Random Distractions

My posts about Devon usually boast photos of sandy beaches, stunning coastline and sun-drenched cottage gardens. Unfortunately, like much of...

Belated New Year greetings to all. I had intended posting this piece earlier but I saw that my son had introduced his New Year post on The D...

Very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year to all!  I hope you will enjoy this selection of carols from King's College, Cambridge. ...

I couldn't let the year end without one last attempt to write something here. Life does have a tendency to get in the way of reading and...

When we moved to the countryside from the city, twenty-five years ago, we were struck by the open friendliness of people. Passers-by would n...

As a child, I spent several long periods in hospital. In those days (the late 1940s and early 50s), children's wards were not the bright...

This evening, we will be holding our Harvest Thanksgiving service. I made the harvest loaf last year and I was asked to do it again so I spe...