My son and his partner have split up. He hasn’t seen his children for four months. During the last week of the school holidays, it was arranged that he and I meet them in a park. The two older children were there with their friends and they acknowledged him as they played on the climbing…

Today, as I write this, it’s reportedly the hottest day of the year. It seems unbelievable to think that by the time it’s read, we will be thinking about going back to school and there will be an autumn nip in the air. Through the summer, Julian has been having a half day on a…

This week on ‘Field of Dreams’, the lads got invited to an evening with the British Ambassador in Kolkutta. Dress code was formal and of course none of them had suits, so Freddie took them along to an Indian bespoke tailor where they were all measured up and could choose fabrics for their new outfits.…

One of the highlights of my week is to watch Freddie Flintoff’s ‘Field of Dreams’ TV programme. I’ve come late to cricket, but don’t be put off watching this if you’re not a cricket fan. It’s really not about cricket. Cricket is the reason for getting the young men together into a team but it’s…

So, I took a look….  Some items must be there or they perish – ice lollies, ice cream etc. Others are there because we weren’t going to eat them straight away so it’s a holding place. Buying in bulk or taking advantage of offers means a surplus that needs to be accommodated. However, some things…

Recently we attended a family wedding. It’s lovely to see relatives that you don’t see often – especially the children. I was delighted that one of the little girls had with her the blanket I had knitted for her when she was born. I was told that she takes it everywhere, well I’m not sure…

At the beginning of this week, one of the television news items called for people to donate blood, especially if they were type O since there was a shortage, due to staff shortages and changes in people’s behaviour since the pandemic. Blood has a limited shelf life and supplies were getting dangerously low. In this…

I don’t want to imagine the scenes at the Taylor Swift dance class in Southport on Monday. I’m sure anyone who witnessed them will never forget. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all involved. It’s at times like these words can’t be found that touch the depth of feeling brought to the surface. All…

It’s an odd time of year – I feel caught between endings and beginnings. School’s ended, ministers are leaving, clubs are in recess. Things seem to be in limbo before everything fires into action again in September. Time to stand back, review, take a breath. ‘Be still, and know that I am God.’  Psalm 46:10…

Having read the passage in Amos 7 where God shows Amos a plumb line alongside a wall, I was interested to find out more about being ‘true to plumb’. First of all, plumb isn’t a misspelling of plum. It’s not a fruit that’s dangling on the end of the line! Apparently, it’s a derivation of…