In June of 1953 at six years old I had no interest in the Coronation. Couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about. Only one house in our street had…
When I was a young lad, I wore short trousers. So did every other little boy. In fact, most boys didn’t get their first pair of long trousers until they…
Fifteen or twenty years ago I was at a training meeting in Berlin. One evening a trivial event occurred. A few of us were walking from the meeting to our…
Resisting Evil If I write about anything else this week, it’ll be squashed by the elephant in the room. So, a few thoughts on the Ukraine tragedy. A little historical…
Preparing the Base Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most famous artists of all time, perhaps the most famous. He was also a great inventor, engineer and scientist, a…
Waiting For Sunrise? Where I live, sunrise today was 8:25 and sunset 15:42 — the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice. For ancient people it was highly significant.…
I wrote this a year ago after watching the service for the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, which moved me deeply. Last year was the 100th anniversary of the burial…
Last night was bonfire night. Fires and fireworks in remembrance of Guy Fawkes and the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. It doesn’t grab my attention anymore, though it’s impossible to…
Which World? I don’t live in the same world as you. Oh, it’s the same planet of course. The same physical laws: if it rains we get wet, when it’s…
Book Burning Did you know that for hundreds of years a Bible in the English language was illegal in England? Throughout the mediaeval period in Europe it was illegal to…