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I received an early birthday present yesterday. There was a package in the hall when I arrived home from school. It was a birthday present f...

Sunday was Holocaust Memorial Day. They’re having Assemblies at school during the course of the week based on the holocaust and it put me in...

The first of this year’s Ten Tors training sessions took place yesterday in the Mendip Hills. Some sixty Year 10-13 pupils from the school t...

I usually listen to Sunday Evening’s “ Guy Garvey’s Finest Hour ” radio programme on a Monday evening (via listen again on BBC6 Music). Wond...

No, these aren’t words from film critic, Mark Kermode. Moira+I went to see the Coen Brothers’ film “ No Country for Old Men ” yesterday aft...

Came across this interesting (but rather depressing) insight from Justin Webb (BBC’s North America editor) on the US Presidential elections:...

Watched an absolutely fascinating programme last night about an English vicar, Pete Owen-Jones, who travelled to the Egyptian desert to foll...

A sad day. The Founder of www.pandora.com sent me a very nice e-mail overnight explaining that unfortunately, due to licensing constraints,...

Moira+I were in Bath by just after 9am yesterday. Despite the awful weather of the last few days, we decided to trust the local weather fore...

Just received this photograph, taken on the webcam. Isn't it lovely!

The journey home from school last night proved somewhat eventful. I was giving Andy and Philippa a lift back to Bristol. It was snowing as w...

I’ve been fascinated* to watch/listen to/read about the early US presidential primaries. The very real prospect of America electing either i...

Villa lost to ManU again yesterday – this time in the FA Cup. I take full responsibility. Alice+Dave got married in 2003 (Dave is a ManU fan...

Absolutely lovely to have my brother and family for an overnight stay. An opportunity for Moira+I to chill out over food+drink with them and...

If you’ve not already read it, then you need to read the book. Either way, you simply must see the film. It’s absolutely brilliant. As many...

I’ve been reading Ellen’s , Si’s and Gareth’s blogs reflecting on the passing of the year and the prospects for 2008. It’s made me continu...

Another memorable year with so much to be thankful for – the highlight being the birth of Alice+Dave’s Dan Amos in October. Ruth+Hannah+Alic...

It was just 35 years ago today that Moira+I got married! It was very foggy, so many of the wedding photographs give the impression of a Hamm...

The last of my Iona reflections. Moments of connection: Deciding to join lots of other people on a pilgrimage around the island in absolutel...

More Iona reflections. Moments over meals and in the pub: Laying tables, serving food and eating with new friends and other volunteers from ...