As I write this soon after Christmas but looking forward to the start of spring, I wonder what we look forward to.  February often seems to be the month that I least look forward to as it frequently seems to be dull, cold and wet with Christmas and the New Year celebrations seemingly left a…

In the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 400m sprint event the home favourite Matthew Hudson-Smith was so nearly home as he hurtled towards the finishing line. The gold medal was nearly his. Yet then, out of nowhere, a blur zoomed past. Zambian sprinter Muzala Samukonga suddenly found a furious burst of speed—from well behind the race leader—to…

I was sorting through my car boot the other day and I came across a penknife that I’d clean forgot about. Now with all the discussion about knives it set me thinking about the uses of my penknife. There are some helpful things we can do with this knife? (“Carve a piece of wood,” “Peel…

I read “Our Daily Bread” fairly often and some time ago (well 8th October 2023 actually) Monica La Rose wrote about #slowfashion’. In the article she explained that the hashtag captures a movement focused on resisting ‘fast fashion’—an industry dominated by cheaply made and quickly disposed of clothes. In fast fashion, clothes are out of…

Thought of the day – Tuesday 28th July 2020 My wife and I have recently started watching an afternoon TV quiz programme called Impossible. The host asks a question and three possible answers are presented; one is correct, one is wrong but could be correct and the third is a totally impossible answer. If a…