“On the ends of the front pew in the church of St Peter and St Paul, Swaffham, England, there are two carvings. One is of a muzzled dog and the other of a man with a pack on his back. These were carved in the 19th century and show John Chapman and his little dog. John Chapman is better known as the Pedlar of Swaffham”
Packing
But why “The Pedlar’s Pack”?
The story goes that after a dream, John Chapman, the pedlar, walked to London to seek his fortune
but instead found the treasure in his own back garden.
The Pedlar’s Pack aims to help us to find “the treasure at home”
What’s in The Pedlar's Pack?
The Pack is a depository;
The Pack is a place for reflections;
The Pack is a place to grow;
The Pack is a work in progress.
So – what now?
Now we have to make some boxes and begin! Try the "pages" on the right to explain what we're about.....
Saturday, 6 April 2013
Since the fever of setting up the Pedlar's Pack, sooo much has happened.
I fell ill in the summer of 2011 which precipitated my retirement at Christmas of that year. We took 2012 as a "Gap Year" and have now settled in to our "Responsible Retirement". Many of the principles that I outlined in the Pack still underpin our lives here; I hope that I'll get back into completing my Pack over the coming years......