Sep 8, 2025 | 2025 Reflections
Who do you think you are? I wonder what you wanted to be as a child. In my case it was to be a brain surgeon. Quite why this ambition became the centre of my life I can’t recall, but I do remember my lovely parents suggesting that I practiced on my own brain first....
Aug 11, 2025 | 2025 Reflections
Keeping watch when the lights go out In 1994 we had our first driving holiday in France. I had never driven on the other side of the road before and every so often my wife and daughter could hear me muttering, “Right”. “Right”. Right!”. As it turned out I coped with...
Jul 8, 2025 | 2025 Reflections
Beauty and the Beast In Walt Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast’ there is a scene near the end of the film where the heroine “Belle” finally kisses the ugly beast. Immediately not only is he transformed into the ubiquitous handsome prince, but the screen is filled wth...
Jun 18, 2025 | 2025 Reflections
Tales of the Unexpected There are some very strange customs around. Take the village of Braughing in Hertfordshire for example . Each year it celebrates “Old Man’s Day” on October 2. The tradition dates back to 1571, and the funeral of a local farmer by the name of...
Apr 30, 2025 | 2025 Reflections
Job Well Done A story is told of a preacher who was driving past a lovely farm. The fields were beautifully cultivated and abundant with well-cared-for crops. The fences, house and barn were clean, neat, and freshly painted. A row of fine trees led from the road to...
Apr 10, 2025 | 2025 Reflections
Power to serve Like many of us I watched the recent public debate between Presidents Zelenski and Trump with a sense of shock and disbelief. One the leader of a country fighting for freedom against the tyranny of Russia. The other the so called leader of the free...
