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The Blogger’s friend Andy Taylor wrote this song 40 years ago at a time of great musical success in his youth, recording albums at Abbey Road with EMI alongside The Beatles. Though the song was never published it surfaced again within Andy following a tragic period in his life.

These wonderful words of assurance from the fifth verse of Psalm 30 are music to any ear. Especially so at a time of great loss around us not so much from pandemic but hearing of parallel passing of our friends, colleagues and contemporaries. Tonight I was invited to attend another Memorial Service via Stream thatContinue reading “Though we Weep at night Joy will come in the Morning”

Idioms fill out English language but often we are never told where they emanate from. A Tall Story is an exaggeration or something almost unbelievable. American folklore tells of Paul Bunyan a logger who cleared according to legend most of America of trees to make way for example the Great Lakes. Bunyan was born bigContinue reading “A Tall Story.”

Start the week with a clean sheet, open eyes and no limits. Look at how far you can go, the opportunities that exist and the possibilities that exist to solve the problems that you may have. Blue Sky thinking is creative brainstorming. Look up to see where your help comes from. Psalm 12 verse 1

In 1842 the Seminole War ended the indigenous Red Indian tribe were moved out of Florida into Oklahoma. The First Opium War occurred leading to the establishment of the British Colony of Hong Kong. It was also the year that the Architect Sir Charles Barry remodelled Highclere Castle, immortalised by the TV series of DowntonContinue reading “1842 Downton Abbey”

I’m sitting drinking a black coffee outside Baker & Spice near Cadogan Square when suddenly I realise I’m all alone. It’s noon in London. Yes it’s Friday afternoon, yes it’s August but surely not everyone is on holiday or left for the weekend. Yes it’s Friday the 13th but I’m in the financial capital ofContinue reading “Ghost Town 2”

In Chapter 4 of The Book of Timothy Apostle Paul tells us he has finished the race, fought the good fight and kept the faith. In the first century he wrote that we had the Olympic and Isthmian Games. The race Paul spoke of were overcoming the struggles of life. Today we run our ownContinue reading “Passing the Baton”

Let me tell you a story about George B Jameson. I never met the man nor spoke with him , I have no idea what he looks like or his profile yet he affected my life in a great way. I do know he was Chairman of the Village Council where I lived during CovidContinue reading “The Bench”

Oxford Street London is renowned for being the busiest shopping street in the World. In all my years I have never seen it as empty as I saw it yesterday. This depicted photograph was taken at 9.50am yesterday ( Wednesday 28th July. ) shortly before my meeting in nearby Portman Square. Missing people and missingContinue reading “Ghost Town”

In the southern sky last night at 3am I saw a very bright star in the night sky. It was either Mars or Venus, doesn’t really matter but the fact is it’s out there. Today four people at an average age of 52.5 years are going out there for four minutes to look back onContinue reading “Out there or In here.”