I know many of you have perpetual holidays, no names, but I hope you all had a lovely summer. Even I cannot complain about the weather, though, as we have discovered even in the UK, the detrimental effects of climate […]
My year as Moderator will finish around June, officially at the June Presbytery meeting, but there are a few tasks after that date still to do. On Communion Sunday afternoon I will head to the City Chambers and lead a
This coming Sunday is third Sunday of the Easter season! Yes, the third already. The children have finished their two-week break, the shops have moved on to something new and perhaps selling the Easter eggs off cheaply, and some of
Specsavers. (Though there are other companies). I wonder if you have ever thought of the irony, that Scottish football referees are sponsored by Specsavers? I cannot remember how long the company has sponsored them, but ask most fans and they
I look out the window and watch the plane head upwards. Someone is heading somewhere, probably warm, off on a holiday or a break from the norm. If there is one advantage of living near Glasgow Airport, it’s seeing the
How many languages do you speak? Sitting in my study are innumerable Italian books, many of them grammar, used when I studied Italian at Glasgow University. For example: ‘Read and Think Italian’, ‘Italian step by step’, ‘750 Italian verbs and
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 – countdown. Oh, to be like Rachel. To be able to count like her. To do the maths like her. Or Carol Vorderman before. The numbers are chosen, ‘two from
I am writing this night before we head down south to Manchester to pick up the flight for Italy and our holiday in Lake Garda. I hope this story doesn’t come back to haunt me, but 20 years ago I
I wonder if you have ever heard of Frank Ilet. No? Well, let me tell you about Frank. Let me be frank about Frank. He is a Manchester United fan, and, in a moment of madness, or hope but certainly
Do you know what IKEA means? It stands for its founder, Ingvar Kamprad, his family farm Elmtaryd and the nearby village, Agunnyard – making the acronym IKEA. It also stands for the place where you purchase furniture that you have
