Dear All The familiar ‘I’ve started so I’ll finish’ were words we used to hear uttered by Magnus Magnusson, the ‘Viking Interrogator’, on Mastermind. Mastermind, the specialist TV quiz programme that could reduce grown men...
Dear All Yesterday in my ‘Thought for the day’ I referred to Samson as a ‘sunny boy’. Not that I was expecting anyone to pick up on the pun, but for your interest, the name...
Dear All Just for your interest, I’m getting about six weeks to the gallon of fuel in my car and there are 17.6 million grains of sugar in a 1KG bag, The grass actually grows...
Dear Reader Someone a short while ago got a bit annoyed with me and told me that ”I talked too much”. I said: ‘Well, we all have our opinions and If you really think I...
Dear Reader Walls are ‘man-made’ constructions and serve many purposes. We are familiar with the many walled gardens in existence throughout the country, an attractive and functional feature of many stately homes and estates. These...
Dear Reader Many of our hymns and songs have their origins in the bible. Some are paraphrases and some are personal devotional compositions. In some denominations, the Free Church of Scotland for example, you will...
Dear Reader If we haven’t needed to exercise our limited patience in the past, we’ve certainly had to these past thirty-plus days as we continue with our restrictions. I get the feeling that patience for...
Dear Reader Now into our second month of restrictions, I thank you all for your continuing and encouraging messages of support. I thank you too for the many ‘funnies’ doing the rounds for our amusement....
Dear Reader, Today the medical scientists will begin their vaccine trials as a first step in what is a very complex procedure. With global cooperation, however, things are able to move much quicker than would...
Dear Reader When did you last have a good dream, or perhaps a nightmare? Dreams are strange are they not? We find ourselves in strange situations and having the most outrageous conversation with all sorts...