Flights of Fancy and Reflection
Maybe you forgot cake and candles for the big birthday this October: the 80th anniversary of the Lancaster bomber. Its maiden test flight...
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- Mar 12, 2021
Technophobia
BBC Computer c.1985 Technophobia I was an unwilling victim, dragged into the computer age kicking and screaming. I trained as an art...
- Feb 28, 2021
Group Think
Group Think Have you ever sat in a meeting, half awake, doodling on a notepad, when suddenly someone suggests an off-the-wall, ridiculous...
- Feb 7, 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...
- Jan 14, 2021
Discussing Death
Discussing Death In the summer of 1348 a French merchant ship berthed in the port of Melcombe, in Dorset. Unknown to the crew, she...
- Jan 4, 2021
All Over Now
All Over Now If you observe the traditional twelve days of Christmas, there’s still a few days of celebration left. For most though, it’s...
- Nov 30, 2020
Touching Lives
Touching Lives On occasion at the end of a walk in the Lake District, I’ve looked up at the route I followed with amazement. I remember...
- Nov 22, 2020
Slightly Odd
Harold Marshall on left, Pollock Castle Reservoir 1941 Slightly Odd Harold Marshall, Pollock Castle Reservoir 1941 I love music. A...
- Nov 15, 2020
Being Who We Are
Being Who We Are Have you ever wished you were someone else? Dissatisfied with your looks, skills, or personality, and longed for the...
- Nov 8, 2020
Remembrance
Remembrance This year Armistice Day is next Wednesday. It is always the 11th November of course, commemorating the 11th hour of the 11th...
- Oct 29, 2020
Candlelight
Candlelight One of the gloomy points in the year has happened again. The clocks went back last Sunday and suddenly nights are darker...
- Oct 24, 2020
Bright Horizons
Bright Horizons A few days ago I had a chuckle over this piece by a political sketch writer. “the experts have got it the wrong way...
- Feb 16, 2020
A Look Inside the Heart
A Look Inside the Heart This is the title of Lloyd Newel’s message in “Music and the Spoken Word” today. I was particularly impressed by...
- Jan 21, 2020
Enduring to the End
Retirement is a peculiar condition, especially in anticipation. For some, it’s a fearful thing, the end of useful existence, a time when...
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