This Time of Year…
brings with it many feelings and emotions. For some people there is expectancy and joy; of gifts, of seeing friends and family again, of holiday maybe. There can be trepidation about […]
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Archaeology, so it is said ’is Rubbish’.
In many ways that is true of course, visit any dig site and the folks working there will be seen searching out the broken bits and pieces thrown away […]
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After the Election
Well, after the election it will be back to Parliament for everyone in September. One thing that will not have changed there will be all the shouting at each other […]
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‘Spring is bursting out all over’
Well it seemed to take forever this year, Spring that is. But now, all of a sudden the hedge rows and verges, the trees and bushes have simply burst into […]
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Fear Not!
Fear not! I am always fascinated that Jesus’ greeting to people often begins with ‘fear not’ or ‘be at peace’. Maybe his actions and words unsettled, or even startled some […]
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It will soon be the time for gifts!
We all love them don’t we! I remember the best ever Christmas present I received, a bicycle – gold and red waiting at the bottom of the stairs by the […]
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If you want to see a Miracle, you need to be the Miracle ! …
So said Morgan Freeman’s portrayal of God to Jim Carey’s character in the film ‘Bruce Almighty’. Jesus teaches that ‘the things we permit on earth will be permitted by heaven’; […]
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Hare or Tortoise …
No, not an option on the menu at the pub – thankfully. Which approach to life do you prefer? Hearing again at the parish council meetings the results of the […]
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If Hilda was a nun …
‘What?, ‘Who?, you probably are asking yourself. I am always being asked why does Ilchester have a ‘Town Hall’ when it is a large village. You then have to remind folks […]
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The Coronation of King Charles III
With the Coronation of King Charles III has come the inevitable punditry and Nostradamus followers seeking to foretell the future under the King’s reign. But it is difficult to forecast too […]