I was going to have a rant about the annual accounts from the Church of England (see news item 6 May on at www.cofe.anglican.org) and how much it
Living Regretfully?
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I sometimes wonder whether it is worth adding to the vast amount of material written - especially when so much of it ends up in the second hand booksh
Montgomery Place
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About a mile or 15 minutes brisk walk from Brent House is Montgomery Place - a continuing Care retirement community and (much to my surprise) a place
What is he doing with all that time??
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Well - you may wonder and so do I!! Time passes by - sometimes we notce and sometimes we don't. This space has given me valuable time to read and li
I know why the Caged Bird Sings
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I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is brui
In praise of …….
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READING BOOKS - ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE YOURS!!
The sun is high in the sky and doing its work without any hindrance from the clouds
The Edwardians
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A good book is necessary for coping with a long flight - and this is the volume that caught my attention at Heathrow. Cheap and long and interesting
Visiting Scholar
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The students are back here at Virginia Theological Seminary and I'm struck by what a very nice lot they are. I especially like the ones who mistake me
The Importance of Being Lazy
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Borders bookshops are a great place to escape - it feels like walking into a home or more accurately where a group of people have made it their tempor
Suicide of the West
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Do any of us know what we believe in?
Perhaps all writers ought to be encouraged to be able to express their ideas in smaller and shorter books. Rich
What shapes us for happiness?
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These bricks form part of the place where I live - well over 300 years old - and in need of some repair - history is fascinating. Imagine what life