love – The Rectory

November 30, 2024

As Noddy Holder says clearly and raucously, “It’s Christmas!” Strictly speaking, it’s not even Advent as I write, but by […]

June 30, 2024

Last month, I mentioned the work my uncle has been doing on his family tree. Since then, I’ve seen the […]

May 31, 2024

My parents recently visited my uncle. He’s not been very well of late, and living alone and without any children, […]

November 30, 2023

Once, conversation in the streets and workplaces commonly included discussion about what people had all seen on TV the previous […]

October 31, 2023

I want to draw attention to five October and November dates which are significant for the way we live today. […]

November 30, 2022

There was a girl called Ellie who needed help. I don’t know the full story, but for one reason or […]

January 31, 2022

The saga of Novak Djokovic and his treatment by the Australian immigration system has just concluded as I write. For […]

November 30, 2021

Christmas is coming! For some, those three words might engender a sense of dread, but my personal hope is that […]

October 31, 2021

I cannot imagine how Alec Baldwin feels right now. If you haven’t heard the news, he is an actor, currently […]

November 29, 2020

I write in the middle of “Lockdown Two”, which, in keeping with the Hollywood tradition of producing sequels to films […]