Sin Sunday Ibiza September 2017. In our many trips around Sant Antoni Bay we passed this poster: Ibiza is and island of contrasts,Most of the towns and villages are named after Christian Saints, including Sant Antoni, the town where Ocean Beach, which puts on Sin Sunday, is situated. There is even a village called Jesus. …
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That did not work
The best laid plans, and all that The last 2 weeks in September my wife and I were on holiday in Ibiza. Not the holiday, the holiday was not the thing that did not work: The holiday was great, it was the first time we have ever returned to a destination the following year. It …
Transfixed — a foxy story
It was one of those why didn't I get my phone out moments. Monday, just before lunch we walked up to Lindley duck pond. there are two pairs of mallards each with a clutch of fluffy ducklings, plus some other ducks. Between the ducks and the shore are Canada geese, and sitting on the shore …
Terrorism
Two days ago I blogged on terrorism. Today I am numb. A suicide bomber has targeted a pop concert in Manchester. At the last count 22 have been killed, the youngest an 8 year old girl. My prayers are with the victims, their families and the people of Manchester. But we do not hate. Hate …
Mum
Today would have been Mum's birthday, the first one since she passed away in September last year. What follows is what I wrote at that time: Early on September 18th Mum passed away peacefully in her sleep. Friday 30th was the funeral. What can I say about this wonderful woman? Married to a fishmonger, with six …
Anger danger
Anger This was a blog about anger. However, I have since realised that what appeared to be a grown man having a tantrum like a five-year-old, is, in fact, a meltdown due to my having Asperger’s Syndrome. “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders …
Change?
Change? “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever …
via — Faith on the Fringe
Art for Art’s sake.
Sunday 19th February 2017 I was watching the BBC's The Big Painting Challenge today. This sort of programme fascinates me. When younger I though of myself as a budding artist. My O level fail said otherwise. What William McGonagall was to poetry I am to painting. But unlike McGonagall I have never produced anything I …
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40% Or did he say 40? No I'm sure it was 40% Even if it was 40, out of 150 it is a significant number, over 26%. That is the number of Psalms which are laments. I can remember the other number, the number of lamenting songs out of the most popular 150 Christian songs …
Making an ass of myself 