Pancakes
Pancakes Did you have pancakes for tea last Tuesday? It was, of course Shrove Tuesday on 16th February this year. We don’t seem to make as much of it as…
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20 February 2021
Old Virtues
Old Virtues My wife and I prefer a cold bedroom at night for sleeping; since that’s how it was for both of us growing up and it’s what we got…
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7 February 2021
Buttonholes
Buttonholes What do you think about buttons? Probably nothing at all, unless you’ve lost one and are searching for another to match. I’m confident you think even less about buttonholes.But…
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24 January 2021
Barbara at Pozieres
Christmas Day 2020
The Orange Bike
The Orange Bike I think it’s time to tell the story of the orange bike again. My friends have heard it before, but I haven’t taken it out of the…
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20 December 2020
On the Road to Bethlehem
How Far Is It To Bethlehem?
How Far Is It To Bethlehem? This post is adapted from a talk I gave eleven years ago. I'm confident it was not so exceptional that anyone remembers it, but…
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12 December 2020
Time On Our Hands
Time On Our Hands How are you coping with Covid-19? Back in April and for the first three or four months of lockdown then isolation, Barbara and I enjoyed it.…
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6 December 2020
The Band, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Langdale
Touching Lives
The Band, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Langdale
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30 November 2020
Harold Marshall on left, Pollock Castle Reservoir 1941
Slightly Odd
Harold Marshall on left, Pollock Castle Reservoir 1941 Slightly Odd Harold Marshall, Pollock Castle Reservoir 1941 I love music. A wonderful heavenly gift for which I give thanks. My dad…
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22 November 2020