Well, I did end up taking the break, sort of. In between putting my professional knowledge to use in starting a relatives UCAS search with them I have done a bit of culture and stuff.
Rochester is a beautiful town, which I was informed very politely and clearly, when I went to investigate in the local [...]
Just got back from another adventure in the capital, well worth the visit.
Globe theatre exhibition and tour, well worth the money (especially as we got a 2 for 1 coupon at the station on the way up).
Also was warm enough to sit up on the roof of the Tate Modern, (one of the best [...]
Today is Easter Saturday, a concept I was introduced to last year during a sermon at Spring Harvest and it is explained really well by Maggie Dawn on her site today.
I think it is a facinating time and we lose the meaning of Easter Sunday as well, in part, by missing it. Whilst tomorrow [...]
My friend sent me a copy of a poem by Adrian Plass recently, which on Good Friday seems a bit suitable, as we think of it being a full stop.
It is finished
Finished?
Is it?
I don’t think so
Not until the funny little woman on the Friday bus
Means more to me than I do to myself
Not until [...]
Today is Maundy Thursday in the western calander and it is one of those strange days where we remember the last supper, but do everything we can to take it out of context. This was something I only realised recently when it fully clicked that the last supper was also a passover meal.
This means that [...]
Well it didn’t all crash and so now I am able to stop for a few days. However, there are those who don’t believe I’m going to manage this. On my way out of the building today a very good friend told me to make sure I had a break, my reply was I’ve booked [...]
Sometimes the act of keeping all my roles in balance, particularly home and work seems like an impossible act. At others I just wonder how I am managing, but I know I just do
Whilst at other times it’s no issue at all.
At the moment I am somewhere between states 1 & 2, roll on the [...]
We are two years on from the beginning of the 2nd Iraq war this weekend. In that two years there have been many deaths on both sides, each one a human being with a family, a history and a story. Today, along with many thousands of others around the world I think it’s time to [...]
Today, whilst flicking through the Guardian Guide, an advert caught my attention. It was for a new festie that is taking place at Cheltenham Racecourse. Wychwood Festival June 3rd – 5th. Line up looks very good and includes: Steve Earle, Alabama 3, Eliza Carthy, Jim Moray and Show of Hands.
However, I have festie [...]
Thanks to Johnny Baker for alerting us to the fact the Guardian has, for once, stopped bashing Christianity generally and given room for the Don’t hand religion to the right
It’s a well written article which shows how the religious left has been alienated by the religious right on one hand and secular [...]