truly Rich and Sent to Share The Wealth The readings today remind us that we, just like the apostles and prophets, have been chosen and sent into the world to share the Gospel. […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 3 months agoJuly 11, 2021

Photography

A day trip to Cork

Andrew and I visited the Irish city of Cork on Tuesday 6th July 2021. The day out was basically the birthday treat for Andrew (albeit not actually on his birthday). We explored the city and I took some photographs all using my iPhone. Below are three of my favourites. I highly recommend visiting the city, […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 3 months ago

Christianity

Boosting our faith through prayer

A reflection on the readings for the Eucharist for the Sunday between 3rd and 9th July, Year B. God permits thorns for a reason Like all saints, St Paul was not perfect. They, like us, are human beings who had to face problems, hardship, suffering, and temptations. They did not live carefree lives; in fact, […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 4 months agoJuly 8, 2021

Blogging Christianity Photography

Monastic connections

The clue is in the name of the town, Monasterevin, or as Gaeilge, Mainistir Eimhín, of Monastery of Evan. There is clearly a link to monasticism in this place. But what is this link? Early Irish monasticism From the time of St Patrick there were monastic houses all over the island. It is said that […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 4 months agoJuly 7, 2021

Health

Revised format for recording dialysis and HIV medications and stats

So, on Friday, I had created a table for recording particular stats whilst on dialysis. Then a friend suggested that I use a bullet journal to make things easier, so I have done that. I then realised that I had a blank page to the left of my table, and so have used that to […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 4 months agoJuly 10, 2021

Blogging Health

HSE computer hack has helped mental health for me as a dialysis patient

Dialysis, like much of healthcare, is all about numbers. The numbers may be examined on a yearly, quarterly, monthly, or weekly basis. Some are checked hourly during each dialysis session. Usually, these hourly numbers are registered and checked by the computer system and logged that way. However, since the attack on the HSE computer system […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 4 months agoJuly 10, 2021

Christianity Music

Sunday after Ascension: choice of hymns

This morning’s service from the Church of St John the Evangelist, Monasterevin, in Portarlington Union of Parishes had music that was played (by me) using plainsong hymns from Hymns of Prayer and Praise (published for The Panel of Monastic Musicians by The Canterbury Press Norwich). The choice of hymns from this book was to assist […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 5 months ago

Christianity Design Typography

Wedding keepsake certificates – CofE

Due to recent changes in marriage registration in England, the Church of England’s clergy will no longer issue the legal marriage certificate following a wedding at which they officiate. That will be done by the civil authorities. However, many clergy will want to give the couple a certificate from the church as well. Over on […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 6 months agoJuly 7, 2021

Software Development Websites

PortInfo-2021 website achieves Merit in Milestone 1 project

At the beginning of February, I had to submit my first Milestone Project of my Diploma in Software Development course with Code Institute. I used HTML, CSS, Bootstrap 4, Adobe Fonts, Font Awesome, TinyPNG, MarkDown, and GitHub to create the site. I chose to create a local information page about the town in which I […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 7 months agoJuly 8, 2021