Monthly Archives: February 2022

Long words

Posted on 27th February 2022 by Ian

My all-time favourite piece of theological reflection comes not from a book, nor from a film, nor from a television programme, nor from any sermon or meditation I might have heard. Instead, it comes from a poster I first saw … Continue reading →

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Child careless

Posted on 25th February 2022 by Ian

The little boys were perhaps three and four years old. Sure of foot and determined to go their own way, they ran from the tarmac path towards the park’s playground. The sun was shining on a mild spring morning and … Continue reading →

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Why couldn’t it be a unicorn?

Posted on 23rd February 2022 by Ian

The snaps from the late 1930s were tiny, perhaps an inch by an inch and a half. A couple appear to be from the summer of 1938. My father, born in December 1936 is about eighteen months old. He is … Continue reading →

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The cleansing effect of soaps

Posted on 22nd February 2022 by Ian

Emmerdale has changed from times past. This evening’s episode included a policeman charging a woman with multiple murders, attempted murder, false imprisonment, and assault. Soaps in the past never had such dramatic occurrences. Life was usually altogether more mundane. Crossroads … Continue reading →

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Eliot and me

Posted on 21st February 2022 by Ian

T.S. Eliot was always a favourite. Knowledge of his poetry was unnecessary. Anyone who named a poem East Coker, the parish west of Yeovil in which my grandmother lived, was someone who was to be esteemed. Never mind that the … Continue reading →

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