To Autumn Autumn it brings dazzling morning sunshine, a brilliant array of colours, burgeoning fruit trees and the first flurry of falling leaves. What do you associate with the autumn? Perhaps you are familiar with the memorable line of a poem on the subject which starts: “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!”. So began the...
Work, rest and worship Once, we visited the United States and I suffered a minor culture shock. We’d arrived after ‘Labor Day.’ When we came across an ice-cream cafe we discovered that it was closed. It was out of season. We were in holiday mode, but the season had changed. In the USA ‘Labor Day’...
Weddings are a talking point. Just flick through the gossip columns and there will be news and speculation on the latest romantic attachment or future plans. The web carries up to the minute reports on stars who have announced their intention to tie the knot. Irrespective of the venue for a wedding, the key thing...
Record Royal Reign The Queen has just become the second-longest reigning monarch in 1,000 years of British history. On 12th May Queen Elizabeth II overtook George III’s reign of 59 years (21,644 days when you account for the leap years). The record holder is Queen Victoria who reigned for 63 years! So, February 2012 will...
The importance of the AV May is a significant month for the AV. If you’re reaching to stifle a yawn please read on, as I’m side stepping the referendum on the electoral process on 5th May. Instead I want to draw attention to the 400th Anniversary of the Authorised (King James) Version of the Holy...