Discussing Death
Barbara at Pozieres
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…
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…
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.…
The Band, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Langdale
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…
Being Who We Are Have you ever wished you were someone else? Dissatisfied with your looks, skills, or personality, and longed for the talents you see in others?One bitterly cold…
Remembrance This year Armistice Day is next Wednesday. It is always the 11th November of course, commemorating the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918…
Candlelight One of the gloomy points in the year has happened again. The clocks went back last Sunday and suddenly nights are darker sooner. I don’t mind winter cold or…