Cultivating Community

Last month, I had the privilege of being asked to bring my voice and my guitar to be part of […]

New Beginnings

Once before in one of my articles for the village magazines, I made reference to the fact that it is […]

A Tale of Two Fishes

Bob and Finn were two goldfish, sharing the sparsely-furnished space the pet shop owner described as the “ideal starter tank”.  […]

Twelve Days of Christmas

I came across something this week which has probably been “a thing” for years but which I’ve not known to […]

The Night Before Christmas

In November this year, we have been encouraged to look back to the horrific events of the First World War […]

Remembering in Full Colour

A couple of times recently, I’ve found myself in conversations where the topic has turned to the work of Hollywood […]

Being a Sheep

I wonder what the weirdest insult you’ve ever received is.  I once saw a video of a young woman describing […]

Policy of Truth

It’s just time to pay the price for not listening to adviceand deciding in your youth on the policy of […]

Christmas is Over

The mantelpiece is bare once more,the greetings cards consigned to trash;the baubles boxed, the lights rewound,the tree-stand void, the tinsel […]